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Bank Test Prep General Awareness Updates (July 2014) GK Updates (July 2014) Page : 1 Contents 2014 Commonwealth Games ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Medalists ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 Medals by sport .................................................................................................................................................... 4 2014 Commonwealth Medals Table ........................................................................................................................ 5 Farewell Orkut! ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Israel Palestine Conflict ............................................................................................................................................... 6 New Governors ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Wimbledon 2014 Winners .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month ................................................................................................. 8 RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks ....................................................................................... 9 Country-Capital-Currency............................................................................................................................................ 9 Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ................................................................................................................................. 13 Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014................................................................................................. 27 Key: Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ......................................................................................................................... 38 Key: Memory Based Questions SBI Clerical 2014 ....................................................................................................... 39

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General Awareness Updates (July 2014)

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Contents 2014 Commonwealth Games ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Medalists ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

Medals by sport .................................................................................................................................................... 4

2014 Commonwealth Medals Table ........................................................................................................................ 5

Farewell Orkut! ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

Israel Palestine Conflict ............................................................................................................................................... 6

New Governors ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Wimbledon 2014 Winners .......................................................................................................................................... 8

Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month ................................................................................................. 8

RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks ....................................................................................... 9

Country-Capital-Currency ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ................................................................................................................................. 13

Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014 ................................................................................................. 27

Key: Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ......................................................................................................................... 38

Key: Memory Based Questions SBI Clerical 2014 ....................................................................................................... 39

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2014 Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Commonwealth Games (officially the XX Commonwealth Games) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.

It is the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports. India has competed in fourteen of the eighteen previous Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934 hosted the games one time. India participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom held from 23 July to 3 August 2014.

India fielded a strong 215 member contingent, it’s second largest ever.

The sports ministry cleared the 215 athletes from 14 sporting disciplines, including seven Para-athletes, at government cost, along with a contingent of 90 officials, coaches and support staff.

The Glasgow Games had 17 sports and 261 medal events. India didn’t participate only in three disciplines—netball, rugby sevens and triathlon.

VikasGowdawon gold in the Men's Discus throw event, thus winning a gold medal for India in athletics after 56 years.

KashyapParupalli won gold in Badminton Men's Singles, becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport

Gold SanjitaKhumukchan Weightlifting

Gold SukhenDey Weightlifting

Gold AbhinavBindra Shooting

Gold ApurviChandela Shooting

Gold RahiSarnobat Shooting

Gold SathishSivalingam Weightlifting

Gold JituRai Shooting

Medal Name Sport

Gold Amit Kumar Wrestling

Gold Vinesh Wrestling

Gold Sushil Kumar Wrestling

Gold BabitaKumari Wrestling

Gold YogeshwarDutt Wrestling

Gold VikasGowda Athletics

Gold DipikaPallikal Squash

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Medal Name Sport

JoshnaChinappa

Gold KashyapParupalli Badminton

Silver MirabaiChanuSaikhom Weightlifting

Silver ShushilaLikmabam Judo

Silver Navjot Chana Judo

Silver MalaikaGoel Shooting

Silver SantoshiMatsa Weightlifting

Silver Prakash Nanjappa Shooting

Silver Ayonika Paul Shooting

Silver AnisaSayyed Shooting

Silver Shreyasi Singh Shooting

Silver Katulu Ravi Kumar Weightlifting

Silver Gurpal Singh Shooting

Silver GaganNarang Shooting

Medal Name Sport

Silver Vikas Thakur Weightlifting

Silver Harpreet Singh Shooting

Silver Sanjeev Rajput Shooting

Silver Rajeev Tomar Wrestling

Silver Lalita Wrestling

Silver Bajrang Kumar Wrestling

Silver Sakshi Malik Wrestling

Silver SatyawartKadian Wrestling

Silver GeetikaJakhar Wrestling

Silver SeemaAntil Athletics

Silver

AchantaSharath

Kamal

Amalraj Anthony

Arputharaj

Table tennis

Silver LaishramSarita Devi Boxing

Silver Devendro Singh Boxing

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Medal Name Sport

Silver MandeepJangra Boxing

Silver RajinderRahelu Weightlifting

Silver Vijender Singh Boxing

Silver Men's hockey team Hockey

Silver JwalaGutta

AshwiniPonnappa Badminton

Bronze Ganesh Mali Weightlifting

Bronze KalpanaThoudam Judo

Bronze Swati Singh Weightlifting

Bronze Rajwinder Kaur Judo

Bronze OmkarOtari Weightlifting

Bronze Mohammed Shooting

Bronze Punam Yadav Weightlifting

Bronze Manavjit Singh

Sandhu

Shooting

Medal Name Sport

Bronze GaganNarang Shooting

Bronze LajjaGoswami Shooting

Bronze ChandrakantMali Weightlifting

Bronze Navjot Kaur Wrestling

Bronze DipaKarmakar Gymnastics

Bronze Pawan Kumar Wrestling

Bronze Pinki Rani Boxing

Bronze SakinaKhatun Weightlifting

Bronze P. V. Sindhu Badminton

Bronze R.M.V. Gurusaidutt Badminton

Bronze Arpinder Singh Athletics

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

Wrestling 5 6 2 13

Shooting 4 9 4 17

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Weightlifting 3 5 6 14

Badminton 1 1 2 4

Athletics 1 1 1 3

Squash 1 0 0 1

Boxing 0 4 1 5

Judo 0 2 2 4

Hockey 0 1 0 1

Table tennis 0 1 0 1

Gymnastics 0 0 1 1

Aquatics 0 0 0 0

Cycling 0 0 0 0

Lawn bowls 0 0 0 0

Netball Did not participate

Rugby sevens

Did not participate

Triathlon Did not participate

Total 15 30 19 64

2014 Commonwealth Medals Table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 England (ENG) 58 59 57 174

2 Australia (AUS) 49 42 46 137

3 Canada (CAN) 32 16 34 82

4 Scotland (SCO) 19 15 19 53

5 India (IND) 15 30 19 64

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

6 New Zealand (NZL) 14 14 17 45

7 South Africa (RSA) 13 10 17 40

8 Nigeria (NGR) 11 11 14 36

9 Kenya (KEN) 10 10 5 25

10 Jamaica (JAM) 10 4 8 22

Total 261 261 302 824

Farewell Orkut!

Google Inc. will shut down its early social-networking service, Orkut, which was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web's most popular businesses.

Google said it will shut down Orkut, which is widely used in Brazil and India but hasn't caught on more broadly, on September 30, to focus on its other social networking initiatives.

The company declined to say how many users Orkut has.

"Over the past decade, YouTube, Blogger and Google+ have taken off, with communities springing up in every corner of the world. Because the growth of these communities has outpaced Orkut's growth, we've decided to bid Orkut farewell," Google said in a post on the Orkut blog on Monday.

Israel Palestine Conflict

For centuries there was no such conflict. In the 19th century the land of Palestine was inhabited by a multicultural population – approximately 86 percent Muslim, 10 percent Christian, and 4 percent Jewish – living in peace.

Zionism

In the late 1800s a group in Europe decided to colonize this land. Known as Zionists, they represented an extremist minority of the Jewish population. Their goal was to create a Jewish homeland, and they considered locations in Africa and the Americas, before settling on Palestine.

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At first, this immigration created no problems. However, as more and more Zionists immigrated to Palestine – many with the express wish of taking over the land for a Jewish state – the indigenous population became increasingly alarmed. Eventually, fighting broke out, with escalating waves of violence. Hitler's rise to power, combined with Zionist activities to sabotage efforts to place Jewish refugees in western countries, led to increased Jewish immigration to Palestine, and conflict grew.

UN Partition Plan

Finally, in 1947 the United Nations decided to intervene. However, rather than adhering to the principle of “self-determination of peoples,” in which

the people themselves create their own state and system of government, the UN chose to revert to the medieval strategy whereby an outside power divides up other people’s land.

Under considerable Zionist pressure, the UN recommended giving away 55% of Palestine to a Jewish state – despite the fact that this group represented only about 30% of the total population, and owned fewer than 7% of the land.

1947-1949 War

While it is widely reported that the resulting war eventually included five Arab armies, less well known is the fact that throughout this war Zionist forces outnumbered all Arab and Palestinian combatants combined – often by a factor of two to three. Moreover, Arab armies did not invade Israel – virtually all battles were fought on land that was to have been the Palestinian state.

Finally, it is significant to note that Arab armies entered the conflict only after Zionist forces had committed 16 massacres, including the grisly massacre of over 100 men, women, and children at Deir Yassin. Future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, head of one of the Jewish terrorist groups, described this as “splendid,” and stated: “As in Deir Yassin, so everywhere, we will attack and smite the enemy. God, God, Thou has chosen us for conquest.” Zionist forces committed 33 massacres altogether.

By the end of the war, Israel had conquered 78 % of Palestine; three-quarters of a million Palestinians had been made refugees; over 500 towns and villages had been obliterated; and a new map was drawn up, in which every city, river and hillock received a new,

Hebrew name, as all vestiges of the Palestinian culture were to be erased. For decades Israel denied the existence of this population, former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir once saying: “There is no such thing as a Palestinian.”

1967 War & USS Liberty

In 1967, Israel conquered still more land. Following the Six Day War, in which Israeli forces launched a highly successful surprise attack on Egypt, Israel occupied the final 22% of Palestine that had eluded it in 1948 – the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Since, according to international law it is inadmissible to acquire territory by war, these are occupied territories and do not belong to Israel. It also occupied parts of Egypt (since returned) and Syria (which remain under occupation).

Current Conflict

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There are two primary issues at the core of this continuing conflict. First, there is the inevitably destabilizing effect of trying to maintain an ethnically preferential state, particularly when it is largely of foreign origin. The original population of what is now Israel was 96 percent Muslim and Christian, yet, these refugees are prohibited from returning to their homes in the self-described Jewish state (and those within Israel are subjected to systematic discrimination).

Second, Israel's continued military occupation and confiscation of privately owned land in the West Bank, and control over Gaza, are extremely oppressive, with Palestinians having minimal control over their lives. Over 10,000 Palestinian men, women, and children are held in Israeli prisons. Few of them have had a legitimate trial; Physical abuse and torture are frequent. Palestinian borders (even internal ones) are

controlled by Israeli forces. Periodically men, women, and children are strip searched; people are beaten; women in labour are prevented from reaching hospitals (at times resulting in death); food and medicine are blocked from entering Gaza, producing an escalating humanitarian crisis. Israeli forces invade almost daily, injuring, kidnapping, and sometimes killing inhabitants.

According to the Oslo peace accords of 1993, these territories were supposed to finally become a Palestinian state. However, after years of Israel continuing to confiscate land and conditions steadily worsening, the Palestinian population rebelled. (The Barak offer, widely reputed to be generous, was anything but.) This uprising, called the "Intifada" (Arabic for "shaking off") began at the end of September 2000.

New Governors Uttar Pradesh - Ram Naik Gujarat - O.P. Kohli West Bengal - KeshriNathTripathi

Chhattisgarh - Balaram Das Tandon Nagaland - Padmanabh Acharya

Wimbledon 2014 Winners

Men’s Singles- Novak Djokovic Women’s Singles- Petra Kvitová Men’s Doubles- VasekPospisil &Jack Sock

Women’s Doubles-Sara Errani &Roberta Vinci Mixed Doubles- NenadZimonjić &Samantha

Stosur

Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month

The number of free withdrawals from third-party ATMs is soon set to come down from five a month to two for account holders in cities. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to continue with the existing facility for rural ATMs and provide them details of the number of machines that are there in villages.

The downside for customers is that if there is no home bank ATM nearby and they have exhausted their free usage, they will have to pay up to Rs 20 for a cash withdrawal from a third-party ATM.

Banks have been lobbying for a cap on free usage and an increase in the fee that they pay each other for

their customers using other banks' ATMs. Their argument is that the free access is being misused and accountholders have increased their frequency of withdrawals. This results in a loss to the card-issuing bank. At the same time, ATM deployers are complaining that they are facing an increase in charges following RBI and policy directives on new security features.

At present, the fee is capped at Rs 15 which the ATM-deploying banks want to be increased. But other banks whose card issuances are disproportionate to their ATM networks and end up paying other banks on a net basis want the Rs 15 cap to continue.

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RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks

The Reserve Bank of India said Banks having size as a percentage of GDP equal to or more than 2 per cent will be designated as domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) and they will be subject to higher capital requirements.

Additionally, five largest foreign banks, based on their size, will also be added to the sample for identification of D-SIBs.

D-SIBs are perceived as banks that are ‘Too Big To Fail (TBTF)’. This perception of TBTF creates an expectation of government support for these banks at the time of distress, the RBI said in its framework for dealing with D-SIBs.7

Due to this perception, these banks enjoy certain advantages in the funding markets. However, the

perceived expectation of government support amplifies risk-taking, reduces market discipline, creates competitive distortions, and increases the probability of distress in the future.

These considerations require that SIBs should be subjected to additional policy measures to deal with the systemic risks and moral hazard issues posed by them.

Due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness, disorderly failure of these banks has the potential to cause significant disruption to the essential services they provide to the banking system, and in turn, to the overall economic activity.

Country-Capital-Currency

Country Name Capital Currency

Afghanistan Kabul Afghani

Albania Tirane Lek

Algeria Algiers Dinar

Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro

Angola Luanda New Kwanza

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint John's East Caribbean

dollar

Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

Armenia Yerevan Dram

Australia Canberra Australian dollar

Austria Vienna Euro

Azerbaijan Baku Manat

The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar

Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar

Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar

Belarus Minsk Belorussian rouble

Belgium Brussels Euro

Belize Belmopan Belize dollar

Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc

Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum

Bolivia

La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

Boliviano

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Marka

Botswana Gaborone Pula

Brazil Brasilia Real

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei dollar

Bulgaria Sofia Lev

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc

Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc

Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel

Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc

Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar

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Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean

escudo

Central African Republic

Bangui CFA Franc

Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc

Chile Santiago Chilean Peso

China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi

Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso

Comoros Moroni Franc

Congo, Republic of the

Brazzaville CFA Franc

Congo, Democratic

Republic of the

Kinshasa Congolese franc

Costa Rica San Jose Colón

Cote d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan

(de facto) CFA Franc

Croatia Zagreb Kuna

Cuba Havana Cuban Peso

Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound

Czech Republic Prague Koruna

Denmark Copenhagen Krone

Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc

Dominica Roseau East Caribbean

dollar

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo Dominican Peso

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Dili U.S. dollar

Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar

Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound

El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar

Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc

Eritrea Asmara Nakfa

Estonia Tallinn Kroon

Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr

Fiji Suva Fiji dollar

Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly

markka)

France Paris Euro (formerly French franc)

Gabon Libreville CFA Franc

The Gambia Banjul Dalasi

Georgia Tbilisi Lari

Germany Berlin Euro (formerly

Deutsche mark)

Ghana Accra Cedi

Greece Athens Euro (formerly

drachma)

Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean

dollar

Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal

Guinea Conakry Guinean franc

Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc

Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira

Hungary Budapest Forint

Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna

India New Delhi Rupee

Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah

Iran Tehran Rial

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish

pound [punt])

Israel Jerusalem* Shekel

Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira)

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

Japan Tokyo Yen

Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar

Kazakhstan Astana Tenge

Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling

Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar

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Korea, North Pyongyang Won

Korea, South Seoul Won

Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Mark

prior to 2002)

Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som

Laos Vientiane New Kip

Latvia Riga Lats

Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

Lesotho Maseru Maluti

Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar

Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar

Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc

Lithuania Vilnius Litas

Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly

Luxembourg franc)

Macedonia Skopje Denar

Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc

Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit

Maldives Male Rufiya

Mali Bamako CFA Franc

Malta Valletta Maltese lira

Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar

Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee

Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

Micronesia, Federated States

of

Palikir U.S. Dollar

Moldova Chisinau Leu

Monaco Monaco Euro

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik

Montenegro Podgorica Euro

Morocco Rabat Dirham

Mozambique Maputo Metical

Myanmar (Burma)

Rangoon (Yangon);

Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw

(administrative)

Kyat

Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar

Nauru

no official capital;

government offices in Yaren

District

Australian dollar

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

Netherlands

Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)

Euro (formerly guilder)

New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar

Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba

Niger Niamey CFA Franc

Nigeria Abuja Naira

Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

Oman Muscat Omani rial

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee

Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar

Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby Kina

Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní

Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)

Philippines Manila Peso

Poland Warsaw Zloty

Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly

escudo)

Qatar Doha Qatari riyal

Romania Bucharest Leu

Russia Moscow Ruble

Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc

Saint Kitts and Basseterre East Caribbean

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Nevis dollar

Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean

dollar

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown East Caribbean

dollar

Samoa Apia Tala

San Marino San Marino Euro

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome Dobra

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal

Senegal Dakar CFA Franc

Serbia Belgrade

Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo

both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar

are legal

Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee

Sierra Leone Freetown Leone

Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar

Slovakia Bratislava Koruna

Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar;

euro (as of 1/1/07)

Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands

dollar

Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling

South Africa

Pretoria (administrative);

Cape Town (legislative);

Bloemfontein (judiciary)

Rand

South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound

Spain Madrid Euro (formerly

peseta)

Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee

Sudan Khartoum Dinar

Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar

Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni

Sweden Stockholm Krona

Switzerland Bern Swiss franc

Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar

Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam; Dodoma

(legislative) Tanzanian shilling

Thailand Bangkok baht

Togo Lome CFA Franc

Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga

Trinidad and Tobago

Port-of-Spain Trinidad and

Tobago dollar

Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar

Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat

Tuvalu

Vaiaku village, Funafuti province

Australian dollar

Uganda Kampala Ugandan new

shilling

Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham

United Kingdom London Pound sterling

United States of America

Washington D.C. dollar

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso

Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum

Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu

Vatican City (Holy See)

Vatican City Euro

Venezuela Caracas Bolivar

Vietnam Hanoi Dong

Yemen Sanaa Rial

Zambia Lusaka Kwacha

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar

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Current Affairs Q & A July 2014

1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) recently?

(1) S.Ramakrishna (2) MC Dathan

(3) Satish Dhawan (4) K Sivan

(5) C N Rao

2. The state animal of Rajasthan is –

(1) Black Buck (2) Camel

(3) Deer (4) Black Panther

(5) Tiger

3. Who among the following is the only Indian tennis entry in the Youth Olympics? (1) Ojasveene Singh (2) AnkitaBhambri (3) Aditya Joshi

(4) RushmiChakravarthi (5) Ankita Raina

4. Who among the following has been ranked world No.1 in men’s air pistol in the latest release by the

International Shooting Federation (ISSF)? (1) RonjanSodhi (2) Mansher Singh (3) JituRai

(4) GaganNarang (5) RajyavardhanRathore

5. US government has named a mountain after the name of an eminent scientist. Name the scientist.

(1) HomiBhabha (2) CV Raman (3) MeghnadSaha

(4) C N Rao (5) Akhouri A. Sinha

6. The essential commodities Act was enacted in –

(1) 1947 (2) 1950

(3) 1955 (4) 1991

(5) 2005

7. Government of India has recently ratified Marrakesh Treaty to –

(1) Enrich art and culture (2) Help Visually Impaired (3) Renew the old Architectures

(4) Increase Defence Forces (5) Identify the heritage buildings

8. The 20th commonwealth games are currently being held in –

(1) Laos (2) Beijing

(3) Glasgow (4) Moscow

(5) New Delhi

9. The Official Mascot of 20th Commonwealth Games is-

(1) Fuleco (2) Shera

(3) Karak (4) Kit a Cat

(5) Clyde

10. Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held in?

(1) Gold City, Australia (2) Glasgow, Scotland (3) London, UK

(4) Mumbai ,India (5) Toronto, Canada

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11. Who will be the new Governor of West Bengal? (1) KeshariNathTripathi (2) MK Narayanan (3) O P Kohli

(4) KamlaBeniwal (5) BV Wanchoo

12. Which of the following is recently conferred the status of Tiger Reserve?

(1) Spike Island wildlife Sanctuary (2) Bor Wildlife Sanctuary (3) Sanjay Gandhi National Park

(4) Kambalkonda Wildlife Sanctuary (5) Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary

13. Which of the following cyclone has hit Japan?

(1) Thane (2) Giri

(3) Neoguri (4) Phaillin

(5) One

14. Who among the following will be appointed as new Governor of Chhattisgarh?

(1) Kamala Beniwal (2) BV Wanchoo

(3) BalramdasTondon

(4) BL Joshi (5) Ram Naik

15. Who among the following has become first Indian to be appointed as dean of Berkeley University ?

(1) Sujit Choudhry (2) AN Sinha

(3) Sunil Chopra (4) Prof Amartyasen

(5) SwamyGoud

16. Who among the following has been conferred SantKabir Award recently –

(1) L Subadani (2) Ghulam Mehdi Joo (3) MM Mahapatra

(4) Amish Tripathi (5) GhanshyamNimbark

17. The National Doctors Day is celebrated on –

(1) 1st July (2) 2nd July

(3) 3rd July (4) 4th July

(5) 5th July

18. The Liberty Medal 2014 has been awarded to –

(1) NarendraModi (2) Muhammad Ali (3) Hilary Clinton

(4) Tony Blair (5) Mala Yousafzai

19. Which of the following countries has authorized dual citizenship?

(1) Germany (2) Australia

(3) France (4) India

(5) USA

20. Who among the following is the first Indian -American to lead a university?

(1) BeheruzSethna (2) Akhouri Sinha

(3) Subra Suresh (4) AasifMandvi

(5) Sunil Chopra

21. Which of the following country has recently allowed multiple visas to Indian Citizens?

(1) Pakistan (2) China

(3) Bangladesh (4) Japan

(5) Germany

22. Who among the following has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?

(1) Emma Watson (2) Shakira (3) Angelina Jolie

(4) Miley Cyrus (5) MariyaSherapova

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23. What is the name of interactive software launched by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and TheFootballLink, to promote football at the grass-root level?

(1) MyFootball (2) MyFeet

(3) GlobeFoot (4) F-Cube

(5) Fuleco

24. Which of the following bodies has submitted a report titled ‘Manpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print’ to

the Union Government? (1) Planning Commission of India (2) Finance Commission of India (3) Law Commission of India

(4) National Development Council (5) PMO

25. With a new amendment, TRAI has raised the minimum broadband speed to

(1) 512 kbps from the earlier 256 kbps (2) 1024 kbps from the earlier 512 kbps (3) 1 mbps from the earlier 256 kbps

(4) 1 Gbps from the earlier 1 mbps (5) 128 kbps to earlier 64 kbps

26. As per the Union Budget 2014-15, the tax bracket for general citizens has been increased to

(1) 2. 0 lakh rupees (2) 2. 5 lakh rupees

(3) 3 lakh rupees (4) 3. 5 lakh rupees

(5) 1.5 lakh rupees

27. Which of the following teams has been suspended by FIFA from all international football competitions with

immediate effect? (1) Ghana (2) Costa Rica

(3) Nigeria (4) Mexico

(5) Uruguay

28. ZohraSehgal died on 10 July 2014. Who was she?

(1) Famous Tennis Player (2) Renowned Business Woman (3) Notorious Politician

(4) Glib Artist (5) Veteran Actress

29. According to the United Nation’s World Urbanization Prospects report, what percent of the world's

population lives in urban areas? (1) 50 percent (2) 54 percent

(3) 60 percent (4) 45 percent

(5) 83 percent

30. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitely presented Economic Survey of India 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha. Which of

the following statements is correct regarding Economic Survey of India? (1) The Economic Survey is often called part A of the budget. (2) The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the Union Budget and after the Railway

Budget. (3) It reviews the developments in the Indian economy of previous 12 months (fiscal year). (4) All of above (5) None of the above

31. World Population Day was observed on?

(1) July 9 (2) July 10

(3) July 11 (4) July 12

(5) July 13

32. Which of the following pairs regarding 2014 FIFA World Cup is incorrectly matched? (1) Golden Ball - Lionel Messi of Argentina (2) Golden Boot - James Rodriguez of Colombia (3) Golden Glove - Manuel Neuer of Germany (4) Best Young Player – Neymar of Brazil (5) Best young player - Paul Pogba of France

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33. According to the United Nation’s World Urbanization Prospects report, which of the following cities is the ranked at first position as most populous cities in 2014?

(1) New Delhi (2) Mexico City

(3) Shanghai (4) Mumbai

(5) Tokyo

34. Which of the following warship was damaged in a mishap on 13 July 2014? (1) INS

Sindhurakshak (2) INS Sindhudurga (3) INS Kuthar

(4) INS Sindhuchakra (5) INS Vikramaditya

35. SimBhullar became the first Indian origin player to join the

(1) National Basketball Association (NBA) (2) Wimbledon league (3) FIFA

(4) International Tennis Association (ITA) (5) UEFA

36. What is the name of India's first indigenous anti-submarine warship (ASW) which was handed over to the

Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata on 12 July 2014? (1) INS Kamorta (2) INS Vinashak

(3) INS Darshan (4) INS Trishul

(5) INS Arihant

37. Ram Naik has been appointed as the new Governor of

(1) Bihar (2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Tripura (4) West Bengal

(5) Uttar Pradesh

38. Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded with the prestigious

(1) Dada SahebPhalke Award for 2013 (2) Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 (3) Sahitya Academy

(4) Arjun Award (5) Jnanpith Award

39. BRICS nations have decided to launch 'BRICS Bank' headquartered in

(1) Mumbai (2) Moscow

(3) Brasília (4) Johannesburg

(5) Shanghai

40. Which of the following State’s Government has decided to set up 320 MahilaSurakshaDals (MSDs) to ensure

women safety at public places? (1) Punjab (2) Maharashtra

(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Delhi

(5) Assam

41. 6th BRICS Summit was held in at?

(1) South Africa (2) Brazil

(3) India (4) Russia

(5) China

42. China lashed out at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for backing Vietnam over tensions in

the South China Sea recently. Who among the following is the Secretary General of ASEAN at present? (1) PhungQuangThanh (2) Ong Keng Yong (3) Marty Natalegawa

(4) Nguyen Tan Dung (5) Le Luong Minh

43. As announced by the Russian President, the country is all set to sign a major gas deal with which of the

following countries in order to diversifying gas supply destinations amid tension in ties with the West over Ukraine?

(1) Kazakhstan (2) Pakistan

(3) India (4) China

(5) None of these

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44. The ace player Rakesh Kumar, who emerged as the top money earner in a recent auction for a league, is associated with which of the following games?

(1) Kho-kho (2) Kabaddi

(3) Hockey (4) Badminton

(5) Football

45. The term of members of which of the following institutions is co-terminus with the union govt. and all its

members submit their resignation after the general elections? (1) Election Commission (2) Central Vigilance Commission (3) Planning Commission

(4) Finance Commission (5) None of these

46. Which among the following countries has passed a law to legalize child labour for kids from age 10?

(1) Bolivia (2) Brazil

(3) Bulgaria (4) Sweden

(5) Norway

47. Name the German football captain, who has announced his retirement from international career

(1) MiroslavKlose (2) Philipp Lahm

(3) Bastian Schweinsteiger

(4) Toni Kroos (5) Manuel Neuer

48. Name the Malaysia Airlines, which was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border on

July 17, 2014 (1) MH-17 (2) MH-21

(3) MH-27 (4) MH-72

(5) MH-370

49. 7th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in 2015 in

(1) New Delhi (2) Pretoria

(3) Fortaleza (4) Brasília

(5) Cape Town

50. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Governor of Gujarat?

(1) S Y kuraishi (2) Ram Naik (3) OM Prakash Chautala

(4) VishwanathTripathi (5) Om Prakash Kohli

51. Who has took charge as the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the India’s largest oil firm?

(1) B Ashok (2) Brij Mohan Bansal (3) R S Butola

(4) B C Tripathi (5) VineetTaneja

52. On July 16th Which of the following states observed 95th Garo Labour Corps Day and saluted and paid

homage to the heroes of World War I? (1) Nagaland (2) Assam

(3) Mizoram (4) Meghalaya

(5) Assam

53. In which of the following states archeologists have discovered prehistoric rock paintings depicting aliens and

UFOs in Caves of Charama? (1) Chhattisgarh (2) Maharashtra

(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Odisha

(5) Kerala

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54. Name the former India cricket captain who has been elected as the 47th member of Laureus World Sports Academy panel.

(1) Rahul Dravid (2) SauravGanguli

(3) Anil Kumble (4) Sachin Tendulkar

(5) Ravi Shastri

55. Who has been sworn in as the next President of Syria?

(1) Abdul Halim Khaddam (2) Bashar al-Assad (3) Ahmad al-Khatib

(4) Hafez al-Assad (5) NouriAbusahmain

56. The 127th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held in?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Goa

(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) West Bengal

(5) Assam

57. Recently Typhoon Rammasun hit which of the following countries? (1) Philippines (2) Bangladesh

(3) Indonesia (4) Thailand

(5) Japan

58. After the nuclear tragedy in march 2011, Sendai nuclear power plant restarted recently; the plant is located

in? (1) China (2) South Korea

(3) North Korea (4) China

(5) Japan

59. Which country has ranked number One in the latest FIFA's world rankings released on 17 July 2014?

(1) Netherlands (2) Argentina

(3) Germany (4) Portugal

(5) Brazil

60. 6th BRICS Summit was held in?

(1) Fortaleza (2) Brasilia

(3) Rio de Janeiro (4) La Plas

(5) Moscow

61. The Nagoya Protocol received the 50th instrument of ratification which was mandatory for it. The Nagoya

Protocol is associated with (1) Chemical weapons (2) Nuclear safety (3) Wetlands

(4) Conservation of biodiversity (5) FDI

62. The Union Finance Minister, ArunJaitley on 18 July 2014 announced to provide a sum of 200 crore rupees for

setting up of mega food parks to? (1) Ministry of Food Processing Industries (2) NABARD (3) RRB

(4) Tata Foods and Chemicals (5) IRDA

63. Currently, Delhi is under President Rule. In this condition who has presented Delhi’s Budget 2014-15?

(1) Governor of Delhi (2) Finance Secretary of Delhi (3) Chief Secretary of Delhi

(4) Union Finance Minister (5) Union Finance Secretary

64. 20th AIDS International Conference is being held in

(1) Paris (2) London

(3) Melbourne (4) New York

(5) Moscow

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65. Recently, which one of the following countries has announced a one billion Euros credit to India to take initiates in the climate control area?

(1) France (2) Brazil

(3) Switzerland (4) Germany

(5) Italy

66. The FIBA Asian cup is associated with which among the following sports?]

(1) Table Tennis (2) Basketball

(3) Hockey (4) Football

(5) Cricket

67. According to Assocham report, which among the following states has recorded the highest per capita milk

availability? (1) Haryana (2) Punjab

(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Kerala

(5) Maharashtra

68. The Asian Games 2014 will be held in ____?

(1) South Korea (2) North Korea

(3) Japan (4) Indonesia

(5) China

69. Which among the following states has highest share in total milk production in India?

(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Rajasthan

(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Gujarat

(5) Kerala

70. India’s Golden Triangle is a famous tourist circuit which includes:______?

(1) Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (2) Mumbai, Aurangabad and Pune (3) Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai

(4) Kolkata, Puri and Konark (5) Guwahati, Shilong and Cherapunji

71. Recently “JokoWidodo” won the presidential elections of ______?

(1) Indonesia (2) Mexico

(3) Argentina (4) Ukraine

(5) Israel

72. Recently, India and which of the following countries released the first encyclopaedia on their age-old cultural

contacts, tracing back their history to over 2,000 years? (1) Sri Lanka (2) China

(3) South Africa (4) Russia

(5) USA

73. The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently launched on board India's PSLV C-23 shuttle recently, belongs to __?

(1) Italy (2) France

(3) Australia (4) Canada

(5) USA

74. Recently, Indian Air Force has launched its first 3D mobile game to encourage youths to join the Air Force.

The name of the game is _____? (1) Sky is the Limit (2) Guardians of the Sky (3) Sky Scrapers

(4) The Protectors (5) IAF

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75. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has been set up recently to develop a road map for fuel efficiency norms for heavy duty vehicles?

(1) Rajive Kumar (2) Anil Goswamy

(3) Ravi Krishnan (4) Ajit Agarwal

(5) M B Shaha

76. What is the name of NASA’s first satellite launched to measure the carbon dioxide in the environment?

(1) OCO-2 (2) OCO-1

(3) MCO-1 (4) iMax

(5) HUBEL

77. Recently, the Finance ministry has decided to go in OFS route to sell its stake in the state-owned companies.

What does the OFS stands for _____? (1) Opportunity for Sale (2) Offer for Sale (3) Offer for Stockholdings

(4) Open for Sale (5) None of the above

78. The “Bor Wildlife Sanctuary” which has become the country’s 47th Tiger Reserve is located in ____?

(1) Karnataka (2) Maharashtra

(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) Kerala

79. Which among the following countries has become the first to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired or otherwise printed disabled?

(1) India (2) Sri Lanka

(3) Russia (4) USA

(5) China

80. The Lasalgaon town which is known as Asia’s largest Onion market is located in _____? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Gujarat (4) Assam

(5) Maharashtra

81. According to tourism ministry data, which state has topped the list of states in terms of number of domestic

tourist visits during 2013? (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Karnataka (4) Uttar Pradesh

(5) Goa

82. The “Golden Pen of Freedom Award” is an annual international journalism award given by the _____?

(1) UNESCO (2) United Nations (3) World Association of Newspapers

(4) Times Group (5) UN

83. Recently, the Indian railway has test drives a semi-bullet train which sets new national speed record of ____

kilometer per hour. Fill the blank with correct option? (1) 180 (2) 200

(3) 160 (4) 220

(5) 150

84. Who among the following founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on 21 October 1951?

(1) Motilal Nehru (2) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (3) Syama Prasad Mukherjee

(4) SardarVallabhai Patel (5) Vinay DamodarSawarkar

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85. According to NCRB report, which city has recorded highest number of cyber crime cases in the country? (1) Hyderabad (2) Vishakhapatnam

(3) Pune (4) Mumbai

(5) Bangalore

86. The SantKabir award is given for the personalities who have given outstanding contribution in the field of

_____? (1) Handicrafts and Handlooms (2) Literature (3) Hindustani Music

(4) Culture and Heritage (5) Social Work

87. As per the Rangarajan committee report which was tasked with revisiting the Tendulkar formula for

estimation of poverty and identification of poor what percent of the India population lives below the poverty line?

(1) 19.5% (2) 35%

(3) 21.5% (4) 33.5%

(5) 29.5%

88. Novak Djokovic, has won his second Wimbledon singles title after winning Wimbledon men’s single title for

2014 by defeating ___? (1) Roger Federer (2) Rafael Nadal

(3) StanislasWawrinka

(4) Andre Agassi (5) Pete Sampras

89. Who among the following has won the British Grand Prix -2014 title?

(1) Lewis Hamilton (2) ValtteriBottas

(3) KimiRaikkonen (4) Jenson Button

(5) Susie Wolf

90. Recently, Susie Wolff becomes the first woman to take part in a Formula1 racing weekend race in 22 years

during the British Grand Prix. Who among the following was the last woman to enter the F1 world Championship?

(1) Giovanna Amati (2) Lella Lombardi

(3) Christiana Amati (4) Susi Hudson

(5) Maria Teresa de Filippis

91. Who was the first woman to enter a Grand Prix tournament? (1) Giovanna Amati (2) Lella Lombardi

(3) Christiana Amati (4) Susi Hudson

(5) Maria Teresa de Filippis

92. Which of the following stadium is often called “Mecca of Cricket” where India recently defeated England

after 28 years? (1) Eden Garden, Kolkata (2) Melbourne Cricket Ground,

Melbourne

(3) The Lords, London (4) The Oval, London (5) Wankhede, Mumbai

93. The year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the National Anthem of United States. Identify the national

anthem of US in the options given below? (1) God Save the Queen (2) The Star-Spangled Banner (3) My Country, Tis of Thee

(4) O Say Can You Sing (5) God Save the Queen

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94. Recently, retail giant Carrefour has announced its intention to close its stores in India. Carrefour is a multinational retailer based in which country?

(1) France (2) USA

(3) Germany (4) England

(5) UK

95. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which corridor?

(1) Delhi-Agra (2) Mumbai-Ahmadabad (3) Delhi-Kanpur

(4) Delhi-Kolkata (5) None of the Above

96. According to Rangarajan Panel on poverty estimation which state has highest number of people below poverty line?

(1) Jharkhand (2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Odisha (4) Bihar

(5) Maharashtra

97. Which among the following companies has topped the Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s biggest

companies? (1) Exxon Mobil (2) Wal-Mart

(3) Sinopec Group (4) Indian Oil Corp

(5) Facebook

98. The “Mission Mangalam” is an integrated poverty alleviation and rural woman empowerment initiative of

which state? (1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat

(3) Karnataka (4) Maharashtra

(5) Goa

99. According to latest survey, which of the following cities is expected to become World’s Top Tourist

destination? (1) London (2) Bangkok

(3) Paris (4) Singapore

(5) Mumbai

100. The Signature bridge project is being constructed across river ___?

(1) Ganga (2) Yamuna

(3) Beas (4) Hoogly

(5) Brahmaputra

101. India is building the world's highest railway bridge in Jammu & Kashmir which is expected to be 35 metres

taller than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge is being constructed over which river? (1) Bramhaputra (2) Ganga

(3) Chenab (4) Beas

(5) Sindhu

102. Recently, which of the following actors ancestral home in Pakistan has been declared national heritage? (1) Devanand (2) Dilip Kumar

(3) Raj Kapur (4) Kishore Kumar

(5) Amitabh Bachhan

103. Which among the following committees was constituted to look into the concerns of people from the North

East living in different parts of the country that submitted its report, recently? (1) Bezbaruah committee (2) Srinivasan Committee (3) Radhakrishnan Committee

(4) Muralijoshi committee (5) M B Shaha committee

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104. Which of the following cities are the world’s first and second populous cities in 2014? (1) Tokyo, Mumbai (2) London, Delhi

(3) Tokyo, Delhi (4) Berlin, Tokyo

(5) Shanghai, Tokyo

105. According to State of Forest report-2013, which among the following states has lost maximum forest cover

in the country? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) West Bengal

(3) Assam (4) Maharashtra

(5) Andhra Pradesh

106. According Employment Exchange Statistics-2013, which state has been rated as the top state for providing

jobs through employment exchanges? (1) Punjab (2) Kerala

(3) Gujarat (4) Tamil Nadu

(5) Maharashtra

107. Which one of the following is not a financial regulatory body in India?

(1) RBI (2) SEBI

(3) CCI (4) IRDA

(5) PFRDA, FMC

108. As of 2014, the BRICS nations represented ____ per cent of the World economy. Fill the blank with correct

option? (1) 10 (2) 15

(3) 18 (4) 20

(5) 50

109. The “tar balls phenomenon” which is getting wider attention of environmentalist and parliamentarians

nowadays is associated with which states? (1) Gujarat (2) Assam

(3) Karnataka (4) Kerala

(5) Goa

110. According to the latest World Development Indicators (WDI) data, public spending on health and education

in India is ___ per cent of country’s GDP. Fill the blank with correct option? (1) 8.5 (2) 4.7

(3) 7.0 (4) 8.9

(5) 9.0

111. Recently, which among the following has kicks off global “Digital Literacy Campaign” to teach people basic

Internet use and other digital skills? (1) Google (2) Mozilla

(3) Facebook (4) Microsoft

(5) IBM

112. Which of the following countries will host the 2018 21st FIFA world cup?

(1) Argentina (2) Russia

(3) Qatar (4) Belgium

(5) USA

113. As per the latest report, which among the following is the least urbanised state in the country?

(1) Himachal Pradesh

(2) Kerala (3) Rajasthan

(4) Jharkhand (5) Assam

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114. Which among the following has unveiled “Project Zero” a team of elite hackers designated for checking internet security holes and secure people from cyber-attacks?

(1) Google (2) Yahoo

(3) Microsoft (4) IBM

(5) Facebook

115. Currently (July 2014), which country holds the chair of the Group of Twenty (G-20) forum?

(1) Russia (2) Australia

(3) Brazil (4) Canada

(5) India

116. According to recent data, which among the following diseases has emerged as the biggest killer in India?

(1) Malaria (2) Tuberculosis

(3) HIV/AIDS (4) Dengue

(5) Cancer

117. The Kameng hydropower project is a 600 MW hydropower project located in ____?

(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Sikkim

(4) Haryana (5) Assam

118. Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on ____? (1) July 14 (2) July 17

(3) July 18 (4) July 19

(5) July 20

119. The Union government has announced the setting up of “Jal Marg Vikas” project on river Ganga to link

which of the following places? (1) Allahabad and Haldia (2) Allahabad and Kanpur (3) Kanpur and Patna

(4) Varanasi and Haldia (5) Allahabad and Varanasi

120. Recently, which Asian country has allowed foreign banks to have 100% ownership?

(1) Philippines (2) Singapore

(3) Sri Lanka (4) Bangladesh

(5) Thailand

121. Which one of the following is not amongst the Millennium Development Goals that was established by

United Nations in 2000? (1) To Eradicate Extreme Poverty (2) To Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other disease (3) To Promote Gender Quality (4) To Eradicate Human Trafficking (5) None of the above

122. According to a United Nations latest report India ranks 6th in prevalence of child marriage in the world. As

per the report country has highest number child marriages ___? (1) Niger (2) Bangladesh

(3) Chad (4) Mali

(5) Thailand

123. Recently, the union government has given in-principle approval for the creation of two new tiger reserves

at ____? (1) Ratapani and Sunabeda (2) Rajaji and Bor (3) Kudremukh and Bor

(4) Ratapani and Rajaji (5) None of the above

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124. Who amongst the following celebrities were recently appointed as “Brand Ambassador” of Telangana? (1) Katrina Kaif (2) SaniaMirza

(3) SainaNehwal (4) VVS Laxman

(5) Sachin Tendulkar

125. Recently Nepal inaugurated Khurkot Bridge which will provide the shortest land route between __ ?

(1) India and Bangladesh (2) India and China (3) China and Bangladesh

(4) Bangladesh and Bhutan (5) India and China

126. The Reserve Bank of India is planning to launch of banks called D-SIB. What does D-SIB stands for ___?

(1) Domestic Systematically Important Banks (2) Domestic Systematically Improvised Banks (3) Domestic Synchronized Important Banks (4) Domestic Synchronized Improvised Banks (5) None of the above

127. India has been ranked 135th among 187 countries in the recently released Human Development Report-

2014. Which country was ranked number one? (1) Australia (2) Switzerland

(3) Norway (4) Netherlands

(5) Malaysia

128. Which among the following is the motto of Commonwealth Games 2014?

(1) Come and Play (2) People, Place, Passion (3) Sporty, Spirit and Game

(4) One World, One Aim (5) Sponsors of tomorrow

129. Recently, which company becomes India’s first company to cross market capitalization value of Rs. 5 lakh

crore? (1) Wipro (2) TCS

(3) Infosys (4) HCL

(5) Patni Systems

130. Dr Jim Yong Kim, who was on three-day visit to India recently, is the current President of ___?

(1) World Trade Organisation (2) European Commission (3) World Bank

(4) Asian Development Bank (5) BRICS Bank

131. Recently "Bladabindi" was in news. What is "Bladabindi"?

(1) Computer Virus (2) A World Heritage site (3) A community in Africa

(4) A new comet discovered recently (5) Space Shuttle

132. The Union government is planning to launch new schemes such as “Ustaad”, “HamariDharohar” and

“NaiManzil” for the welfare of ___? (1) Minorities (2) Tribal Communities (3) SC/ST Communities

(4) Other Backward Classes (5) ECB

133. SanjitaChanu, who won the first gold medal for India at the 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, is

associated with which sports? (1) Weightlifting (2) Cycling

(3) Shooting (4) Boxing

(5) Badminton

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134. What is the minimum number of employees a firma firm should have to cover them under the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)?

(1) Ten (2) Twenty

(3) Thirty (4) Fifteen

(5) Five

135. India’s Prakash Nanjappa who won silver medal in 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, is associated

with which of the following sports/events? (1) Boxing (2) Badminton

(3) Squash (4) Badminton

(5) Shooting

136. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as Horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra state?

(1) Shah Rukh Khan (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Amir Khan

(4) Salman Khan (5) Sachin Tendulkar

137. Who led the Indian sports contingent at the opening ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow

2014? (1) Vijay Kumar (2) Sushil Kumar

(3) AbhinavBindra (4) YogeshwarDutt

(5) Merry Come

138. Recently, the realty show based on classical music “NaadBhed-The Mystery of Sound” has been selected by

the Limca Book of records. NaadBhed is a first of its kind national-level reality television show in the country on classical music aired by which of the following TV channel __?

(1) Zee Network (2) Colors

(3) Star Plus (4) Sun Network

(5) Doordarshan

139. Every year the Nobel prizes other than the Peace Prize are awarded at__?

(1) Oslo (2) New York

(3) Stockholm (4) London

(5) Paris

140. With reference to the Gaza Blockade, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was set up to govern

Palestinian areas- West Bank and Gaza, PNA was established by which among the following accords? (1) Sochi Agreement (2) Oslo Accords (3) Kremlin accords

(4) Copenhagen Accords (5) 1947 UN Agreement

141. Who among the following has been appointed as India’s permanent representative to International

Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)? (1) T P Seetharam (2) P Sridharan (3) Aravind Nair

(4) C N Rao (5) P Sadashivam

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Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014

1. The book “Sahara the untold story” was written by? (1) Amish Tripathi (2) VishwanathTripathi (3) P C Parakh

(4) Sanjay Baru (5) TamalBandyopadhy

2. Amul has set up a Dairy worth 200 cr in which city?

(1) Bangalore (2) Hyderabad

(3) Varanasi (4) Surat

(5) Ahmadabad

3. A man travelling to china has to carry his money in which currency?

(1) EURO (2) YEN

(3) YUAN (4) DOLLAR

(5) AUD

4. Sachin Tendulkar coins were sponsored by which company?

(1) MRF (3) Ferrari (5) NIKE (2) Aditya Birla Group (4) EAST INDIA COMPANY

5. Who among the following is an RBI governor? (1) Urjit Patel (2) T N Session

(3) P C Parakh (4) M B Shaha

(5) R M Lodha

6. Human rights day is observed on which day?

(1) DEC 9 (2) DEC 10

(3) DEC 11 (4) DEC 12

(5) DEC 13

7. Who is the current road, transport, highways and shipping minister?

(1) Uma Bharti (2) Piyush Goel

(3) Dharmendra Pradhan

(4) Nitin Gadkari (5) Ram Madhav

8. Expand ECB stands for?

(1) EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BROADCAST (2) EXTRA COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS (3) EXTERNAL CURRENCY BORROWINGS

(4) EXTRA CURRENCY BORROWINGS (5) EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL

BORROWINGS

9. WIMBLEDON championship is related to which of the following game? (1) Lawn Tennis (2) Base Ball

(3) Cricket (4) Basket Ball

(5) Football

10. Who is the current SBI chairman?

(1) ChandaKhochar (2) Vishal Sikka

(3) N Chandra (4) Nishi Vasudeva

(5) Arundati Bhattacharya

11. Which among the following is a girl child development scheme?

(1) MNREGA (2) Sabala (3) Roshnee

(4) Indira AawasYojna

(5) None of the above

12. Who among the following is the regulatory authority of Cooperative banks & RRB's?

(1) RBI (2) Finance Ministry

(3) Union Government

(4) NABARD (5) MMRDA

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13. Which of the following Scheme is named as Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls also known as?

(1) MANREGA (2) SABLA

(3) ROSHNEE (4) PURA

(5) AADHAR

14. Who won the 49th Jananpeeth Award?

(1) VishwanathTripathi (2) KedarNath Singh (3) B K S Iyengar

(4) Sunil Chopra (5) Dr.Raghunath A. Mashelkar

15. Who control the Monetry policy of India?

(1) SEBI (2) IRDA

(3) RBI (4) Finance Ministry

(5) TRAI

16. Amul related to which of the following?

(1) Green Revolution (2) White Revolution (3) Telecom Revolution

(4) MANREGA (5) None of the above

17. FIBA is related to which of the following sport?

(1) Basketball (2) Football

(3) Cricket (4) Base Ball

(5) Hockey

18. Recently in which state largest solar thermal power plant is installed?

(1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra

(3) Goa (4) Assam

(5) Madhya Pradesh

19. Which of the following card is issued by NPCI?

(1) Master Card (2) Visa Card

(3) American Express

(4) RuPay Card (5) Mastro Card

20. Which of the following south east organisation has 10 members?

(1) UN (2) G-7

(3) ASEAN (4) BRICS

(5) European Union

21. When ARMY FLAG DAY is Observed?

(1) 7 December (2) 8 December

(3) 9 December (4) 10 December

(5) 11 December

22. Which machine is used in shop transactions?

(1) POO (2) POS

(3) PKI (4) KYC

(5) PIN

23. Who is appointed as resource & Ganga Rejuvenation minister in new union cabinet?

(1) Nitin Gadkari (2) ArunJetli

(3) SushmaSwaraj (4) Uma Bharti

(5) SmritiIrani

24. Who was recently honoured with the DadasahebPhalke Academy Award for Best Singer (Female)?

(1) LattaMangeshkar (2) Bhoomi (3) Sunidhi Chauhan

(4) KavitaSubamaniam (5) Monali Thakur

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25. Recently which award was given to Leander Paes& Ruskin bond? (1) Padma Vibhushan Award (2) Arjun Aeard (3) Dronacharya Award

(4) Padma Bhushan (5) Padmashri Award

26. Vijay Hazare trophy is related to which of the following sports? (1) Hockey (2) Football

(3) Cricket (4) Badminton

(5) Kho-Kho

27. Night blindness occurs due to deficiency of which Vitamin?

(1) A (2) B

(3) C (4) D

(5) E

28. Which of the following activities is not done by RBI?

(1) Change CRR (2) Change SLR (3) Monitory Policy Making

(4) Trading in Commodities (5) Change Repo/ Reverse Repo Rate

29. Which of the following is not a bank?

(1) RBI (2) SBI

(3) IRDA (4) BOB

(5) IDBI

30. What is the currency of Kuwait?

(1) Franc (2) Peso

(3) Yen (4) Rupiah

(5) Kuwaiti Dinar

31. What is the Capital of Bhutan?

(1) Ngultrum (2) Thimphu

(3) Dhaka (4) Sofia

(5) Beijing

32. Recently manufacturer of famous Ambassador car- Hindustan Motor shut down which of its plant?

(1) Yantra Park, Mumbai (2) Dharuhera Plant, Haryana (3) Dharwad Plant, Karnataka

(4) Uttarpara plant in West Bengal (5) Chakan Plant, Maharashtra

33. Who is the author of the book My Journey Transforming Into Dreams?

(1) P C Parakh (2) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam (3) Sanjay Baru

(4) Natwar Singh (5) Formar Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh

34. Which state has Highest rural population as per Census 2011 (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Maharashtra

(3) Uttarakhand (4) Bihar

(5) Madhya Pradesh

35. Recently banking license was issued to which firms? (1) TCS (2) Prometric

(3) IDFC &Bandhan (4) IRDA

(5) SEBI

36. What is the Full form of CAG?

(1) Comptroller and Additional General (2) Computer and Additional General (3) Computer and Auditor General

(4) Comptroller and Auditor General (5) None of the above

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37. Which of the following is not an indirect tax? (1) 10% surcharge on income (2) VAT (3) GST

(4) Sales Tax (5) None of the above

38. Who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan Award this year

(1) RaghunathAnantMashelkar

(2) B.K.S. Iyengar (3) Sachin Tendulkar

(4) C N Rao (5) Both (1) & (2)

39. 2014 Asian games will be held in?

(1) North Korea (2) South Korea

(3) Vietnam (4) India

(5) Scotland

40. What is the currency of Afghanistan?

(1) Afghani (2) Dollar

(3) Ruppeh (4) Dinar

(5) Taka

41. Commercial Paper is issued for how many days?

(1) Minimum of 1 days and maximum from one year from the date of issue (2) Minimum of 30 days and maximum from one year from the date of issue (3) Minimum of 7 days and maximum from 6 months from the date of issue (4) Minimum of 7 days and maximum fort one year from the date of issue (5) No Limit

42. What is the currency of Malaysia?

(1) Afghani (2) Dollar

(3) Ruppeh (4) Dinar

(5) Ringgit

43. Why did India ban China milk products? (1) It was costlier (2) It was increasing current deficit (3) It contained melamine

(4) To increase Indian milk productivity (5) None of the above

44. Who did hat trick in 2014 FIFA World Cup?

(1) XherdanShaqiri (2) Thomas Muller

(3) Messi (4) Nemar

(5) Both (1) & (2)

45. Which of the following is the capital of Mynamar? (1) Canberra (2) Naypyidaw

(3) Thimpu (4) Ottawa

(5) Addis Ababa

46. In LoK Sabha elections if any candidate wins two seats, in how many days he has to vacate one of them?

(1) 15 days (2) 12 Days

(3) 14 days (4) 10 Days

(5) 30 Days

47. What is the name of 2014 FIFA World Cup Mascot? (1) Fuleco (2) Shera

(3) Wenlock and Mandeville

(4) Clydes (5) Zakumi

48. Who is the first female External Affairs minister of India?

(1) Sonia Gandhi (2) SmritiIrani

(3) SushmaSwaraj (4) NajmaHeptulla

(5) Uam Bharti

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49. What is full for of IBSA? (1) Indonesia, Brazil, South America (2) India, Brazil, South Africa (3) India, Brazil, South America

(4) Indonesia, Brazil, Serbia (5) India, Brazil, Serbia

50. World Autism day is observed on?

(1) 30 March (2) 31 March

(3) 1 April (4) 2 April

(5) 3 April

51. World aids day is observed on

(1) 1 June (2) 1 July

(3) 1 October (4) 1 November

(5) 1 December

52. Who is the minister for Chemical and fertilizer?

(1) SushmaSwaraj (2) Ananth Kumar

(3) Rajnath Sing (4) NarendraModi

(5) Nitin Gadkari

53. Beiji oil refinary located in which country?

(1) China (2) Israel

(3) Iraq (4) Iran

(5) Egypt

54. Recently Flipkart acquire which of the following online shop

(1) Myntra.com (2) LenseCart.com

(3) Jobong.com (4) Ebay.in

(5) Amazone.in

55. Currency of Italy is?

(1) Dinar (3) Euro (5) Lira (2) Pound (4) Dollar

56. What is the Capital of Brazil? (1) Brasilia (2) Rio De Jenero

(3) Riga (4) Wellington

(5) Oslo

57. The book named “Casual vacancy” is written by?

(1) George Martin (2) R R Tolkien

(3) Paulo Coelho (4) Dan Brown

(5) J K Rowling

58. Currency of Iraq is?

(1) Dinar (2) Pound

(3) Euro (4) Dollar

(5) Lira

59. Who regulates the Monetary policy of INDIA?

(1) SEBI (2) RBI

(3) IRDA (4) Finance Ministry

(5) PMO

60. The union budget is referred in which article of the constitution?

(1) Article 370 (2) Article 371

(3) Article:112 (4) Article 420

(5) Article 12

61. Each bank note has its amount written in how many languages?

(1) 10 (2) 15

(3) 12 (4) 17

(5) 19

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62. Kanyakumari was formerly known as? (1) Dubri (2) Chariali

(3) Basishtha (4) Puducherry

(5) Cape Comorin

63. Recently York University, Canada awarded Doctorate to which of the following Indian?

(1) Aditya BIrla (2) Ratan Tata

(3) Sachin Tendulkar (4) Laxmi Mittal

(5) Amish Tripathi

64. Nivea, the leading FMCG company will be investing 1000 crores to set up a new plant in which city?

(1) Pune, Maharashtra (2) Sanand, Gujarat (3) Guwahati, Assam

(4) Chennai, Tamil Nadu (5) Kolkata, West Bengal

65. Who win 3 medals in ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) world cup held in Munich?

(1) JituRai (2) GaganNarang

(3) AbhinavBindra (4) Sushilkumar

(5) P Kashyap

66. Who is Richest Player in FIFA?

(1) Messi (2) Nemar

(3) Rooney (4) Luis Suarez

(5) Ronaldo

67. OPEC has how much % of total oil reserves?

(1) 50 (2) 81

(3) 30 (4) 20

(5) 10

68. As per recent data which country has least global peace index?

(1) Iran (2) Syria

(3) Israel (4) USA

(5) China

69. Recently Tata group launched a new airline named

(1) Air Asia (2) Jet Airways

(3) British Airways (4) Indigo Airline

(5) Etihad Airways

70. Commercial papers issued multiples of?

(1) 50 Thousand (2) 1 lakh

(3) 2 lakh (4) 5 lakh

(5) 3 lakh

71. Recently Navaratna status was given to which PSU?

(1) Coal India Ltd (2) Indian Oil Corporation (3) National Building Construction

Corporation &

(4) Engineers India Ltd (EIL) (5) Both (3) & (4)

72. Azlan Shah who died recently was?

(1) Hockey Player (2) Cricket Player

(3) Football Player (4) Ruby Player

(5) Base Ball Player

73. Indian currency notes has signature of

(1) Finance Secretary (2) Finance Minister (3) Prime Minister

(4) President (5) RBI Governor

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74. The 25th World economic forum was held in? (1) Bern (Switzerland) (2) Vietnam (Hanoi) (3) Abuja (Nigeria)

(4) Zimbabwe (Harare) (5) Slovenia Ljubljana

75. Indian IT Company Infosys is headquartered at?

(1) Mumbai (2) Bangalore

(3) Pune (4) Delhi

(5) Kolkata

76. Which Indian institute was ranked 1among BRICS top universities 2014?

(1) IIT Madras (2) FMS (3) Symbiosis

(4) IIT Delhi (5) IIT Guwahati

77. Salarjung museum is located in which state?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka

(3) Telangana (4) Kerala

(5) Assam

78. Which of the following is the committee on financial inclusion?

(1) M B Shaha Committee (2) NachiketMor Committee (3) C Rao Committee

(4) Narsimhan Committee (5) S SKohli

79. What is the name of 150 km missile launched by DRDO recently?

(1) Bramhos (2) Drishti

(3) Tejas (4) Agni 5

(5) Prithvi

80. Who is the Minister of Social Justice and empowerment?

(1) Thawar Chand Gehlot (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) SushmaSwaraj

(4) NarendraModi (5) ArunJetli

81. Who is the chairman of BhartiyaMahila Bank?

(1) MalwanathPurna (2) UshaAnanthasubramanium (3) LaxmiSwaminathan

(4) SushmaSwaraj (5) IndraNooyi

82. When did the 1st bank nationalization occur?

(1) 1966 (2) 1967

(3) 1968 (4) 1969

(5) 1970

83. Which among the following is the capital of Argentina?

(1) Rome (2) Berlin

(3) Buenos Aires (4) Mendoza

(5) Catamarca

84. What is the official Currency of Indonesia?

(1) Rupee (2) Indonesian Rupiah (3) Dollar

(4) Baht (5) Ringgit

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85. Vijay Sheshadri won Pulitzer Prize for which of his novel? (1) 3 Sections (2) God of Small Things (3) Immortals of Meluha

(4) White Tiger (5) Malgudi Days

86. Which of the following state don’t shares the border with Telangana?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka

(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Jharkhand

(5) Orissa

87. Which of the following is the constituency of Nitin Gadkari the minister of Road Transport?

(1) Amravati (2) Buldhana

(3) Nagpur (4) Chandrapur

(5) Washim

88. Recently PM NarendraModi inaugurated a hydro power plant at which place?

(1) Reasi (2) Uri

(3) Neemuch (4) Varanasi

(5) Dhule

89. Press freedom day is observed on?

(1) 6 May (2) 5 May

(3) 4 May (4) 2 May

(5) 3 May

90. RBI was established in which year?

(1) 1950 (2) 1935

(3) 1947 (4) 1951

(5) 1969

91. Who is the current Food & Consumer Affairs minister?

(1) Ram Vilas Paswan (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) Uma Bharti

(4) Gen V K Singh (5) SadanandaGowda

92. World Tourism Day is celebrated on which day?

(1) 15 August (2) 1 July

(3) 27 September (4) 22 April

(5) 5 December

93. Gillette cup is associated with which of the following sports?

(1) Football (2) Hockey

(3) Squash (4) Cricket

(5) Badminton

94. Kaveri river water dispute is in between which of the two states?

(1) Maharashtra & Gujarat (2) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh

(4) Maharashtra & Karnataka (5) Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh

95. World’s highest railway tunnel is located in?

(1) China (2) Brazil

(3) Japan (4) France

(5) USA

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96. Which of the following is the capital of Canada? (1) Port Louis (2) Hanoi

(3) Jerusalem (4) Madrid

(5) Ottawa

97. Where is CRISILs (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) Headquarter located?

(1) Pune (2) New Delhi

(3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata

(5) Chennai

98. Which of the following is related to financial inclusion?

(1) BSBDA (Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account) (2) MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) (3) PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojna} (4) IAY (Indira AawasYojna) (5) None of the above

99. Which of the following device is used to measure blood pressure?

(1) Barrow meter (2) Ammeter (3) Multi meter

(4) Sphygmomanometer (5) Manometer

100. Which state has highest per capita milk availability?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Punjab (4) Gujarat

(5) Haryana

101. What is the full form of MIS faineance?

(1) Marketing Improvement System (2) Marketing Improvement Security (3) Marketing Improvement Security

(4) Marketing Intelligence Security (5) Marketing Intelligence System

102. 24th ASEAN summit was held in-

(1) Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei ) (2) NayPyidaw (Myanmar) (3) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

(4) New Delhi (India) (5) Peshawar (Pakistan)

103. Who is the cabinet minister for MSME?

(1) Nitin Gadkari (2) Kalraj Mishra

(3) Uma Bharti (4) NarendraModi

(5) AnantGeete

104. Bhartiyamahila bank was inaugurated by-

(1) Ex. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2) Prime Minister NarendraModi (3) Sonia Gandhi

(4) P Chidambaram (5) Amit Shaha

105. Study of kidney disease comes under which of the following branch?

(1) Psychology (2) Eulogy

(3) Graphology (4) Nephrology

(5) Chronology

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106. What is the full form of CSO? (1) Central Statistical Operation (2) Central Statistical Organization (3) Century Statistical Organization

(4) Central Stationary Operating (5) China Statistical Organization

107. What is the full form of CBS?

(1) Central Banking Solution (2) Core Banking Software (3) Core Banking Solution

(4) Central Banking Software (5) None of the above

108. Which of the following organization collects and publish financial data?

(1) CSO (2) CRISIL

(3) DRDO (4) CIBIL

(5) NSSO

109. Ashes trophy is played between which two countries?

(1) Pakistan-England (2) India-Pakistan (3) Australia-India

(4) Australia-England (5) India -England

110. Which is the Lok Sabha Constituency of Exernal Affairs minister SushmaSwaraj?

(1) Indore (2) Bhopal

(3) Varanasi (4) Amethi

(5) Vidisha

111. Who is current Health Minister?

(1) Dr. Harsh Vardhan (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) Ram Vilas Paswan

(4) SmritiIrani (5) Rajnath Singh

112. Who of the following provides assistance to small industries?

(1) RBI (2) SEBI

(3) MMRDA (4) SIDBI

(5) IRDA

113. RBI Adjust Liquidity by which tool?

(1) MSF (2) LAF

(3) SLR (4) NDTL

(5) Mid –Quarter Review

114. Camel is the official animal of which of the following state?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan (4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) Uttarakhand

115. Which of the following is the Capital of Sweden?

(1) Stockholm (2) Bern

(3) Doha (4) Wellington

(5) Jakarta

116. Who won the Australian Grand Prix2014?

(1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Susi Wolf

(3) NicoRosberg (4) Adrian Sutil

(5) Kamui Kobayashi

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117. Nilgiris is located in which of the following state? (1) Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Karnataka (4) Kerala

(5) Madhya Pradesh

118. International Day for Old Person is celebrated on?

(1) 1st November (2) 1st December

(3) 1st March (4) 1st October

(5) 1st April

119. 1 Rupee currency note has whose sign?

(1) Finance Minister (2) RBI Governor (3) RBI Deputy Governor

(4) Finance Secretary (5) Nobody Signs 1 & 2 rupee notes

120. Capro Group has won the International Business Year of the award who founded the Capro group?

(1) TATA (2) Aditya Birla

(3) MukeshAmbani (4) Laxmi Mittal

(5) Lord Swaraj Paul

121. 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in?

(1) Gold Coast City (2) Malta

(3) Colombo (4) Perth

(5) Port of Spain

122. Which of the following is the committee on Cauvery water dispute?

(1) M B Shaha (2) B.S Chauhan (3) A Ghosh Committee

(4) A C Shaha Committee (5) C Rao Committee

123. Which country started first plastic currency notes?

(1) India (2) Japan

(3) China (4) Australia

(5) USA

124. Name the plane indigenously developed by DRDO?

(1) Drishti (2) E Fly

(3) Tejas (4) Solar Impulse 2

(5) Dhanush

125. Japan has sea-conflict with which of the following country?

(1) China (2) Russia

(3) India (4) Vietnam

(5) USA

126. Recently which country named a street after A.R Rahman?

(1) USA (2) China

(3) Canada (4) Dubai

(5) Britain

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