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GK Test 1

Question 1 of 50

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Name the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami who has been sentenced to death by Bangladesh war crimes tribunal for killing thousands of people during the Bangladesh independence war against Pakistan in 1971.

Select one of the following:

  • Maqbul Ahmed

  • Matiur Rahman Nizami

  • Maulana Abdul Halim

  • Shafiqur Rahman

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

1

Name the scheme which has been recently launched by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs for welfare of Tribal people and to lift Human Development Indices (HDI) of tribal people.

Select one of the following:

  • Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

  • Vanvasi Kalyan Yojana

  • Vanvasi Sahyog Yojana

  • Vanvashi Utthan Yojana

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

1

Which among the following countries has become the first European Union (EU) country to officially recognize the State of Palestine?

Select one of the following:

  • Romania

  • Slovakia

  • Sweden

  • Slovenia

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

1

As per the latest report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which among the following countries has become the world’s largest economy in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms?

Select one of the following:

  • China

  • USA

  • India

  • Sweden

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

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Name the US Navy SEAL commando who had shot Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in Abbottobad on May 2, 2011, has revealed his identity.

Select one of the following:

  • James Longstreet

  • David Barno

  • Daniel Morgan

  • Robert O Neil

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

1

In which among the following States has the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) approved 90 crore rupees for various road projects for the fiscal year 2014-15?

Select one of the following:

  • Arunachal Pradesh

  • Mizoram

  • Manipur

  • Nagaland

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

1

What is the code name of the warship of China, which sank 120 years ago during the first Sino-Japanese War (August 1, 1894–April 17, 1895), has been discovered in the Yellow Sea?

Select one of the following:

  • Shenyang J-15

  • Dandong No 1

  • Kamov KA-28

  • Beijixing

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

1

The novel ‘The Half Girlfriend’ is written by:

Select one of the following:

  • Amitav Ghosh

  • Anurag Anand

  • Chetan Bhagat

  • Ashwin Sanghi

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

1

What is the rank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the list of the World's Most Powerful People 2014, released by the Forbes?

Select one of the following:

  • 5th

  • 8th

  • 11th

  • 15th

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

1

Who has been named as the captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014?

Select one of the following:

  • David Warner

  • Kane Williamson

  • Angelo Mathews

  • Kumar Sangakkara

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

1

Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) has signed an agreement to establish a permanent naval base at Mina Salman Port. This port is located in

Select one of the following:

  • Qatar

  • Oman

  • Bahrain

  • UAE

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

1

First World Soil Day was observed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on which of the following dates?

Select one of the following:

  • 5th December

  • 6th December

  • 7th December

  • 12th December

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

1

India sent humanitarian assistance to which country to help resolve the water crisis?

Select one of the following:

  • Pakistan

  • Afghanistan

  • Mynamar

  • Maldives

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

1

International Criminal Court (ICC) withdrew the case against Uhuru Kenyatta. He is

Select one of the following:

  • the Human Rights Commissioner of Sri Lanka

  • the President of Kenya

  • the President of north Sudan

  • the chief of the Army of Uganda

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

1

Mahaparinirwan Diwas was observed across India on 6th December 2014. This day is celebrated to pay tribute to

Select one of the following:

  • Kanshi Ram

  • Mahatma Jyotiba Fule

  • Dr. B R Ambedkar

  • Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

1

United Nations General Assembly has declared to celebrate 2015 as

Select one of the following:

  • the International Year of Tigers

  • the International Year of Clouds

  • the International Year of Nuclear Energy

  • the International Year of Soils

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

1

A former Queen Fabiola died in this week. She was the former Queen of

Select one of the following:

  • Netherlands

  • Spain

  • Belgium

  • Switzerland

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

1

International Volunteer Day was celebrated on

Select one of the following:

  • 3rd December

  • 4th December

  • 5th December

  • 6th December

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

1

Who among the following has been nominated as the next defence secretary of US Department of Defence?

Select one of the following:

  • Chuck Hagel

  • Ashton Carter

  • James Forrestal

  • William Howard

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

1

The current government has decided to celebrate the birthday of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the 25 December as

Select one of the following:

  • National Leadership Day

  • National Solidarity Day

  • National Good Governance Day

  • National Integration Day

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

1

On january6, 2015 the Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the 175th birth anniversary of

Select one of the following:

  • Swami Vivekananda

  • Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata

  • Rabindra Nath Tagore

  • Arbind Ghosh

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

1

High-level committee (HLC) headed by former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanium is related with

Select one of the following:

  • to review environmental laws

  • coal probe

  • Adarsh society scam

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

1

The Government has decided to replace the ‘Planing Comission’ with which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • NETI Ayog

  • NETE Ayog

  • NEETI Ayog

  • NITI Ayog

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

1

Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board?

Select one of the following:

  • A.K. Mittal

  • Arunendra Kumar

  • Som Sinha

  • Rajendra Mittal

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

1

After Koppillil Radhakrishnan retired as the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who among the following will will hold additional and interim charge as Chairman for a month or until a regular chief is named?

Select one of the following:

  • G. Madhavan Nair

  • Shailesh Nayak

  • S. Ramachandran

  • D. Dayal

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

1

Union Government has launched integrated women safety mobile app called

Select one of the following:

  • Himmat

  • Hausla

  • Sahas

  • Nirbheek

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

1

After the final signature of the President Pranab Mukherjee, the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 has come into effect. Which of the following is incorrect about NJAC?

Select one of the following:

  • This will be replacing collegiums system to appoint judges of higher judiciary.

  • Now NJAC gets the Constitutional status for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

  • It specifies amendments to Articles 124 (2) and 217 (1).

  • Now the judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts will be appointed by the President exclusively.

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

1

Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of National Institution for Transforming India Aayog?

Select one of the following:

  • Nirmala Ramachandran

  • Arvind Panagariya

  • Kaushik Basu

  • Niti Bhattacharya

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

1

Who among the following has been included in 15-man Indian cricket team for World Cup 2015?

Select one of the following:

  • Shikhar Dhawan

  • Ambati Rayudu

  • Stuart Binny

  • Yuvraj Singh

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

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Who among the following has been declared as the Business person of the Year for 2015 by Fortune magazine?

Select one of the following:

  • Larry Page

  • Jack Ma

  • Mark Zuckerberg

  • Tim Cook

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

1

Which of the following states of America has become the first state to put a ban on the use of plastic bags?

Select one of the following:

  • California

  • Arizona

  • Florida

  • Louisania

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

1

Which among the following banks has acquired 15 percent stake of Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. (FTIL) in Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) for 459 crore rupees?

Select one of the following:

  • State Bank of India

  • Kotak Mahindra Bank

  • HDFC Bank

  • Yes Bank

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

1

Who has been authorized by the President Pranab Mukherjee to act as chief of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) until the appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner.

Select one of the following:

  • R Sri Kumar

  • J M Garg

  • Rajiv

  • SK Sarkar

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

1

Which pharmaceutical company has joined hands with Apollo Hospitals to provide diabetes care programmes through the Indian healthcare major’s Apollo Sugar Clinics?

Select one of the following:

  • Biocon

  • Cipla

  • Sanafi

  • Aventis

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

1

Wushu player Tai Cheau Xuen has been stripped of her Asian Games gold medal after testing positive for banned stimulant Sibutramine. She belongs to:

Select one of the following:

  • Indonesia

  • Malaysia

  • China

  • Taiwan

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

1

Who has been chosen as ‘The Economic Times Business Leader of the Year 2014’?

Select one of the following:

  • Dilip Shanghvi

  • Sanjiv Goenka

  • Adi Godrej

  • Anil Agarwal

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

1

Which country has announced to lift 40 years long ban on arms sales to Vietnam, to boost sea defense in the South China Sea?

Select one of the following:

  • Japan

  • USA

  • China

  • Korea

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

1

World Animal Day is observed across the world on:

Select one of the following:

  • Oct 2

  • Oct 3

  • Oct 4

  • Oct 5

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

1

Legendary Indian boxer MC Mary Kom has bagged her first ever Asian Games Gold Medal in the finals of the women’s flyweight category (48-51kg) at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. She defeated Zhaina Shekerbekova of:

Select one of the following:

  • South Korea

  • Kazakhstan

  • Uzbekistan

  • Philippines

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

1

Which among the following teams won the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 title of Cricket?

Select one of the following:

  • Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Cape Cobras

  • Kings XI Punjab

  • Chennai Super Kings

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

1

Who won the women’s single title of Australian Open 2015?

Select one of the following:

  • Serena Williams

  • Maria Sharapova

  • Venus William

  • Caroline Wozniacki

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

1

Who among the following Bollywood actors has been conferred ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to Indian cinema at the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)?

Select one of the following:

  • Anupam Kher

  • Dilip Kumar

  • Amitabh Bacchan

  • Rajnikant

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

1

Who won a gold medal in the men’s 61kg freestyle event at the Dave Schultz Memorial International Wrestling Championship in USA?

Select one of the following:

  • Narsingh Yadav

  • Yogeshwar Dutt

  • Bijnesh Bajrang

  • Sushil Kumar

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

1

In which district of Tamil Nadu a granite headless statue of Buddha was recently discovered belonging to Chola period of 10th or 11th Century AD?

Select one of the following:

  • Tiruchirappalli

  • Coimbatore

  • Krishnagiri

  • Thanjavur

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

1

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced to create India's first fenced elephant sanctuary within the Bannerghatta Biological Park in:

Select one of the following:

  • Karnataka

  • Kerela

  • Assam

  • Tamil Nadu

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

1

Which state government has decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation (PG) level in the State?

Select one of the following:

  • Rajasthan

  • Bihar

  • Uttar Pradesh

  • Harayana

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

1

Which of the following states recently has roll out Pentavalent vaccine to prevent infant mortality?

Select one of the following:

  • Uttar Pradesh

  • Madhya Pradesh

  • Assam

  • Rajasthan

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

1

Which of the following is the NASA’s first Earth satellite, designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture, has launched aboard United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California?

Select one of the following:

  • SMAP

  • ERBS

  • ATLAS-1

  • CHAMP

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

1

The Union Government has constituted a High Level Panel to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities under the chairmanship of:

Select one of the following:

  • Deepak Nayyar

  • Anil Baijal

  • Kiran Karnik

  • Onkar S Kanwar

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

1

World Cancer Day is observed across the world on:

Select one of the following:

  • February 4

  • February 5

  • February 1

  • February 2

Explanation

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