Quiz 162: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

After minority status was granted to the Jain community, which community has reinforced its demand for Minority status:
Parsis
Bahais
Bhiduris
None of the above
The recent report on State of Minorities which claims that government incentives have not quite matched the requirements of the minorities has been published by:
Sachar Committee
Amitabh Kundu Committee
Najma Heptullah
None of the above
Which Indian firm acquired US-based Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC)?
Tech Mahindra
Bharti Airtel
Infosys
Syntel
Delhi Tourism Corporation (DTC) has launched a bus service to which international destination:
Kathmandu
Bhutan
Karachi
None of the above
ING Vysya Bank has decided to merge their operations with which bank:
Kotak Mahindra Bank
ICICI
HDFC
Axis Bank
Which organization has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014?
NASA
Indian Space Research Organisation
European Space Agency
None of the above
At the latest meeting of the Green Climate Fund at Berlin, how much amount did the member countries pledge for developing nations to adapt to climate change:
4 Billion USD
8.3 Billion USD
9.3 Billion USD
10 Billion USD
Which of the following statement/s is are true regarding the latest notification on Climate Change and emissions by the UNEP:
The world must cut CO2 emissions to zero by 2070
The World must cut all greenhouse gases emissions to zero by 2100
Both 1 & 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Which day is marked as "World Toilet day"?
18th November
31st October
1st December
19th November
What is name of two sub-atomic particles recently discovered at CERN?
Bason+ and Bason-
Proton and Electron
Alpha quark and Beta Quark
Xi_b'- and Xi_b*-
Which among below is NOT Indian origin mobile phone makers?
Karbonn Mobile
Micromax Mobile
Lava Mobiles
Xiaomi Tech
Recently launched "Yu" mobile phone brand for youth belongs to which company?
Samsung
Xiaomi
Micromax
HTC
ING Vysya bank is acquired by which bank?
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
Yes Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Recently, Pakistan signed first "Military Cooperation Agreement" with which country?
Iran
Afghanistan
Russia
Sri Lanka
Which organization is recently given Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2014?
DRDO
ISRO
HAL
Mahavir Viklang Kendra Jaipur
The recent market reforms cleared by SEBI include which amongst the following areas:
Consent Mechanism
Delisting Mechanism
Insider Trading Rules
All the above
Which of the following stock exchanges has been de-recognised by SEBI on charges of serious irregularities in its functioning?
Unted Stock Exchange of India
Bombay Stock Exchange
Delhi Stock Exchange
None of the above
The OECD recently revised the growth rate estimates for India from 5.4% to ___:
6.4 %
6.0 %
5.0 %
5.7 %
Who has been appointed India\'s alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank?
Arvind Mayaram
Raghuram Rajan
Rajiv Mehrishi
None of the above
How much aid did India pledge for Fiji?
80 Million USD
60 Million USD
40 Million USD
57 Million USD
RBI have asked banks to send SMS/ Phone call before clearing cheque of above what amount?
50 thousand
10 Lakh
2 Lakh
1 Lakh
Oxford dictionary declared "Vape" as word of the year 2014. What is meaning of vape?
clean the glass
buying things through credit cards
inhale vapor from e-cigaratte
time pass on social media sites
What is name of Indian Top ranking (52 rank) in TOP500 supercomputer list?
Tianhe-2
Param Yuva-II
Prithvi iDataFlex
IBM Sequoia
Currently, Tianhe-2 is fastest supercomputer in world. It belongs to which country?
India
USA
China
Russia
Who is declared as fastest computer in world in recent survey?
Param-500
Cray Titan
IBM Sequoa
Tianhe-2
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