1. 13th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2015 will be held in ____?
1) Bangalore
2) Kochi
3) New Delhi
4) Mumbai
2) Kochi
3) New Delhi
4) Mumbai
(5) Gandhi Nagar
2. Which of the following is wrong match of newly appointed Governor and the State Governor State
(1) Kalyan Singh – Rajasthan
(2) Mridula Sinha – Goa
(3) Ram Naik – Uttar Pradesh
(4) Om Prakash Kohli – Nagaland
(5) All of these are correct match
(2) Mridula Sinha – Goa
(3) Ram Naik – Uttar Pradesh
(4) Om Prakash Kohli – Nagaland
(5) All of these are correct match
3. India’s woman boxer Sarita Devi was on 17 December 2014 banned by International Boxing Association (AIBA) for how many years for her refusal to accept a bronze medal during the Incheon Asian Games earlier this year?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) Lifetime
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) Lifetime
4. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with-
(1) Chess
(2) Squash
(3) Polo
(4) Cricket
(5) Hockey
(2) Squash
(3) Polo
(4) Cricket
(5) Hockey
5. Reserve Bank on 16 December 2014 increased RTGS business hours to 12 hours from 8 am to 8 pm on weekdays, effective December 29. Which are theexisting business. hours for RTGS on weekdays?
(A) 9 am to 4.30 pm
(B) 6 am to 3 pm
(C) 9 am to 7 pm
(D) 11 am to 1 pm
6. Name the first made-in-India nuclear submarine which began its sea trials on 16 December 2014?
(B) 6 am to 3 pm
(C) 9 am to 7 pm
(D) 11 am to 1 pm
6. Name the first made-in-India nuclear submarine which began its sea trials on 16 December 2014?
(A) INS Arihant
(B) INS Kalvari
(C) INS Khanderi
(D) INS Aridhaman
(B) INS Kalvari
(C) INS Khanderi
(D) INS Aridhaman
7. Yemen capital Sana’s and its currency is _____.
(1) Dollar
(2) Pound
(3) Peso
(4) Lira
(5) Rial
(2) Pound
(3) Peso
(4) Lira
(5) Rial
8. PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas on Jan 8, 2015 as announced recently. Which city is hosting the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2015?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kochi, Kerala
(C) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(D) Madurai, TamilNadu
(B) Kochi, Kerala
(C) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(D) Madurai, TamilNadu
9. Which terrorist organisation of Pakistan stormed the premises of theArmy Public School in Peshawar on 16December 2014 and shot dead about 141 people, 132 of them students?
(A) Lashkar-e-Omar (LeO)
(B) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
(C) Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)
(D) Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP)
(B) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
(C) Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)
(D) Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP)
10. Which bank on 16 December 2014launched ‘Bank Aap Ki Muththi Mein,’ an offering that literally turns a mobile phone into a bank branch?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) Axis Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(B) Axis Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
11. Name the Union Health Minister who on 16 December 2014 stated in
Rajya Sabha that Govt launched a National Health Portal (www.nhp.gov.in) to provide healthcare information to the citizens of the country?
Rajya Sabha that Govt launched a National Health Portal (www.nhp.gov.in) to provide healthcare information to the citizens of the country?
(A) Ram Vilas Paswan
(B) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
(C) Dr Harsh Vardhan
(D) J P Nadda
(B) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
(C) Dr Harsh Vardhan
(D) J P Nadda
12. 14th Finance Commission submitted its report to President on 16 December 2014. Who among the following is the head of 14th Finance Commission?
(A) A N Jha
(B) Bimal Jalan
(C) YV Reddy
(D) D Subbarao
(B) Bimal Jalan
(C) YV Reddy
(D) D Subbarao
13. Which website has emerged as the most searched website in India this year, as per the report of search engine giant Google, released recently?
(A) SBI Online
(B) Flipkart
(C) Snapdeal
(D) IRCTC
(B) Flipkart
(C) Snapdeal
(D) IRCTC
14. Mullaperiyar Dam was the reason of conflict between which states?
(1) Telengana and Andhra Pradesh
(2) kerala and Goa
(3) Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala and Tamilnadu
(5) None of these
(2) kerala and Goa
(3) Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala and Tamilnadu
(5) None of these
15. Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy has been confirmed as the 19th Surgeon General of which country recently?
(A) Russia
(B) Germany
(C) Italy
(D) USA
(B) Germany
(C) Italy
(D) USA
16. International Day for Eradication of Poverty observed on?
(1) Oct 15
(2) Oct 16
(3) Oct 17
(4) Oct 18
(5) None of these
(2) Oct 16
(3) Oct 17
(4) Oct 18
(5) None of these
17. Which of the following is the regulator of credit rating agencies in India?
(1) RBI
(2) SEBI
(3) SIDBI
(4) TRAI
(5) IRDA
(2) SEBI
(3) SIDBI
(4) TRAI
(5) IRDA
18. As per the2011 Census, which of the following states of India has the secondhighest literacy rate?
(1) Mizoram
(2) Tripura
(3) Goa
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) Kerala
(2) Tripura
(3) Goa
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) Kerala
19. Where is the headquarters of International Labour Organisation?
(1) Geneva
(2) London
(3) New York
(4) Dubai
(5) Rome
(2) London
(3) New York
(4) Dubai
(5) Rome
20. Which one of the following schemesis not comes under “Bharat Nirman Yojana”?
1. Water supply
2. Electrification
3. Rural roads
4. Housing
5. Education
2. Electrification
3. Rural roads
4. Housing
5. Education
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