Twitter update: Third most followed world leader on Twitter

Third most followed world leader on Twitter

 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the third most followed world leader on the micro-blogging site Twitter while External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister, according to a latest study.

Twiplomacy Study 2015, accessed by IANS, showed that Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister with 2,438,228 followers. She is far ahead of UAE' Abdullah Bin Zayed (1,608,831) and Turkey's Mevlut Cavusoglu (376,429).

The study, which counted data till March 24, is an annual global survey of world leaders on Twitter. It is aimed at identifying the extent to which world leaders use the site and how they connect on the social network.

The study revealed that three most followed world leaders were US President @BarackObama with 56,933,515 followers, Pope Francis (@Pontifex) with 19,580,910 followers on his nine different language accounts, and Modi with 10,902,510 followers.

Since his election in May 2014, Modi's account has moved into the top three most followed Twitter accounts of world leaders, said Twiplomacy's Matthias Luefkens. He told IANS that Modi was also among the most effective in terms of re-tweets per tweet.

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Recruitment of Probationary Officers in State Bank of India 2015:Important Events, date , how to apply

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Recruitment of Probationary Officers in State Bank of India (2015-16)

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SBI PO Online Application form 2015-SBI PO Online Registration 2015 : Candidates who are going to take SBI PO Exam 2015 need to fill sbi po online application form 2015 through official website of State Bank of India (SBI) i.e www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in.

How to Apply
 GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by using debit card/ credit card/Internet Banking.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online
Candidates should have valid email ID which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advices etc. by email.
PAYMENT OF FEES: [ONLINE MODE ONLY] :
i. Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature as detailed under guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature.
ii. Candidates to visit Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in and open the appropriate Online Application Format, available in the 'careers with us' link.
iii. Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled in completely, candidates should submit the data. In the event of candidates not being able to fill the data in one go, they can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidates should note down the registration number and password. They can reopen the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. This facility will be available three times only. Once the application is filled in completely, candidates should submit the data. No change /edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional.
iv. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen.
v. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates.
vi. On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be generated; which may be printed for record. The printout of the application form is not to be sent to the Bank.
vii. If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and make payment online.
viii. There is also a provision to reprint the e-Receipt and Application form containing fee details, at later stage.

Recruitment of Probationary Officers in State Bank of India

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Commencement of on-line registration of application	13/04/2015
Closure of on-line Registration of application	02/05/2015
Closure for editing application details	02/05/2015
Last date for printing your application	17/05/2015
Online Fee Payment	13/04/2015 to 02/05/2015

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SBI PO Recruitment 2015 for 2,000 post :Selection Procedure and all about exam, previous exam papers and more

SBI PO Recruitment for 2,000 posts

SBI recruitment for Probationary Officer posts

State Bank of India (SBI) has invited applications from eligible and interested candidates to fill up the posts of Probationary Officers (PO). The candidates can send in the applications by May 2.
Selection Procedure:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination (100 marks)

Duration: Composite time of 1 hour
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test will be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
1. English Language: 30 questions of 1 mark
2. Quantitative Aptitude: 35 questions of 1 mark each
3. Reasoning Ability: 35 questions of 1 mark each
Total: 100 questions of 1 mark each
Phase - II: Main Examination (250 marks)
Main Examination will consist of:
1. Objective Tests for 200 marks and
2. Descriptive Test for 50 marks
Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:
a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing &Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
Phase - III: Group Discussion (20 marks) and Interview (30 marks)
The aggregate marks of the candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank, will be called for the Group Discussion and Interview. The qualifying marks in the Group Discussion and Interview will be as decided by the Bank.
Final Selection
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in the Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in the GD and Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.
Result
The candidates who have qualified for the GD and Interview phase and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the official SBI website.

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Current Affairs 2015: Hi-Tec Hyderabad logs into free public Wi-Fi: first WiFi enabled city in the country

Free internet

* 'Public WiFi' launched in 17 locations in Hi-Tec City

* Users can access up to 750 MB free internet per day

* Any user with a valid mobile number would get a username and one-time password via SMS once the WiFi is switched on

* Project to be operational for three months on pilot basis

Elaborating on the project, Bharti Airtel chief executive officer (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) Venkatesh Vijayraghavan said 'Public WiFi' has been launched in 17 locations in the hub of Hi-Tec City and will enable people living in those areas to access up to 750 MB of free internet per day on any device.

To begin with, these public WiFi hotspots have been set up between Cyber Towers to Madhapur police station, Cyber Towers to Kothaguda junction and Cyber Towers to Raheja Mindspace Circle. On an average, around 40,000 commuters, commercial establishments and visitors would be able to benefit from this service, he said.


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Quiz 54 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

The Chief Minister of a Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by the
Prime Minister
Majority party in Legislature
Lt. Governor
President
The charge of impeachment against the President of India for his removal can be preferred by

Both Houses of Parliament
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Lok Sabha
Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship is
30 years
21 years
23 years
35 years
Who appoints the Prime Minister of India ?
Citizens of India
Lok Sabha
President
Parliament
The first woman Governor of a state in  free India was

Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
Which one of the following does not constitute the electoral college for
electing the President of India ?

Elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each state
Elected members of the Legislative Council
Elected members of Rajya Sabha
Elected members of Lok Sabha
Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India ?
Chief Justice of India
Chief of the Army
Chief of the Air Force
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The council of Ministers in a Parliamentary type of Government can remain in office till it enjoys the support of the ?

Majority of the members of the Lower House of Parliament
Majority of the members of the Upper House of Parliament
Minority of members of the Upper House of Parliament
Minority of members of the Lower House

 Who succeeded  Nehru as Prime Minister?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Gulzari Lal Nanda
Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?
Karamchand
Ashfaquallah Khan
Nathuram Godse
None of the Above
Who prevailed in the 1977 elections and ended Indira Gandhi’s emergency rule?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Morarji Desai
Charan Singh
Lal Bahudar Shastri
 Who was the President of the constitutional committee and played an
important part in the drafting of the constitution?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Both
None
The 13th Prime Minister of India was ?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I.K. Gujral
Dr. Manmohan Singh
P. V. NARASIMHA RAO
Abdul Kalam was elected as president in

which year?
1986
1992
1996
2002
 What is SHADE?
A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and China
A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and China
A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and Russia
A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and Russia
Kamla Persad Bissessar visited India from 5 January 2012 to 14 January 2012. Consider the following statements on her.
i) She is the seventh Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
ii) She is the country’s first female Prime Minister.
Choose the right option:
Both i and ii are correct
Only i is correct
Only ii is correct
Neither i nor ii is correct
UAE
UK
Iran
Iraq
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) data for 150 countries over 40 years showed which two countries as the only two countries in the world where female infant mortality is higher than male infant mortality in the 2000s?
Venezuela & Cambodia
Nigeria & Ghana
China & India
Indonesia & China
Who is the newly elected bowling coach of Indian team? ans: Eric Simons116. Who is selected as the captain of Kings XI Punjab
for the next IPL season?
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara
M.S Dhoni
non of these
Croatia's newly elected president is a "silver-haired, bespectacled law expert and classical music composer”. Name him and his  party.
Ivo Josipovic from Social Democratic Party
Levo Jonson party
South Korea party
None of the above
The Indian embassy in Kuwait celebrated jan 15 as the ‘world hindi day’ giving reverence to the national language of India. What is the ordinal status of Hindi among the most spoken languages of the world?
3
4
5
6
 Teddy Pendergrass, the R&B legend lost his fight with cancer and sought the kingdom of heaven this Wednesday. Which was his famous singles released in 1976 that ia considered as his best contribution to the
musical world?
'If you are genious than you are right '
‘If you don’t know me by now’
both of above
None of the above
The whole world directs sympathetic eyes to Haithi, the earthquake-hit country. Who is the president of Haithi?
Rene Preval
V.P. Sindhu
NP. Sindhu
V.J Kurin
Who was awarded the Indira Gandhi peace prize of the year 2010?
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hazina
U.S.A PM Brac Obama
China PM Ching dong pingo
None of the above
The Union Government of India on 24 May 2013 announced that under the 12th Five Year Plan it will set up Institutes of Teacher Training at Block Level in __________ districts. The decision of the union Government will help in strengthening the teacher training capacity across the nation.
197
196
176
200
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Quiz 53 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 23 May 2013 approved the proposal of Department of AIDS Control, Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP). The amount for this would be 2550 crore Rupees. The Government of India as well as the World Bank will finance the NACP in equal proportions. Which of the following statements about the benefits of project is/are false?
I. Strengthening Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and demand generation
II. Intensifying and consolidating prevention services with a focus on highly vulnerable populations, high risk groups and bridge population
III. Institutional strengthening and financial management
IV. The project would also help in controlling the spread of HIV infection in India as well as the countries in the sub-continent
Statement I and IV are false
Statement I and II are False
Statement IV Is false
Statement III is False
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 21 May 2013 relaxed the eligibility parameters for the _____________ with an expectation of reducing the neonatal and maternal mortality in young mothers.
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Janani-shishu Suraksha Yojna
Sishu-Janani Suraksha Yojna
Maa-Shishu Suraksha yojna
The Election Commission of India and the National Literacy Mission Authority, Ministry of Human Resource Development, on 21 May 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on _______________ in
New Delhi?
Electoral Literacy and Greater Participation for a Stronger and Inclusive Democracy
Greater Participation for a Stronger and Inclusive Democracy only
Electoral Literacy and Greater Participation for Democracy only
Electoral Literacy and Inclusive Democracy only
The Supreme Court of India on 19 May 2013 pronounced its decision on the two-finger test on a rape victim and directed the government to provide better medical procedures to confirm sexual assault. What
is the reason cited by the Court to ban the two finger test?
Because the test is medically unfit
Because it impacts the health of the victim
The test violates her right to privacy
All the three reasons mentioned above were cited by the court
IMF in May 2013 lowered its forecast of Chinese Economic Growth Rate at _______?
7.75 percent
7.80 percent
6.40 percent
8 percent
India, the United States and Australia in the third week of May 2013 came together to develop new _____________ of rice and wheat,
two of the major crops in the world?
Heat-resilient varieties
Winter-resilient varieties
Snow-resilient varieties
Climate-resilient varieties
 Mali's Presidential election will be held on 28 July 2013, on the basis of the draft law adopted by the cabinet as the nation struggles to move on from ___________?
The 3 years of political crisis and war in the nation
War
Political crisis of 6 months of the country
War and an 18-month political crisis
India and Saudi Arabia on 26 May 2013 decided to further strengthen and deepen their counter-terrorism cooperation. This was decided during the visit of ___________ to Saudi Arabia?
Vice President of India Hamid Ansari
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh
External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid
Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Sinde
China in the month of May 2013 commissioned a satellite data receiving
station meant to monitor the___________ where Beijing was involved in maritime disputes with a number of South East Asian countries?
Disputed South China Sea
Disputed North China Sea
Disputed East China Sea
Disputed region of Indian Ocean
Uttar Pradesh\'s `Yash Bharti\' award 2006 has been awarded to which among the following actors?
Amitabh Bachchan
Shabana Azmi
Abhishek Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan
India and World Bank signed an agreement of __ million dollars for Rajasthan rural livelihoods project.
142.7 million dollars agreement
162.7 million dollars agreement
156.3 million dollars agreement
189.4 million dollars agreement
What was the theme of second Africa-India summit held at Addis Ababa from 24 to 25 May 2011?
Enhancing Partnership: Shared Vision
Increasing Partnership: Shared Vision
Common Goal: Shared vision
Common Goal: One vision
Second Africa-India forum summit was held from 24 to 25 May 2011 at Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa is the capital of which one of the following countries?
Ethiopia
Kenya
South Africa
Sudan
Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri of Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai was on 26 May 2011 selected for which prestigious award for his important contributions in the area of electronic communications?
G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research
NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing
National Academy of Engineering the Charles Stark Draper Prize
National Medal of Technology
Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on 24 may 2011 launched a conservation programme for a particular animal that was declared National Heritage Animal of the country in 2010 on lines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Name the animal.
Elephant
Indian Rhinoceros
White-necked deer
Black buck
The Grimsvotn volcano erupted on 21 May 2011. The eruption was considered to be stronger than its last outbreak in 2004. Where is the volcano located?
Ireland
Iceland
England
Netherland
 British-born Sierra Leonean novelist Aminatta Forna on 21 May 2011 won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her which of the following novels?
The Devil that Danced on the Water
Ancestor Stones
The Memory of Love
A Man Melting
Name the ace magician received the International Merlin Award also known as the magicians' Oscar for the year 2011 on 23 June 2011 from Tony Hassini, President of the US based International Magicians Society.
Gopinath Muthukad
Houdini
Franz Harary
Criss Angel
UNESCO removed the in-danger tag from which of the following World Heritage Sites in India?
Manas National Park
Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary
Qutb Minar and its Monuments
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
A Tunisian court on 20 June 2011 sentenced former president of the country in absentia to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution that inspired the Arab Spring. Name the person in question.
Hosni Mubarak
Gaddafi
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali
Ali Abdullah Saleh
 1.    An eminent economist who played a significant part in moulding the government’s economic policy making died of a cardiac arrest in Pune on 21 June 2011.
2.    Prof. Tendulkar was a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) from 2004 to 2008. He was the Chairman of PMEAC from 2008 to 2009.
3.    He headed a committee that for the first time moved to a wider definition of poverty including spending on food as well as education, health, and clothing.
4.    He was also a part-time member of the National Statistical Commission (2000-01), the first Disinvestment Commission (1996-99), and the Fifth Central Pay Commission (1994-97).
Identify the person with the help of the following clues.

Bibek Debroy
Suresh Tendulkar
Deepak Puri
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Name the former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and proponent of a separate Telengana state who died on 21 June 2011.
Kothapalli Jayashankar
K Chandrasekar Rao
Shankar Rao
M Kodandaram Reddy
 The United Nations General Assembly on 21 June 2011 appointed Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General. Ban Ki-moon was the former foreign minister of which of the following countries?
Japan
China
South Korea
Singapore
Golfer Martin Kaymeras topped latest Golf ranking released on 1 March 2011. Which one of the following countries he belongs to?
Germany
France
South Africa
England
Which one of the following teams defeated Chhattisgarh in the final to win gold in the basketball women’s category in the 34th Jharkhand National Games?
Tamil Nadu
Bihar
Maharashtra
Kerala
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Quiz 52 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Red Chilly Trophy National team chess championship was concluded on 28 February 2011. Petroleum Board won the tournament by defeating¬¬___ in final.
Railway
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Kevin O’ Brien scored fastest world cup century on 2 March 2011against England in the Cricket world cup 2011. He belongs to which one of the following countries?
Ireland
South Africa
West Indies
Australia
The Union Cabinet of India on 19 May 2011 gave approval for conducting the BPL (Below Poverty Line) census in rural and urban areas. Consider the following statements on BPL census.
i)  The BPL census would be conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development in association with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and the Registrar General of India.
ii) The results of the BPL Census would be utilised in the 13th Five year Plan.
Choose the right option.
Both i and ii are correct.
Only i is correct.
Only ii is correct
Neither i nor ii is correct.
The Union government of India rejected the Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj’s recommendation to impose President’s rule in the state. Under which article of the Constitution of India, the President’s role is imposed upon any Indian state?
Article 356
Article 370
Article 56
Article 60
Madhya Pradesh state government on 23 May 2011 decided to form separate agriculture cabinet. Who is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Shivendra Singh Chauhan
Prithvi Raj Chauhan
Dorjee Khandu
Name the first harmonium artiste to be awarded Padma Shri in India
who died on 25 May 2011.
Ustad Mahmood Dholpuri
Girija Devi
Kishori Amonkar
Ustad Nasir Ahmad Khan
A1974 batch IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre was on 23 May 2011 appointed the Cabinet Secretary of India. Name the person.
K M Chandrashekhar
Ajit Kumar Seth
Sumit Bose
Debasish Prusty
Writer of the critically acclaimed film Bandit Queen, died of cancer at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Myumbai on 22 May 2011. Name the writer.
Mala Sen
Sagarika Ghose
Kamini Roy
Malathi Rao
India successfully test fired indigenously developed air-to-air interceptor missile with an 80 km range from Chandipur in Orissa first on 20 May and then again on 21 May 2011. The missile is one of the smallest missiles developed by the DRDO in terms of size and weight. Name the missile.
Astra
Prithvi Air Defence (PAD)
Advanced Air Defense Missile
Dhanush
1. Renowned film critic, historian and a pioneer of the film society   movement in India died on 22 May 2011.
2. He is credited as one of the early pioneers who carved a space for serious film criticism in India and was given the lifetime achievement award at the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival in 2004.
3.Dasgupta had also ventured into directing films and made seven films, including two feature films – Bilet Pherat and Amodini.
4.He is the father of very talented and versatile actress Aparna Sen.
Identify the person with the following clues

Hari Sadhan Dasgupta
Chidananda Dasgupta
Vinayak Chakravorty
Derek Bose
 India's advanced communication satellite was successfully launched into its geosynchronous transfer orbit by Arianespace's launch vehicle Ariane-5 from Kourou in French Guyana. Name the satellite.
GSAT-8
CARTOSAT-2B
ANUSAT
RESOURCESAT-2
UltraTech Cement recently reported a 26 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 229 crore (Rs 309 crore) in the fourth quarter ended March 31 due to lower sales realisation in the southern region where it has a major presence. Which group of companies does Ultra Tech Cement belong to?
JK Cement Ltd
Jaypee Group
Aditya Birla group
India Cements
Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd recently acquired three tea gardens in East Africa – two in Rwanda and one in Uganda. Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd belongs to which group of companies?
B K Birla Group
Tata Tea
Dunlop
Indian Tea Company
Bridgestone India recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which state government to facilitate the creation of a production facility to make passenger car radial tyres (PCR) and truck and bus radial tyres (TBR) at Chakan?
Maharashtra Government
Madhya Pradesh Government
Andhra Pradesh Government
Gujarat Government
On 22 April 2010 the Income Tax (IT) department added Red Chillies Entertainments to the list of companies under its scanner after the I-T officials’ visit to the office of Red Chillies Entertainments at Khar. Who owns the company?
Farhan Akhtar
Sharukh Khan
Subhash Ghai
Ajay Devgan
 Which private sector bank planned to launch sale of silver bars from May 16 (Akshaya Tritiya day) in 80-100 branches across 10-12 cities. This is the first time a commercial bank is retailing silver bars?
ICICI
HDFC
ABN Amro
Standard Chartard
Which two Indian drug manufacturing companies did not feature the list of top 10 generic companies in the fiercely competitive US market?
1. Lupin Ltd
2. Dr Reddy’s Ltd
3. Adani Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd.
4. Kremoint Pharma
1 and 2
1 and 3
3 and 4
2 and 4
 Which are the two Indian apparel brands that come up with 100 percent organic lines made of cotton, linen and natural dyes, in an effort to do their bit for the environment and also to spread awareness among consumers?
Van Heusen and Arrow
Pantaloon Retail (India) and Hoffmen
Allen Solly and Van Heusen
Arrow and Hoffmen
The Ace in the humble goods carrier segment that recently crossed 1 Lakh sale mark is a product of which automaker?
Tata Motors
Mahindra
General Motors
Volkswagen
 With which steel major did Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) recently sign a memorandum of understanding to enter into a joint venture for steel production using its FINEX technology in order to bring down the cost of production?
Posco (S. Korea)
Hyundai Steel (S. Korea)
ShanDong Jinan (China)
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (China)
 On 6 April 2010 Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) entered into an agreement to acquire the PT Megasari Makmur Group that manufactures and distributes a wide range of household products and its distribution company. PT Megasari Makmur Group belongs to which country?
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand
Phillipines
Which are the two companies that emerged the top bidders for two separate power distribution franchisee contracts floated by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) in late April 2010?
Spanco and GTL
Crompton and GTL
Spanco and Crompton
Torrent Power AEC Limited and Crompton
 Max New York Life Insurance entered into a 10-year bancassurance tie-up with which Indian bank?
SBI
Axis Bank
ICICI
United Bank of India
Airtel has roped in which film actor as its brand ambassador in Andhra Pradesh who would feature in the Telugu version of Airtel's national campaign and in a series of five TV commercials?
Ramcharan Teja
Ajith Kumar
Jayanth
Varun Sandesh
 Who was recently elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
Hari S Bhartia
Venu Srinivasan
R S Sharma
Sunil Kant Munjal
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Quiz 51 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

In its first ever acquisition, the New York-based Sutherland Global Services, a provider of BPO and Technology Enabled services recently announced the 100% acquisition of which of the following
Adventity Global Services
Accenture
Coignezant
Sun International
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) was sanctioned a loan of Rs 1,300 crore by State Bank of India. Which is the Russian conglomerate that holds 74% stake in SSTL and was appointed the corporate guarantor for the loan?
JFSC Sistema
MTS Siestma
Kosolapov Siestma
JTSM Siestma
Which of the following company became the first company headquartered in India to be recognised as a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)?
Cognezant
Wipro Technologies
Infosys
TCS
Which state government accepted recently to pick up 26 per cent stake in the proposed Barmer refinery to be set up by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
Gujarat Government
Rajasthan Government
Maharashtra Government
Madhya Pradesh Government
On 7 August 2010 which Indian auto maker decided to bid for the majority stake in SsangYong Motor of South Korea?
Tata Motors
Mahindra & Mahindra
Ashok Leyland
Maruti Suzuki India
1,3 & 4
1 & 2
2 & 4
3 & 4
Yamaha
Kawasaki
Honda
Suzuki
Air India recently cancelled the $1.6-million contract it had entered into with the Australian company after Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, informed the Rajya Sabha that National Aviation Company of India had appointed the company to revitalise its brand identity at a fee of around $1.6 million plus taxes. Name the Australian company with which Air India had entered an contract.
Cato Purnell Partners
Angus and Robertson
Australian Biodiesel Group Limited
Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jitin Prasada informed the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2010 that an airline company was extended 60 days credit by public sector oil retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for supply of aviation turbine fuel (ATF). Which airline company was he referring to?
Indian Airlines
Jet Airways
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued notices to two of ADAG companies and their top executives, including group Chairman Anil Ambani in a matter relating to stock market
transactions. Which are the two companies?
1. Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL)
2. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra)
3. Reliance Communication
4. Reliance Capital
5. Reliance Power
4 & 5
3 & 4
2 & 5
1 & 2
Volkswagen AG is set to play a major role in the volume-driven Indian small car market with the launch of its small car by March 2010. Name the small car from the automaker.
hatch Polo
3X100
Etios
Beetle
Volkswagen AG is set to play a major role in the volume-driven Indian small car market with the launch of its small car by March 2010. Name the small car from the automaker.
hatch Polo
3X100
Etios
Beetle
Global Access, a Karnataka-based retail chain was recently acquired by which multi-brand mobile and technology retail chain?
Bharti Airtel
BSNL
Spice Retail
Reliance Retail Chain
150cc GS150R won the Motorcycle of the Year 2010 awarded by NDTV Profit's Car & Bike Awards. Which is the company that
manufactured the bike?
Bajaj India
Hero Honda
Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd's
Kawasaki
Which is the Indian airport that has handled highest number of passengers in a month (2.53 million in Dec 2009)?
Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
Netaji Subhash Chandra bose International Airport, Kolkata
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Bangalore International Airport
Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking and securities firm identified four themes which it believes will provide good investment opportunities in 2010. Which among the following is correct
combination of the four themes?
Urban organised retail, Fiscal reforms and disinvestment, Export and Infrastructure
Infrastucture, Nuclear Power, Industries and Export
Fiscal disinvestment. Infrastucture, Small-scale industries, Corporate growth
Tourism, Export, Agro-industries and Retail
Bharti Airtel in January 20110 acquired stakes of Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom. What was the % of stake acquired?
25%
30%
70%
12%
Bharti Airtel in January 2010 acquired stakes of Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom. What was the % of stake acquired?
25%
30%
70%
12%
He is hockey player from Orissa who represented India in the Olympics for three consecutive times from 1996 to 2004. He finally bid adieu to international hockey on 2 May 2010. Name the player.
Gagan Ajit Singh
Thoiba Singh
Ajit pal Singh
Dilip Tirkey
Which sportsperson equalled the World record on way to winning the double trap gold in the shotgun World Cup in Dorset, Britain, on 16 May 2010?
Pan Qiang
Vitaly Fokeev (Rus)
Jeffrey Holguin (USA)
Vikram Bhatnagar (India)
Bulgarian striker 29 year old Dimitar Berbatov announced his retirement from international football on 12 May 2010. For which internally reputed football club did he presently associated with?
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Manchester United
Liverpool
Who is the former captain and one of Pakistan's most prolific middle-order batsmen who on 29 March 2010 announced his
retirement from international cricket, blaming the country's cricket
establishment for forcing him to take this decision?
Younus Khan
Shoaib Malik
Moin Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
 Who emerged winner at the BT Honda Pro-Am of Champions at the Classic Golf Resort (Manesar) on 28 March 2010?
C. Muniyappa
Ashok Kumar's
Siddikur Rahman
Anirban Lahiri
Who is the Indian cricketer who would grace the cover page of the April 2010 issue of the Wisden Cricketer magazine?
M S Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
Anil Kumble
Name the woman squash player who won the WISPA and PSA titles at the Chennai Open squash championships on 7 March 2010?
Nicol David
Jenny Duncalf
Annie Au
Laura Massaro
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Quiz 50 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Which tennis player won the Sony Ericsson Open on 4 March 2010?
Tomas Berdych
Andy Roddick
Nicolas Almagro
Viktor Troicki
Abhijeet Gupta
Sethuraman
Hari Krishna
Neelotpal
Who became the Grand Club volleyball men's champion in the final at Koradacheri on 25 April 2010?
ONGC
HPCL
BPCL
Chennai Customs
Which broadcast media rights holder of the Indian Premier League paid a ‘facilitation fee' of Rs. 425 crore to the World Sports Group, Mauritius to extend the rights from 2006 till 2010?
Multi Screen Media (MSM)
IMG
Sahara One Media And Entertainment Ltd.
Star TV
Which of the countries were not clubbed in the same group, Group C
with India in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup football finals?
Australia
South Korea
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Who did the Union Sports Ministry recently ask to remove a “restrictive
clause” in its constitution in order to gain Government's “annual recognition”?
Athletics Federation of India
Indian OlympicAssociation
Badminton Association of India
Indian Amateur Boxing Federation
 Name the first Indian woman along with Saina Nehwal to reach the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships recently?
Aditi Mutatkar
Gayatri Vartak
P.C. Thulasi
Sara Khan
Who won the sixth consecutive trophy at the Monte Carlo Masters on 18 April 2010?
Rafael Nadal
Fernando Verdasco
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Daniel Nestor
He completed a hat-trick of titles at the Asian Billiards Championship after edging past Singapore’s Peter Gilchrist 6-5 in a closely fought final on 14 April. Who is this sportsperson?
Peter Gilchrist
Pankaj Advani
Liu Chuang
Thanawat Thiraphongpaiboon
Who is the first Indian national on a Major League Soccer team who started and played the first half for Kansas City in a US Open Cup qualifier on 13 April 2010?
Sunil Chhetri
Sukhvinder Singh
Syed Nayeemuddin
Peter Thangaraj
The Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice Deepak Verma on 5 April 2010 rejected which Airways’ offer to pay $5.25 million within six months in instalments to the U.K.-based lessor?
Jet Airways
Kingfisher Airlines
Deccan Airways
Paramount Airways
According to a recent report/study which district stood first in the country in fund utilisation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?
Tavinjal grama panchayat in Wayanad district (Kerela)
Edavaka panchayat in Wayanad district (Kerela)
Agaly panchayat in Palakkad district (Tamil Nadu)
Adimaly panchayat in Idukki district (kerela)
A project was launched in Feb 2010 to tend the 47 tears and holes that ‘The Last Supper’ created by a German neoclassical painter in the 223 years since its creation. Name the painter.
Johann Zoffany
Giuseppe Abbati
Willem van Aelst
Tarsila do Amaral
An untitled oil-on-canvas work, with four horses and a woman rider was sold for Rs. 2.01 crore, the highest at the spring sale of online auctioneer Saffronart in March 2010, is a created by which famous
painter?
S.H. Raza
Akbar Padamsee
Subodh Gupta
M.F. Husain
The Clay Mathematics Institute for the Millennium Prize listed seven mathematical problems to be solved and declared a prize sum of $ 1 million for those who would solve the problems. The problem, “Is
P=NP?” was solved by which of the following mathematicians?
Grigoriy Perelman
Vinay Deolalikar
Daniel Bernoulli
Algirdas Javtokas
amir khan’s latest movie “Peepli Live” is set in the Peepli of which village of Madhya Pradesh?
Ratangarh
Bandholi
Udankhedi
Bhadwai
The Bharatiya Jnanpith on 3 August 2010 removed the V-C Vibhuti Narain Rai of a deemed university from the selection pannel of Jnanpith awardees for making derogatory comments on women writes.  To
which university did Rai belong to?
International Hindi University
Amity University
Biswabharati University
Kannur University
 The Bangladeshi anti-poverty banker Muhammad Yunus is to feature in an episode of hit US TV show The Simpsons. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In which year had he along with the bank win the Nobel Prize for "their efforts to create economic and social development from below"
2000
1990
2006
1985
Which Pakistani aircraft flying from Karachi to Islamabad that crashed on 28 July 2010 killing 152 people on board?
Airblue flight ED 202
JianJiao-7
Airbus A310-300/ET
Boeing 777-200ER
Name the Australian driver of Formula One team Lotus who won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2013 on 17 March 2013.
Romain Grosjean
Nicolas Prost
Davide Valsechhi
Kimi Raikkonen
 World cancer day was observed on 4

February 2013 in order to raise awareness

about this illness as well as to promote

the measures, early detection, prevention

and treatment of the disease. What was the

theme for World Cancer Day, 2013?

Global burden of cancer
Cancer - Did you know?
Together it is possible
Teach children and teenagers to avoid UV exposure by being "sun smart"
Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport is located at?
Hyderabad
Kochi
Mumbai
Chennai
India Post in the last week of March 2013 decided to establish third Automated Mail Processing Centre in which city by April 2013.
Delhi
Mumbai
Ahmadabad
Hyderabad
Name the person who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in February 2013.
Dilip Sinha
Nirupam Sen
Asoke Kumar Mukerji
Hardeep Singh Puri
"Half a Life" is a novel by which of

the following author?
V. S. Naipaul
Salman Rushdi
Tasleema Nasreen
Arundhati Roy
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Quiz 49 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

How many states are there in the United

States of America(USA)?
49
50
51
52
World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on?
1 April
2 April
3 April
4 April
Which Asian Archery team won Gold and

a Bronze Medal in Asian Archery Grand Prix

held on 12 March 2013?
Pakistan
India
Thailand
Bangladesh
Which International Hockey team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament title for the seventh time on 17 March 2013 by defeating Malaysia?
Australia
South Korea
India
Pakistan
 Bomb Blast in Hyderabad on ?
Feb 21st 2013
Feb 22nd 2013
Feb 19th 2013
10 Feb 2013
Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court?
Klayan Singh jahagir
Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
Kalyan Kumar
None of the above
Who is crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2013?
Rajendra Bhogaita
Ramesh Bhogaita
Nehal Bhogaita
None of the above
Who won the 5th Man Booker International Prize?
Lydia Davis
Lydia Dravin
Lydia Vally
None of the above
Which country signed new constitution into law on 22nd May 2013?
India
Zimbabwe
Australia
Shree lanka
Who becomes the first Indian amputee to conquer Mt Everest?
Arunima Singh
Arunima Sharma
Arunima Sinha
Arunima vastav
Government of India will observe Year 2013 as
Food Conservation Year
Water Conservation Year
both of above
None of the above
ho is sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Siddaramaiah
Radhakishan Jain
Garima utsav
K.V. Kamath
Who got the ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013?
Jenita Mary Nongkynrih
Kavita Mary Nongkynrih
both of above
None of the above
The Indian discus thrower who clinched gold in the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Challenge Meet held in Kingston?
Vikas Gowda
Vinay Gowda
Hiristis Gowda
None of the above
 ………… and …………. Are nominated by India for World Heritage
Site status in 2013.
Hill fort and National park
National Medal of Humanities
All of these
None of the above
Which Indian shuttler has won the Malaysia Open Women’s title?
P. Sindhu
V.P. Sindhu
NP. Sindhu
None of the above
Najib Razak has been sworn in for a second term as the Prime Minister of ?
Gurgaon
Malaysia
Maharastara
Delhi
The movie named …… produced by IBM Research, has been recognized as the World’s smallest movie ever created?
A Boy and His Atom
only a boy
only a Atom
None of the above
Who was honoured by this year’s UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award?
Reeyot
Alemu (Ethiopia)
Reeyot Alemu (Ethiopia)
None of the above
World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on
May 4
May 3
May 5
May 6
The Reserve Bank of India has projected a GDP growth percent of
 ……….. for 2013-14?
5.7%
5.8%
5.9%
4.8%
What was the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22)?
Water absorption
Water and Biodiversity
Water Diversity
Humanity
Who become the first Pakistani women to scale the Everest?
Samina Baig
Samina Bain
Samina Basu
Samina Vaten
Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Shashi Kant Sharma
Shashi Kant Bhatt
Shashi Kant Morya
Shashi Sharma
Who becomes the first woman speaker of Bangladesh?
Amrita Chaudhury
Simit Sharmin Chaudhury
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
None of the above
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