Quiz 155: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Which state recently started "free" medical treatment for infant upto 1 year age ?
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Orissa
What is purpose of recently launched "Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana"?
Increase forest cover
Protection of wildlife
Welfare of Tribals
None of above
Goverment recently started "Mission 2020" for eliminating which disease?
Malaria
Kalazar
T.B.
Typhoid
Where the World\'s largest telescope being developed by India alongwith Japan, USA, Canada and China and will be installed by 2022 ?
Mt. Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Mt. Mont Blanc, France
Mt. Lohtse, Nepal
Mt. Olympus, Greece
Who is the author of the book -  " The Man of the moment : Narendra Modi " ?
Baruna Roy
Chetan Bhagat
M.V. Kamath
Amish Tripathi
What is Vongfong ?
A cyclone
A typhoon
A tsunami
A volcano
Who is the author of "The Narrow Road to the Deep North " ?
Glenda Adams
Richard Flangan
Barbara Baynton
Malcolm Afford
Who has been awarded th International Female Police Peacekeeper Award,
2014 ?
Neeva Jain
Kiran Bedi
Shakti Devi
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu
Rashtriya Ekta Divas on 31st of October would commemorate:
Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth annivesary
Pt Madan Mohan Malviya's birth anniversary
None of the above
Identify the correct statements about Unnat Bharat Abhiyan proposed to be launched:
It aims at preparing a roadmap for holistic rural development
It will be coordinated and steered by IIT Delhi
The programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development
All of the above
The Finance Ministry recently announced cuts to Non Plan spending of the government. What percentage of its Non Plan Spending is sought to be cut:
10
15
12
20
Which nation became the first Western European Union Nation to recognise Palestenian State?
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Hungary
What are the changes proposed to FDI norms in Construction sector by the present NDA govenment?
Increased the minimum built-up area to 50,000 sq. metres from 20,000 sq. metres
The minimum capital requirement for such projects has been brought down to $5 million from $10 million
Both 1 and 2
Only 2
Name the Campaign launched by UN Women to ensure greater participation of men in promoting Women\'s Rights and Gender equality and to end gender inequality by 2030 ?
Common Ache
He For She
Mard
Abused Goddesses
Which two countries have signed pacts for Space Cooperation ?
India and Hongkong
Mexico and Hongkong
India and Japan
India and Mexico
Who is the new head of the Kalakshetra foundation ?


 
N. Gopalaswami
Shovana Narayan
Priyadarshini Govind
Rukmini Devi
Which Government has announced to set up Right to Public Service Commission?
West Bengal
Haryana
Hyderabad
New Delhi
Recently Government has decided to create a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for which River Linking Project ?
Mahanadi - Godavari River Linking Project
Ken - Betwa River Linking Project
Netravati - Hemavati River Linking Project
Ganga - Damodar - Subernarekha River Linking Project
Which Spacecraft has returned safely to Earth after concluding its mission to the International Space Station (ISS)?
Cargo
Mice
Space X
Space X Dragon
Which Country formally ends 13 year War in Afghanistan?
USA
Britain
Iran
Iraq
Who won Doubles Trophy of the WTA Finals?
Sania Mirza and Cara Black
Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su - Wei
Martina and Navratilova
Serena Williams and Simona Halep
Which place was India ranked at in the "Ease of Doing Business" ranking for 2014:
140
142
144
143
President recently release postal stamp on "Anagarika Dharmapala". To which country, "Anagarika Dharamapala" belongs ?
Pakistan
India
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Recently in news, "Great Barrier Reef" is located near which country?
India
USA
Australia
France
Which international organization released first "Inclusive Business Bond"?
IMF
Global Climate Fund
World Bank IFC
Asian Bank
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