Quiz 173: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Who amongst the following has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
Pravin Krishna
Jagdish Bhagwati
Arvind Panagariya
T.N. Srinivasan
Who amongst the following became the fastest player to reach 12,000 runs in test cricket?
Rahul Dravid
Kumara Sangakarra
Younis Khan
Michael Clarke
Four emeinent persons were recently appointed MD & CEO of four Nationalised banks. Which of the following has not been matched correctly?

1) R Koteeswaran : United Bank of India

2) Animesh Chauhan : Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)

3) Kishore Kumar Sansi : Vijaya Bank

4) P. Srinivas : Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) 
Only 1
Only 2
2 & 3
1 & 4

Which of the following is correct about the draft National Health Policy 2015?
It proposes a target of raising public health expenditure to 2.5 % from the present 1.2% of GDP
It proposes universal access to free drugs and diagnostics in government-run hospitals
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
IRDA has been renamed as:
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Insurance Regulatory Authority of India
Insurance Development Authority of India
None of the above
Who was most recently appointed the Chairman of Railway Board?
A.K. Mittal
Arunendra Kumar
K. Radhakrishnan
None of the above
The Union Government launched a mobile app called "Himmat". It caters to which of the following:
Women safety
Prevention of Sexual offences against Children
Prevention of Juvenile Crime
None of the above
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was set up recently to replace which of the following:
Finance Commission
Public Accounts Committee
Planning Commission
None of the above
What is CORRECT about Mahinda Rajapaksa?
He is prime minister of Sri Lanka
He is president of Sri Lanka
He is prime minister of Maldives
He is president of Maldives
African country "Gambia" was in news recently. What is capital of Gambia?
Darfur
Nairobi
Banjul
Cape Town
Government recently issued ordinance for "Insurance bill". What is expiry time for ordinance?
1 year from issue date
6 weeks from issue date
1 year from first meeting of parliament
6 weeks from first meeting of parliament
What is full form of NITI which replaced planning commission?
New Institution for Transforming India
National Independent Transformation Institute
National Institution for Transforming India
None of above
NITI Aayog replaced which government institute?
Finance commission
Planning commission
NDC
None of above
UNSC recently rejected statehood for which country?
Israel
Palestine
Kurdistan
Crimea
AirAsia airline belongs to which country?
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
China
Who amongst the following Indian cricketers most recently announced his retirement from Test Cricket format of the game?
Virat Kohli
M.S. Dhoni
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Which amongst the following Indian bowlers was recently banned by BCCI from bowling in competitive matches for illegal bowling action?
Harbhajan Singh
R Ashwin
Pragyan Ojha
Ravindra Jadeja
US and NATO officially ended their combat opeartion in Afghanistan after how many years?
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
Which of the following is not included in Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on teachers and Teaching?
Research in Pedagogy and developing effective Pedagogy
Teacher preparation
Curriculum Design, Designing and Developing Assessment & Evaluation
None of the above
"Operation Allout" refers to Indian Army's mission against which of the following:
Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Bodo Militants in Assam
Militants in Jammu and Kashmir
Cross Border infiltration
Which of the following famous Indian Scientists has/have been named amongst the top 10 Global Scientists by Nature Magazine?
Radhika Nagpal
K. Radhakrishnan
Both A & B
None of the above

Who has been declared the "Women Player of the Year" by AIFF?
Bala Devi
Aparna Popat
Ankita Raina
None of the above
Nand Chaturvedi died recently. He was a famous:
Hindi Poet
Urdu Novelist
English Author
Archaeologist
The missing Airline Airbus 320-200 belonged to which of the follwoing operators?
Etihad
Qatar Airways
AirAsia
AirAustralia