current affairs...2015......

1. Which of the following is NOT a part of the public debt of India?

1) Multilateral borrowings 2) National Savings Certificate 3) Provident Fund 4) Insurance policies 5) NOT Ans.) 4

2. Which of the following Indian airlines has placed orders for 250 latest Airbus A­320 NEO planes worth USD 25.5 bn(Rs 1.55 lakh cr), making it the European manufacturer's biggest ever contract in terms of aircraft numbers? 

1) IndiGo 2) Spicejet 3) Jet Airways 4) AirAsia India 5) NOT Ans.) 1

3. India is expected to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a new multilateral lending institution being created at China's behest. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard? 

1) India will join as the second largest shareholder with around 19 per cent voting rights. 2) China will command 42 per cent voting rights in the bank. 3) The bank is expected to start with an authorized capital of USD 50 bn and will boost infrastructure financing in the region.4) It will rival the Asian Development Bank (ADB).5) NOT Ans.) 5

4. As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which of the following satellites launched by ISRO played an important role in tracking Cyclone Hudhud accurately which hit India’s east coast on 12 Oct? 

1) GSAT­14 2) INSAT­3D 3) IRNSS­1B 4) IRNSS­1C 5) NOT Ans.) 2 

5. Madhya Pradesh govt’s prestigious National Kalidas Samman for the year 2012­13 will be given to who among the following? 

1) AA Manavalan 2) Kanhailal 3) Sugathakumari 4) Govind Mishra5) NOT Ans.) 2

6. In a major move towards energy sector reforms, the Cabinet recommended promulgation of an Ordinance related to coal block allocation. Which of the following is correct in this regard? 

1) It will facilitate edauction of coal blocks for private companies for captive use. 2) It will facilitate allotment of coal mines directly to state and central PSUs. 

3) The amount received through the e­auction of blocks will be given to the concerned states.4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4

7. Joko Widodo has been sworn in as the new President of which of the following countries? 

1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia 3) Philippines 4) Thailand 5) NOT Ans.) 2

8. who has been granted the post of Special Director­General at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently? 

1) Radha Vinod Raju 2) TKA Nair 3) DR Karthikeyan 4) NR Wasan 5) NOT Ans.) 4

9. The govt has allowed private companies in the defence sector to sell equipment to state­run entities without prior approval of the defence ministry. At present, what is the FDI cap allowed in the defence sector? 

1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent 3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent 5) NOT Ans.) 2

10. Terry Walsh resigned as the chief coach of Indian national team of which of the following sports recently? 

1) Cricket 2) Hockey 3) Kabaddi 4) Football 5) NOT Ans.) 2

11. India’s BCCI has suspended all bilateral cricket tours with which of the following teams and decided to initiate legal proceedings against its board for abruptly cancelling its tour of India recently? 

1) Sri Lanka 2) New Zealand 3) Australia 4) England 5) West Indies Ans.) 5

12. Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has announced to invest $ 627 million (about Rs 3,762 crore) in which of the following online marketplace companies in India? This is the largest investment made by a single investor in an e-­commerce company in India.

1) Snapdeal 2) Flipkart 3) Paytm 4) Shopclues 5) NOT Ans.) 1

13. Which of the following firms has agreed to buy three operational power units of JP Group recently? Earlier, JP Group's arrangement with Reliance Power for the sale of these units had collapsed. 

1) JSW Energy 2) Tata Power 3) Adani Power 4) Essar Group 5) NOT Ans.) 1

14. As per the Carbon Disclosure Report (CDR) 2014 released on 15 Oct, five Indian companies are among the top global companies that did business in the most sustainable manner in 2013. Which of the following is NOT among them? 

1) Wipro 2) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) 3) Larsen & Toubro 4) Tech Mahindra 5) NOT Ans.) 5

15. Which of the following associate banks has/have been merged with the State Bank of India (SBI) so far? 

1) State Bank of Mysore 2) State Bank of Indore 3) State Bank of Saurashtra 4) All the above 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 5

16. What is the expanded form of the term GDR as used in banking/finance world? 

1) Gold Depositary Receipt 2) Gold Dispensing Receipt 3) Global Derivatives Receipt 4) Global Depositary Receipt 5) Govt Depositary Receipt Ans.) 4

17. An individual can have how many ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts’ in one bank? 

1) Only one 2) Only two 3) Only three 4) Only five 5) Any number of accounts Ans.) 1

18. The central govt is pressing to implement GST to accelerate the growth of the economy. Expand the term GST?

1) Goods and Sovereign Tax 2) Gross Services Tax 3) Graded Services Tax 4) Goods and Services Tax 5) NOT Ans.) 4

19. The Gujarat govt has issued work order of Rs 2,979 cr for constructing world’s tallest statue, The Statue of Unity, to which of the following leading engineering firms? 

1) GMR Infrastructure 2) L&T 3) Reliance Infrastructure Limited 4) Lanco Infratech 5) Jaiprakash Associates Ans.) 2

20. The ‘Statue of Unity’ which will be double the size of 'Statue of Liberty,' US and four times that of 'Christ the Redeemer,' Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be built on the Sadhu island in the _______district of Gujarat. 

1) Narmada 2) Jamnagar 3) Bhavnagar 4) Bharuch 5) Ahmedabad Ans.) 1

21. An individual having a ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ with a bank cannot have which of the following accounts in that bank? 

1) Recurring Deposit 2) Term/Fixed Deposit 3) Savings 4) Loan 5) NOT Ans.) 3

22. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) named the cyclonic storm arisen in the Arabian Sea recently as Nilofar. The name 'Nilofar' was suggested by which of the following countries? 

1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Bangladesh 4) Sri Lanka 5) Pakistan Ans.) 5

23. India and Mexico held the sixth session of the Joint Commission Meeting recently. Which of the following is NOT a major item exported by India to Mexico? 

1) Crude oil 2) Vehicles and auto parts 3) Electrical machinery and equipment 4) Pharmaceuticals 5) Textiles and garments Ans.) 1

24. What is India’s ranking in the World Economic Forum's 2014 gender gap index? 

1) 142nd 2) 126th 3) 114th 4) 101st 5) NOT Ans.) 3

25. Due to uncertainty over oil supplies from West Asia, India is keen to diversify its imports and planning to buy crude from which of the following countries as announced by the Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan? 

1) US 2) Russia 3) Mexico 4) All of these 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4

26. Name the chairman of the committee constituted by the govt to assess compensation for coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court recently? 

1) Chitra Ramkrishna 2) Pratyush Sinha 3) Shashi Kant Sharma 4) M Damodaran 5) CB Bhave Ans.) 2

27. Which of the following pairs of agencies and their heads is NOT matched correctly?

1) NIA – Sharad Kumar 2) NSG – Jayanta Choudhury 3) BSF – DK Pathak 4) CBI – Ranjit Sinha 5) RAW – Ajit Doval Ans.) 5

28. How many withdrawals (through all channels including ATM) are allowed in a month in the bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana across the country? 

1) Three 2) Four 3) Five 4) Ten 5) NOT Ans.) 2

29. Which of the following is NOT a priority sector as stipulated by the RBI with respect to lending by the banks? 

1) Agriculture 2) Automobiles 3) Education 4) Housing 5) Export Credit Ans.) 2

30. Identify the country which is accused by rights groups of carrying out world's largest number of executions every year and is now planning to cut down death penalty for nine crimes including smuggling 

weapons and nuclear materials? 

1) North Korea 2) Japan 3) US 4) China 5) NOT Ans.) 4

31. Sharath Gayakwad has scripted history at the 2014 Asian para­Games in Incheon, South Korea by winning six medals. He is a 

1) Para­swimmer 2) Para­sprinter 3) Para­Archer 4) Para­judoka5) NOT Ans.) 1

32. What is the total target for priority sector for domestic commercial banks and foreign banks with 20 and above branches (as per cent of ANBC or Credit Equivalent of Off­Balance Sheet Exposure)? 

1) 50 per cent 2) 40 per cent 3) 32 per cent 4) 20 per cent5) NOT Ans.) 2

33. India has decided to ramp up defence and security ties with which of the following countries and presently is in process to supply four naval patrol vessels to it under a USD 100 mn Line of Credit? 

1) Thailand 2) Vietnam 3) Philippines 4) Myanmar 5) NOT Ans.) 2

34. Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, who paid a visit to India, recently, is the Commerce and Industry Minister of which of the following gulf countries?

1) Bahrain 2) Kuwait 3) Saudi Arabia 4) Oman5) NOT Ans.) 4

35. Duleep Trophy is associated with which of the following games? 

1) Football 2) Hockey 3) Cricket 4) Badminton 5) NOT Ans.) 3

36. Karnataka celebrated the state formation Day or Rajyotsava on 1 Nov as on this day in 1956, the Kannada speaking regions came together to form this state. Who among the following is current chief minister of Karnataka? 

1) Jagadish Shettar 2) Mallikarjun Kharge 3) HD Kumaraswamy 4) Siddaramaiah 5) NOT Ans.) 4

37. Christophe de Margerie, who was killed in an airplane collision with a snow plough at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, recently, was the CEO of which of the following leading oil giants? 

1) Total 2) Mobil 3) Shell 4) BP 5) NOT Ans.) 1

38. Goa Legislative Assembly has ratified the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014 passed by Parliament. The Bill needs to be endorsed by at least ____states before it can be sent for Presidential assent and brought into effect. 

1) 5 States 2) 8 States 3) 10 States 4) 12 States 5) 15 States Ans.) 5

39. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria officially Ebola­free, after 42 days without any new confirmed cases of the deadly virus. Which of the following is the capital city of Nigeria? 

1) Windhoek 2) Luanda 3) Lusaka 4) Abuja 5) NOT Ans.) 4

40. Who among the following has won the 2014 World Billiards Championship? 

1) Peter Gilchrist 2) Pankaj Advani 3) Robert Hall 4) Balachandra Bhaskar 5) NOT Ans.) 2

41. The 18th SAARC summit is scheduled to take place from 22nd to the 27th of Nov in which of the following countries? 

1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal 3) India 4) Afghanistan 5) NOT Ans.) 2

42. Jack Ma has become the richest man in China with a fortune of 19.5 billion dollar. He is the founder of which of the following leading Internet startups? 

1) Alibaba 2) Amazon 3) ebay 4) WeChat 5) NOT Ans.) 1

43. Nicholas Winton has been awarded, recently, with the Czech Republic's highest state honour called ‘Order of the White Lion’ for which of the following causes? 

1) Saving children from Talibans 2) Saving children from Boko Haram 3) Saving children from Hezbollah 4) Saving children from Nazis 5) NOT Ans.) 4

44. The govt has declared the birth anniversary (31 Oct) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as 

1) National Integration Day 2) National Unity Day 3) National Equality Day 4) National Martyr Day 5) NOT Ans.) 2

45. The govt has launched ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana’ for comprehensive development of 

1) tribals 2) Maoists (who surrender) 3) landless labourers 4) migrants from Tibet 5) NOT Ans.) 1

46. Name the Prasar Bharati CEO who has been elected as the Vice President of world's largest TV and Radio body, Asia­Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) recently. 

1) Prabhu Chawla 2) Swapan Dasgupta 3) Jawhar Sircar 4) A Surya Prakash 5) NOT Ans.) 3

47. Warren Anderson, who died recently, was wanted in connection with which of the following major industrial accidents? 

1) Bhopal gas tragedy 2) Chernobyl disaster 3) The Windscale fire 4) The Halifax explosion 5) NOT Ans.) 1

48. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharati Board recently? 

1) A Surya Prakash 2) Jawhar Sircar 3) Mrinal Pande 4) Markandey Katju 5) NOT Ans.) 1

49. As informed by India to the United Nations Security Council,recently, it would contribute an all Female Form Police Unit for the United Nations Mission in 

1) Liberia 2) Nigeria 3) Syria 4) Iraq 5) NOT Ans.) 1

50. India has been re­elected to 18­member UN ECOSOC Council to serve a three­year term beginning Jan 1, 2015. The UN body ECOSOC is associated with 

1) ecosystem and its effect on society 2) ecosystem and social issues 3) e­commerce and social sites 4) economic and social issues 5) NOT Ans.) 4