Quiz 101: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Total eligible voters in 16th Lok Sabha election would be ?
75 crore
81.5 crore
72.3 crore
91.6 crore
what are CORRECT statements about classic language status?
(i) It get financial assistance to setup centre of excellence.
(ii) It is automatically registered as scheduled language in India
(i)
(ii)
(i) and (ii)
none
Which among below is NOT a classic language?
Sanskrit
Hindi
Odia
Tamil
Which language is given status of classic language in febraury 2014?
Hindi
Odia
Manipuri
Gujarati
Which state formed first Real state regulator in India?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Bihar
Which satement is FALSE  about horticulture sector of India?
(i) in 2012-13, India prouduced 269 million tonne fruit and vegetable.
(ii) India is world's largest producer of Okra.
(iii) India is word's second largest producer of Pomegranate.
(iv) under Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters(VIUC), about 4 lakh farmers were mobilized into 23,000 Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs).
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
What is CORRECT about Bharatiya Mahila Bank?

(i)  It is bank exclusively for Women.

(ii) India is first country to open such bank.
(i)
(ii)
(i) and (ii)
none
After 400 years, mathematicians found a new class of solid shapes. What is name of this new class?
Archimedean solids
Kepler solids
Platonic solids
Goldberg polyhedra
Cabinet approved continuation of National Mission on Nano-Science for 12th FYP. When was it launched?
2006
2007
2011
2012
BNP is political party of which country?
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
SriLanka
Recently, Ukraine was in turmoil due to protests against Government. What is capital of Ukraine?
Kharkiv
Stutgard
Kiev
Berlin
What is correct about Telengana state?
It will be 27th state
It will be 28th state
It will be 29th state
It will be 30th state

(i)
(ii)
(i) and (ii)
none
Which company bought WhatsApp for record breaking $19 Billion?
Microsoft
Google
Twitter
Facebook
The Supreme Court was in news recently for allegations of sexual harassment by its judges. In this context, the court set up a committee for effective redressal of such incidents that take place within its precincts. Which of the following statements is true about this committee:
The aggrieved women may e-mail, post their complaints to the GSICC through its member secretary
At present, it has 7 members and is headed by a female judge at the Supreme Court
This committee has been set up in accordance with Vishakha guidelines laid down by the SC for dealing with such crimes at the workplace
All of the above
Supreme Court recently commuted death penalty of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination convicts to Life imprisonment. In which city Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Tamil Nadu?
Chennai
Madurai
Salem
Sriperumbudur
The disinvestment target for the current fiscal 2013-14 was proposed to be Rs. 40,000 crore in last year's budget. However, this target was later revised. Pick one of the correct options for the correct revised figure:
Rs. 43,445 crore
Rs. 31,987 crore
Rs. 11,345 crore
Rs. 16,027 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Investments was recently lauded in the Interim Budget speech by the Finance Minister on account of freeing up infrastructure projects worth :
Rs. 12,000 crore till January, 2014
Rs. 6,60,000 crore till January 2014
Rs. 1,15,000 crore till January 2014
None of the above
Matteo Renzi is all set to become the youngest Prime Minister of which of these countries?
Ukraine
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Recently Commemorative Stamps wer released in the memory of The Ghazal Singer and Musician. Who is this Peerson?
Hariharan
Ghulam ALi
Adithya Srinivasan
Jagjit Singh
Who is the New Prime Minister of Nepal?
Sushil Koirala
Baburam Bhattarai
Jhala Nath Khanal
Madhav Kumar Nepal
Name the Creator of "Flappy Bird" Game who has decided o remove the game from the App Store ?
Peter Vesterbacka
Leonard Euler
Dong Nguyen
Charles Darrow
Which European Nation's Parliment has passed a Bill allowing Enthuanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit and it has become the 1st in the Country in the World to do so?
Belgium
Hungary
Austria
Switzerland
Which City of Andhra Pradesh has been selected as the Best Heritage City for year 2012-13?
Hyderabad
Tirupati
Kurnool
Vishakhapatnam
Government is about to table the PDMA Bill. What is PDMA about?
Disability rights related
Handing Government borrowings
Land reform related
Public involvement in legislative process related
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