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OCTOBER 2014 1) Fitch has projected that India's growth is expected

to accelerate to 5.6 per cent in the year 2014-15.

What type of organization is Fitch: Rating Agency

2) Core sector growth for the month of August stood at 5.8 percent. How many industries are there in core

sector: Eight

3) The Union Ministry of Culture is observing the year-long centenary commemoration of the historic

Komagata Maru incident. What / who was Komagata

Maru: Steamer Ship

4) The Komagata Maru incidents took place at which place in India: Budge Budge Port, Kolkata

5) The US govt has assured its support for developing_________ smart cities in India: Three

6) Name the three proposed smart cities to be developed with US assistants: Allahabad, Ajmer

and Visakhapatnam

7) Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development

Authority (PFRDA): Hemant Contractor

8) RBI has directed banks to disallow _________ in the accounts where customers have not fulfilled KYC

norms: Debits

9) What is the formal name of the cleanliness drive launched by the PM across India, on Gandhi Jayanti:

Swachh Bharat Mission

10) _______ has been named as new Secretary General of NATO: Jens Stoltenberg

11) In a recent global ranking of universities, ________ secured top position in Indian universities: Panjab

University

12) Name the Chief Executive of the worlds largest e-tailer _________who visited India to meet our Prime

Minister: Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon.com

13) India has imposed anti-dumping duty on _________imported from the U.S. and Chinese

Taipei to safeguard the interest of domestic

manufacturers: Phenol

14) ATP China open tennis cup 2014 was held at which place: Beijing

15) _________ won the Mens singles trophy at ATP China open tennis cup 2014: Novak Djokovic

16) Novak Djokovic is from which country: Serbia

17) _________ won the Womens singles trophy at ATP China open tennis cup 2014: Maria Sharapova

18) Maria Sharapova is from which country: Russia

19) Martin Perl, Nobel Prize-winning physicist from USA was in news for what reasons: He passed away

20) Which country has test fired a new variant of its 10,000 km range missile - Dongfeng-31B: China

21) At which place in the world, students are leading a prodemocracy protest occupy central: Hong

Kong

22) In which part of the world a mass public protest is going on nick named as umbrella revolution: Hong

Kong

23) Name the Indian-American professor from USA honoured with National Medal of Science: Thomas

Kailath

24) Which country secured highest number of medals in 17th Asian Games: China, 342

25) India was placed at 8th rank in the 17th Asian



Games, securing ________medals: 57

26) Indian sportspersons won _______ gold medals in the 17th Asian Games: 11

27) Indian sportspersons won _______ silver medals in the 17th Asian Games: 10

28) _________ , the Japanese swimmer, was named as the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games:

Kosuke Hagino

29) The 18th Asian Games will be held in 2018 in_________, Indonesia: Jakarta

30) ___________became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games: MC

Mary Kom

31) Indian won the hockey gold medal at Asian Games by beating which country: Pakistan

32) In which sports India won gold medal in both Mens and Womens category: Kabaddi

33) Name the Indian film celebrity who was honoured with Global Diversity Award 2014: Shah Rukh

Khan

34) The Global Diversity Award is given by which organization: British Parliament

35) Name the proposed central govt. programme that aims at bringing all Indians under health insurance

cover: Universal Health Assurance Mission

36) Name the winner of Champions League Twenty 20, 2014: Chennai Super Kings

37) Countrys first olive oil refinery has been started in which State: Rajasthan

38) What was the name of the first address of the Prime Minister over radio broadcasted recently: Mann Ki

Baat

39) Name the social networking site that was closed recently by Google: Orkut

40) Which metro service in India has been ranked second among 18 international Metro systems:

Delhi Metro

41) What is the name of the recently launched sedan car by Maruti Suzuki: Ciaz

42) Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into which country, with winds of up to 180 kmph: Japan

43) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is given for excellence in which field: Public Administration,

Academics and Management

44) Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, winner of this years Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is head of which

national organisation: BrahMos Aerospace.

45) M.V. Kamath, former Prasar Bharati Chairman, Padmasri awardee from Karnataka, passed away

recently. He was from which field: Journalism

46) _______ would become the first state in India to have high-speed internet connecting all the

panchayats in the state by March next year: Kerala

47) John OKeefe of USA, May-Britt & Edward Moser of Norway won the Nobel Prize 2014 for which field:

Medicine

48) Nobel Prize 2014 for Physics has been won by three scientists from which country: Japan

49) Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell won the Nobel Prize 2014 in which field: Chemistry

50) Patrick Modiano, winner of Nobel Prize for literature, is from which country: France

51) Name the joint winners of this years Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi

52) Name the economist who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics: Jean Tirole, France

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53) Union Government has decided to sell ______bulbs to households at 10 rupees against the market price

of 400 rupees: LED

54) The first-ever Offshore Wind Power Project in India is to be setup at which place: Along the Gujarat

coast

55) What is the objective of the proposed Sardar Patel Urban Housing Mission: Housing for all by 2022

and a slum free India

56) Name the Japans gymnast who won his fifth straight all-around world title to become the only

gymnast to win more than three World all-around

titles: Kohei Uchimura

57) Name the super cyclone that caused wide spread devastation in the coastal part of Andhra Pradesh:

Hudhud

58) Name the city which suffered maximum damage from the super cyclone Hudhud: Visakhapatnam

59) The name Hudhud has been derived from which object: National bird of Israel

60) Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2014, won by ___________ for his work in founding Humanure

Power in Bihar in 2011 that builds community

sanitation facilities in rural India: Anoop Jain

61) In which athletics event Indian womens team won gold in 17th Asian Games: 4x400 relay race

62) In which sports Seema Punia won the only gold medal in athletics for India in the 17th Asian Games:

Discuss Throw

63) What is the objective of the recently launched Swachhta Udyami Yojana - Swachhta Se

Sampannta Ki Aur: To provide financial

assistance to Safai Karamcharis

64) Name the single premium pension policy for senior citizens launched for a limited period of one year,

from 15-08-2014 to 14-08-2015: Varishtha

Pension Bima Yojana

65) Leela Samson was in news as she resigned from the post of Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi. She

is from which field: Eminent Bharatnatyam

dancer

66) Govt. has formed T S R Subramanian committee for what purpose: To review the laws related to

protection of environment

67) Name the plan that has been launched to promote model villages by each and every MP: Sansad

Adarsh Gram Yojana

68) The village selected under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana should have a population of ______in plain

areas and _____in hilly, tribal and difficult areas.

3000-5000; 1000-3000

69) RBI has restricted free non-home ATM transactions to three in how many metro cities: Six

70) RBI has allowed how many free non-home ATM transactions to metro users in non-metro centres:

Two

71) CEO of which international social networking site recently met Indian Prime Minister in New Delhi:

Facebook

72) Shanghai Rolex Masters is related to which field of sports: Tennis

73) _________ won the Shanghai Rolex Master- 2014 championship: Roger Federer

74) Which Indian state has launched a health card scheme to protect grand old trees in public places:

Kerala

75) Indian super league that was launched on 12th Oct. in Kolkata is for which sports: Football

76) Name the famous Ghazal and Thumri singer whose birth centenary is being celebrated in India: Begum

Akhtar

77) President of India recently visited which two Scandinavian countries: Norway and Finland

78) Name the Indias research station located in the middle of North Pole and Norway: Himadri

79) With which country India recently signed an agreement for nuclear cooperation: Finland

80) In which country a 400 kms long railway line



reconstructed with Indian assistance, was

inaugurated recently: Sri Lanka

81) Khaled Bahah has been elected as ______ of Yemen: Prime Minister

82) Which state govt. has decided to provide free treatment to every cancer patient in the state:

Kerala

83) As per the Global Hunger Index 2014, India has been ranked at ______ place: 55th

84) Name the Indias largest real estate company that was recently barred for three years by SEBI: DLF

85) World's largest online retailer Amazon.com has tied up with which Indian retailer giant to jointly sell

goods over the Internet: Future Group

86) Indias largest listed retailer, Future Group is known for which brand name: Big Bazaar

87) The 4th Sultan Johor Cup is related to which sports: Hockey

88) The 4th Sultan Johor Cup was held in which country: Malaysia

89) Name the country which won the 4th Sultan Johor Cup: India

90) 35th Senior National Archery Championship held in New Delhi, was won by which state: Punjab

91) Shakti Devi, an Indian police inspector won international Female Police Peacekeeper Award

2014 for her work in which country: Afghanistan

92) 18 year old young boy from Hong Kong Joshua Wong was in news for what reasons: He is the

leader of the pro democracy youth movement

in Hong Kong

93) 2014 Man Booker Prize for Literature has been won by which author: Richard Flanagan

94) Richard Flanagan, winner of Man Booker Prize is from which country: Australia

95) Name the book by Richard Flanagan that won him the Man Booker Prize: The Narrow Road to the

Deep North

96) Which Indian Sports Person was chosen as the Most

Valuable Player of India at the recent Incheon Asian

Games: MC Mary Com

97) Name the noted Bollywood lyricist who won the National Kishore Kumar Award: Sameer

98) Name the world famous fictitious character, very popular amongst children whom Indian President

met recently in Norway: Santa Claus

99) ISRO launched its third navigation satellite named______on board its PSLV-C26 rocket from

Sriharikota: IRNSS 1C

100) The government has made it mandatory for tobacco companies to carry health warnings covering at least

_______ of the surface of cigarette packets: 85%

101) Name the project launched by the central govt. that aims at creating a conducive environment for

industrial development and doing business with

ease: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev

Jayate Karyakram

102) Shramev Jayate Karyakram has been promoted by which Union Ministry: Labour Ministry

103) Govt. plans to allot Labour Identification Number - LIN to whom for simplifying business regulations

and securing transparency and accountability in

labour inspections: Industrial Units

104) Name the Unified Labour Portal launched to facilitate "Labour Inspection Scheme," which aims at

ending arbitrariness in the inspection: Shram

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105) Under ________ Yojana govt will reimburse 50 per cent of the stipend paid to apprentices during first

two years of their training: Apprentice Protsahan

106) Govt. plans to allot Universal Account Number to which category of workers: Members of

Employees' Provident Fund Organization

(EPFO)

107) Name the Indias largest domestic airline by market share that has signed a deal to buy 250 latest

Airbus A-320 neo aircrafts: IndiGo

108) Name the international financial magazine that awarded Central Bank Governor of the Year Award

2014 to Mr. Raghuram Rajan: Euromoney, UK

109) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser to the Union Government: Arvind

Subramanian

110) Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed to which important position: Union Finance Secretary

111) Name the Australian cricketer who created history by scoring 341 runs in limited over match: James

Tull

112) Name the Indian nuclear-capable cruise missile tested successfully recently: Nirbhay

113) How many new non permanent members were elected recently to the UN Security Council: Five

114) Union government plans to set up a mega handicraft cluster in_______, Gujarat to promote

handicraft items and craft based textiles: Kachch

115) ____________ has become number one state in the field of organic farming producing about five lakh

metric ton of farm products: Madhya Pradesh

116) Government has decided to import ______for the first time to augment domestic availability and to

check its rising prices: Potatoes

117) Which bank has won the IDRBT Banking Technology Excellence award for 2013-14: Federal Bank

118) The Reserve Bank has signed a pact with Central Bank of _________ for exchange of information and

supervisory cooperation: Kenya

119) Which country has agreed to sign commercial contracts for supply of uranium for Indian nuclear

reactors: Canada

120) Which Bank has launched an instant bank payment product KayPay for Facebook users to send money

to each other in an instant: Kotak Mahindra Bank

121) Cricket players of which country refused to play in India due to a pay dispute with their cricket board:

West Indies

122) Union Cabinet has decided to completely deregulate the prices of which product to link its prices to the

market forces: Diesel

123) The government has launched a new methodology National Air Quality Index (AQI) for what purpose:

To create awareness about the quality of air

and its likely health impact

124) The recently launched National Air Quality Index will categorize air quality into how many categories: Six

125) World Junior Chess title 2014 was held at which place in India: Pune

126) Central govt has advised all states, union territories and Central Armed Police Forces to recruit ___ per

cent women in their ranks: 33

127) A five year old Indian boy Harshit Saumitra was in news for what achievement: For climbing up the

Everest Base Camp

128) India and _____ have agreed to set up hotlines between their army headquarters: China

129) Which African country has recently been successful in controlling the spread of deadly Ebola virus:

Nigeria

130) Which state has launched the Farmers Empowerment Corporation to provide agricultural

debt redemption to farmers: Andhra Pradesh

131) Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar

132) Name the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis

133) India has been re-elected as member of which



important UN organization: UN Human Rights

Council

134) The Union Government has decided to commemorate October 31 - birth anniversary of

which National Leader as National Integration

Day- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas: Sardar Vallabhbhai

Patel

135) India and ________ signed a MoU for cooperation in space and work together in the areas of remote

sensing and satellite communication: Mexico

136) Jagdish Sharan Pande who passed away recently was a noted ________ from Uttarakhand: Freedom

Fighter

137) Name the Indian boxer who was suspended by the International Boxing Association for protesting

against a controversial verdict at 2014 Incheon

Asian Games: Sarita Devi

138) Wildscreen Panda Award is given in which field: Wildlife Photography

139) Name the Indian cueist who won World Billiards Championships in both point and time formats at

Leeds, United Kingdom: Pankaj Advani

140) Union Government launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojna for what purpose: To promote

cultivation of the aromatic and medicinal

plants

141) India and ______ have signed a Power Trade Agreement to promote cooperation in the field of

production and transmission of electricity: Nepal

142) India has signed the __________Convention on Mercury to control and reduce emissions from the

power plants: Minamata

143) ___________ won the WTA Finals cup of tennis at Singapore: Serena Williams

144) Name the Indian golfer who won the Venetian Macau Open Golf Cup 2014: Anirban Lahiri

145) Which country withdrew its last forces from Afghanistan, after serving there for 13 years:

Britain

146) Recently a big crude oil discovery was made in the Cambay basin by a private oil company. It is in

which state: Gujarat

147) Name the Prime Minister of Vietnam who recently visited India: Nguyen Tan Dung

148) 25th ASEAN Summit will be held on Nov 12-13 at_____________ Myanmar: Nay Pyi Taw

149) Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected as the President of which country: Brazil

150) What is the name of the international infrastructure development bank that China and 20 other countries

plan to establishes: Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank

151) Which bank has launched an electronic application mPassBook for its savings and current accounts:

State Bank of India

152) A World Bank report says that Indias GDP is likely to expand by ________per cent this fiscal as

reforms gain momentum: 5.6

153) Cyclone Nilofar, a very severe cyclonic storm hit recently which part of India: Gujarat coast

154) Name the world's tallest statue (182 mts) of India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

proposed in Gujarat: Statue of Unity

155) Sharath Gayakwad, who made history at the Asian Para-Games in Incheon by winning six medals, is

from which sports: Swimming

156) What is the domain name of the Adhaar based Biometric Attendance system launched by central

govt. for its employees: attendance.gov.in

157) Who has been appointed as the chairman of Prasaar Bharati Board: Dr. A Surya Prakash

158) In the Gender Gap Index 2014, India has been placed at ____rank in a list of 142 countries: 114th

159) World Banks Ease of Doing Business report places India at _______ rank among 189 countries

surveyed by it: 142nd

160) ________tops the list for the most equitable sharing of resources among men and women as per Gender



Gap Index 2014: Iceland

161) In terms of Ease of Doing Business, _________ stands at no. 1 in the world: Singapore

162) Which organization compiles the Gender Gap Index report annually: World Economic Form

163) In the recently released Global Innovation Index 2014, India has been placed at which rank: 76th

SEPTEMBER 2014 164) Padma Bhushan awardee Bipan Chandra was a

authority on economic and political ______ of India:

History

165) Sathiraju Lakshminarayana, Veteran Telugu film director, artist and cartoonist who passed away

recently, was popularly known as ________: Bapu

166) Name the eminent jurist who has been appointed Governor of Kerala: P. Sathasivam

167) BWF World Badminton Championship was held at which place: Copenhagen, Denmark

168) Chen Long who won the mens singles title at BWF World Badminton Championship, is from which

country: China

169) Womens singles title at BWF World Badminton Championship was won by_______: Carolina

Marin

170) Name the badminton player of India who won the bronze medal in womens single title at BWF World

Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu

171) The famous international Nalanda University has been established at which place: Rajgir, Bihar

172) Who is the chairman of the governing body of the Nalanda University: Prof. Amartya Sen

173) Prof. Amartya Sen is an eminent scholar of which field: Economics

174) Nabard has initiated a project on Core Banking Solutions - CBS for which type of banks:

Cooperative Banks

175) Name the legendary Telugu actor who passed away

in January 2014: Akkineni Nageswara Rao

176) For what reasons Akkineni Nageswara Rao, legendary Telugu actor was in news recently: U.S.

Post Service has issued a stamp in his honour

177) Odyssey of My Life is the autobiography of which prominent political figure: Shivraj Patil

178) Japan has promised to provide all possible support to introduce the bullet train, along the Ahmedabad-

Mumbai route. What is its Japanese name:

Shinkansen

179) With which Japanese city India has signed a partnership agreement for development of Varanasi:

Kyoto

180) What is the popular nick name for the Japanese city Kyoto: City of Thousand shrines

181) Prime minister of India recently visited Japan to meet _________, Prime Minister of Japan: Shinzo

Abe

182) The parliament of Japan is named as ______: Diet

183) Name the world champion iconic sprinter who recently visited India: Usain Bolt

184) Govt has setup Prof. B. N. Goldar committee for what purpose: To develop the Producer Price

Index

185) Which committee has been setup by the govt. to develop a new inflation index- Producer Price Index

to replace Wholesale Price Index: B. N. Goldar

Committee

186) What is the purpose of Producer Price Index: To measure inflation

187) The proposed Producer Price Index aims to replace which existing index: Whole Sale Price Index

188) What is the most prominent feature of the proposed Producer Price Index: To cover services sector

also

189) Name the former Attorney-General of India who passed away recently: G. E. Vahanvati

190) Name the new generation Naval Offshore Patrol



Vessel that has joined Indian Navy recently: INS

Sumitra

191) Which country has unveiled a new surface-to-air missile - Talash-3: Iran

192) What is the name of the autobiography of the Sachin Tendulkar: Playing It My Way

193) In terms of global competitiveness, India ranks ________ in world: 71st

194) ____________ is the number one country in the world in terms of global competiveness:

Switzerland

195) Name the South African fast bowler, oldest surviving Test cricketer who passed away recently at the age

of 103 years: Norman Gordon

196) What is the special thing about Yashwardhan Shukla, author of the book Gods of Antractica: He

is 13 year old school boy

197) The Chabad House in Mumbai that reopened nearly six years after the 26/11 terror attack in November

2008 is a sacred ___________ of the Jews:

Synagogue

198) Justice H.L. Dattu is the _______Chief Justice of India: 42nd

199) The historical Omari Mosque that was destroyed in the recent Israel-Gaza conflict, was in which

country: Gaza

200) With which country India has signed a Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) to ensure zero border

killings: Bangladesh

201) Recently President released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps on great

Indian_________: Musicians

202) National Nutrition Week is celebrated every year from ______September to the ______September:

1st, 7th

203) What is the theme of the National Nutrition Week 2014: Poshak Ahaar, Desh Ka Adhaar

204) Who is the head of the committee setup to examine

the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and

Savings Schemes: HR Khan

205) Name the Australian Prime Minister who came to India on a two day visit: Tony Abbott

206) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has announced that _______ will be the new capital of Andhra

Pradesh: Vijayawada

207) MS Dhoni has become the most successful Indian ODI captain with ________ wins to his career: 91

208) Joan Rivers, 81-year-old noted lady comedian and TV host who passed away recently was from which

country: United State of America

209) India signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Australia on 5th September to

ensure supply of ________ for peaceful purposes:

Uranium

210) Prime Minister of which country recently returned two precious ancient idols of Hindu deities to India

which were allegedly stolen from temples in Tamil

Nadu: Australia

211) The Supreme Court has directed that all ________ prisoners who have been in the prison for a period

more than half of the jail term prescribed for the

offences they had been arrested, should be released

on bail immediately: Under trial

212) According to recent data from CSO, ____________outpaced all the major states to top

the economic growth charts with a scorching 11 per

cent growth in 2013-14: Madhya Pradesh

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213) In the recent rescue operations in J & K, hundreds of NDRF personnel worked round the clock to rescue

thousands of marooned persons. What is the full

form of NDRF: National Disaster Relief Force

214) Which major river of J & K caused heavy damage due to floods in the State: Jhelum

215) What is the name of the award for best film at the Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion

216) Name the Swedish film directed by Roy Anderson that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival:

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch While Reflecting on

Existence

217) Name the film directed by Indian writer-director Chaitanya Tamhane that won award for best debut

feature film at the Venice Film Festival: Court

218) Name the tennis star who won mens single titles at the US open tennis: Marin Cilic

219) Marin Cilic, winner of US open 2014 is from which country: Croatia

220) Name the first ever male Asian player to play in the finals of US Open Lawn Tennis Championship: Kei

Nishnikori

221) Marin Cilic defeated Japan's ________to win mens singles title at US open: Kei Nishikori

222) Womens singles title at the US open tennis championship was won by_________: Serena

Williams

223) Sania Mirza won which title at the US open tennis championship: Mixed doubles q

224) Midori Prize in Biodiversity is given in which country: Japan

225) Midori Prize in Biodiversity is given for what purpose: For outstanding contributions to the

conservation and sustainable use of

biodiversity

226) Which Indian scientist and ecologist has won Midori Prize in Biodiversity for his research on climate

change in the Himalayas: Kamal Bawa

227) Name the author of the book The Lives of Others: Neel Mukherjee

228) The book The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee was in news for what reasons: it has been

shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize

2014

229) Booker prize for literature are given in which country: England

230) RBI has fixed _______years as the upper age limit for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive

officers (CEOs) and other whole-time director of

banks in the private sector: 70

231) Which Union Minister recently visited Afghanistan to meet President and to review key projects there:

Sushma Swaraj

232) India has signed the _________ (FTA) in services and investments with 10 ASEAN countries: Free

Trade Agreement

233) Which country launched two satellites - Yaogan-21 and Tiantuo-1 to relay information on natural

resources, disaster management: China

234) With which neighbouring country India signed a MoU on cooperation in the field of traditional

systems of medicine and homeopathy: Bangladesh

235) China has assured cooperation for setting up a automobile manufacturing industrial park at which

place in India: Pune

236) Under which Indian law, Govt. of India is the sole authority to print Rupee one currency note:

Coinage Act, 2011

237) RBI is authorized to issue currency notes upto which highest denomination:10,000

238) Govt. of India is empowered to issue coins upto which highest denomination: Rs. 1,000

239) Who has been appointed as head of the Expenditure Management Commission: Bimal Jalan

240) What is the purpose of setting up of Expenditure Management Commission: for suggesting ways to



improve fiscal discipline

241) Pehli Udaan and Pehal Kadam are the names for which item: Savings account for minors

242) Which bank has started savings account for minors by the name Pehli Udaan and Pehal Kadam: State

Bank of India

243) Which bank has started cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs: ICICI Bank

244) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the sale of stakes in how many PSUs:

Three ONGC, NHPC and CIL

245) 60th National School Games in six sporting disciplines will be held in November in which State:

Punjab

246) DRDO successfully test-fired indigenously developed Agni-I - nuclear-capable missile recently. It is what

type of missile: Surface-To-Surface

247) Indias first coral garden is proposed to be developed in which State: Gujarat

248) Which public sector bank has declared the Kingfisher Airlines as the willful defaulter: United Bank of

India

249) Which State has launched the renovation and beautification work of the birthplace of famous

author, journalist and critic George Orwell: Bihar

250) Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards are given by Union Ministry for Information & Broadcasting for

what purpose: For original writing in Hindi

Indian authors on subjects like Journalism

and Mass Communication, National

Integration, Womens Issues and Childrens

Literature

251) Govt has launched the Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for what purpose: For smooth

transportation of perishable goods

252) Name the prominent Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer who passed away recently: Firoza Begum

253) Who is Indias noted snooker and billiards champion

to announce his retirement from the professional

snooker: Pankaj Advani

254) With which country India has signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of skill development,

solid waste management and cleaning of rivers:

Germany

255) Scientists have warned that millions of lives could be at risk because of the threat to food crops in Fertile

Crescent. Where is this area: Middle East Asia

256) H. Devraj Committee has been setup for what purpose: To examine working of 'C' category

deemed universities

257) Which State has declared 9 September as Himalaya Diwas to spread the message of conservation of the

Himalayan ecosystems: Uttarakhand

258) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given on which date: Sep. 8 International Literacy Day

259) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given for what purpose: For the best performance in the field of adult

education

260) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given by which Union Ministry: Human Resource Development

261) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit 2014 was held in which place: Wales, U.K.

262) Wales Resolution is the name given to the resolutions adopted at the recent summit of which

international organization: NATO

263) Chitresh Tatha, a 12 year old boy is representing India at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South

Korea in which sports: Optimist Dinghy Race

264) General elections for electing Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have been declared for how many

states: Two (Haryana and Maharashtra)

265) Davis Cup Commitment Award is given for which category of Tennis player: Those who have

competed in at least 20 ties

266) Name the winner of the Davis Cup Commitment award 2014: Rohan Bopanna



267) Countrys first 'Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve' (CDBR) is to be developed in which place: Spiti in

Himachal Pradesh

268) President Pranab Mukherjee made a four-day state visit to Vietnam and met his counterpart

__________: Truong Tan Sang

269) What is the currency of Vietnam: Dong

270) _______ is the capital of Vietnam: Hanoi

271) Which public sector organization is celebrating 55 years of its service: Doordarshan

272) First experimental centre of Doordarshan was established at which place: Delhi

273) Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship is for which sports: Badminton

274) The Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship 2014 was held at which place:

Palembang, Indonesia

275) Name the winner of the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship 2014: S Prannoy, India

276) FILA Senior World Wrestling Championship held in_________, Uzbekistan: Tashkent

277) Name the eminent scientist who has been named to head an expert panel to recommend best

technologies for the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: R A

Mashelkar

278) Which country is helping India to set up 10 centres of excellence to raise agriculture output and

introduce modern farm technologies: Netherlands

279) Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) has inked a pact with ___________ for

services related to electronic toll collection: Axis

Bank and ICICI Bank

280) Which committee recommended idea of universal bank accounts that is bank account for every

individual: Nachiket Mor

281) Name the Chinas President who recently visited India: Xi Jinping

282) On which railway corridor China has assured

technological support for achieving speed of 160

kmph: Chennai Bangalore Mysore

283) Which Chinese city has signed a sister city agreement with Ahmedabad: Guangzhou

284) China has agreed to opening of a new route to Kailash Mansarovar via _________ in Sikkim: Nathu

La

285) Which type of power projects are categorized as Ultra Megha Power Project: Which generate more

than 4000 MW or above electricity

286) Guangdong province of China has agreed to become partner in cultural and social ties with which State of

India: Gujarat

287) What is the name of currency of China: Renminbi (Yuan)

288) _______ is the capital of China: Beijing

289) The worlds highest and toughest marathon held at 3,524 meter (11,562 feet) altitude is held at which

place: Leh, J & K

290) Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Commission for Women: Lalitha

Kumaramangalam

291) Who has been appointed Chairman, Quality Council of India: Adil Zainulbhai

292) 6th meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for Home Ministers

held on September 19 at which place: Kathmandu

293) Manoj Kumar a 2010 CWG boxing gold-medalist was in news for what reasons: He has been given

Arjun Award on Delhi High Court orders

294) 51st Shooting World Championship was held at which place: Granada, Spain

295) 20th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships was held at_______ : Mumbai

296) Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) to be held from October 16 to 18 will be hosted by which city:

London

297) A joint 14 days military exercise between the armed



forces of America and India was held at which place:

Ranikhet in Almora district of Uttrakhand

298) What is the name given to the Joint Army Exercise between armed forces of American and India being

held at Ranikhet, Uttarakhand: Exercise Yudh

Abhyas 2014

299) Govt. has launched India Newborn Action Plan for what purpose: To achieve the single digit

neonatal mortality and stillbirth rate by 2030

300) The 45th IFFI will be held from 20 to 30 November, 20 14 at which place: Goa

301) IFFI stands for: International Film Festival of India

302) Which city has been declared as the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India

(IFFI): Goa

303) Who has been appointed as new ambassador of China in India: Le Yucheng

304) Name the Indo-American appointed by USA as its next ambassador to India: Richard Rahul Verma

305) And then One Day: A Memoir is the autobiography of which noted film artist: Naseeruddin Shah

306) The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was won by which country: USA

307) The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held at which place: Madrid, Spain

308) The Supreme Court has directed Central Government to ensure ______ percent quota for

disabled persons in all government jobs, including

IAS and promotions: Three

309) Players of which sports have recently been allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or

turbans by Sikhs, on a trial basis: Basketball

310) Sportspersons of which game have now been allowed to participate in Asian Games under Indian

flag: Boxing

311) The Asian games been held in Incheon, South Korea are which number in series: 17th

312) Name the sports person who was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in the Asian Games: Sardara

Singh

313) Who is Sardara Singh, the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in the Asian Games: Captain of Indian

Hockey Team

314) Mandolin U. Shrinivas, eminent Carnatic music exponent from Andhra Pradesh who passed away

recently was famous for what reasons: His expert

use of mandolin, a western instrument, in

Carnatic music

315) Name the international NGO that has agreed to promote user friendly toilets to improve sanitation

system in India under Swachchh Bharat Mission: Bill

and Milinda Gates Foundation

316) All India Radio has started free SMS service to provide news in how many languages: Five

317) Recognising the importance of Prime Minister Modis visit to USA, the US Senate has designated

September 30 as ________ day: US-India

Partnership Day

318) Which country voted in a referendum to continue with UK: Scotland

319) The United Kingdom is a union of how many countries: Four

320) Which are the four countries comprising the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, North Ireland and

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321) Alok Shetty the 28 year old has been named Young Leader of Tomorrow by Time magazine for his

pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof

houses for slum dwellers. He is from which field:

Architecture

322) Name the Indias pistol-shooter who won India's first gold in the 50m event at Asian Games: Jitu Rai

323) Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) and China Development Bank Corporation have signed

agreements with which Indian banks to facilitate

trade between the two countries: SBI, ICICI Bank

and Axis Bank

324) Name the bank which accounted for half of the total number of banking transactions done through

mobile phone in June,2014: State Bank of India

325) Who is Jack Ma, whose company recently created the world record for largest IPO, amassing around

$25 billion from the investors: Chinese founder

and promoter of worlds largest online

shopping portal Alibaba

326) John Key has been elected as new Prime Minister of which country: New Zealand

327) Name the World Chess Championship recently won by Viswanathan Anand: Bilbao Chess Masters

328) Bilbao Chess Masters Finals were held at which place: Bilbao, Spain

329) Summer Youth Olympic Games 2014 were held at which place: Nanjing, China

330) Ashraf Ghani has been appointed new President of which country: Afghanistan

331) Sania Mirza recently won the womens double title in which championship at Tokyo, Japan: WTA Toray

Pacific Open

332) U N summit on climate change was held at which place: New York, USA

333) Indias first National Academy of Athletics has been established at which place: Kariavattom near

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

334) Apart from India, how many other international space agencies have been successful in sending a

spacecraft Mars: Three

335) Which Indian film has been selected as Indias entry for the Oscar Awards in the foreign film category:

Liars Dice

336) The UN climate summit 2014 was held at which place: New York

337) RBI has formed G Gopalakrishna Committee to give recommendations on which matter: Capacity

building in banks and streamlining training

intervention

338) __________ appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team: Marvan Atapattu

339) Which city shall be hosting ICC World Cricket League Division 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

340) Noted Hindi novelist Govind Mishra has been honoured with which prize: Saraswati Samman

341) What is the title of the book by Govind Mishra for which he has been awarded Sarswati Samman:

Dhool Paudhon Par

342) Which international Chinese tennis star has announced her retirement from the sports: Li Na

343) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana has been launched for what purpose: To impart skills to rural and

urban poor

344) What is the new name for Aajeevika Skills Programme aimed at providing skill development to

Rural Youth: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin

Kaushalya Yojana

345) Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana the minimum entry age for imparting skill to

rural youth has been reduced from 18 years to

______: 15 Years

346) What is the aim of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana: To train 10 lacs rural youth

by the end of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017)

347) What is the objective of recently launched Deen



Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana: For

skill development of rural youth

348) Indias first National Sports University is going to be setup in which State: Manipur

349) Name the surface to surface missile recently tested by Pakistan: Hatf IX

350) _______ and _______ has been named as SAARC cultural capital for a year beginning April 2015 and

2016-17 respectively: Bamiyan and Dhaka

351) The year _________ has been declared as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage: 2016-17

352) Which country has decided to sell cigarettes in plain packets to discourage smoking: France

353) Name the industrialist who is the 2nd richest billionaire of India: Dilip Shanghvi

354) Standard & Poors (S&P) has raised the outlook on Indias sovereign rating from negative to

_________: Stable

355) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for excellence in which field: Science & Technology

356) Name the programme launched by Govt. of India for making India as future manufacturing hub: Make in

India

357) How many thrust sectors have been identified under the Make in India campaign: 25

358) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the _____ session of United Nations General Assembly

in New York: 69th

359) The six major world powers held the 7th round of nuclear talks with which countries: Iran

360) Which state capital has recently started the work on having a metro rail service: Lucknow

361) Name the State that has recently been put under presidents rule: Maharashtra

362) Mount Ontake that erupted suddenly, killing over 36 persons is located in which country: Japan

363) Jitu Rai won Indias first Gold Medal in Asiad 2014 in which sports: Pistol Shooting

364) In which two events, Indian mens team won the gold medal in Asiad 2014: Archery and Squash

365) Name the Indian wrestler who ended a 28-year drought for gold in wrestling by winning gold at

Asiad 2014: Yogeshwar Dutt

366) _________ won the countrys first-ever silver in the womens 20 kms race walk in Asiad: Khushbir

Kaur

367) Saurav Ghoshal won silver in individual _______ event at Asiad 2014: Squash

368) Who has been named as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam

369) Name the American venue where Prime Minister Modi addressed a gathering of over 18,000 persons:

Madison Square Garden, New York

370) _________ is the West Asias largest consumer IT and electronics retail show: GITEX Shopper,

Dubai

371) The Prime Minister has assured merger of schemes for PIOs and OICs. What is the full form of PIOs and

OICs: Persons of Indian Origin, Overseas

Indian Citizens

372) Global Competiveness report is published by which organization: World Economic Forum

(Switzerland)

373) Global Gender Gap Report is published by which organization: World Economic Forum

(Switzerland)

374) Which committee has recommended Vijayawada as capital of Andhra Pradesh: The Sivaramakrishnan

Committee

375) Name the programme launched by Indian Army to rescue thousands of maroon persons in floods of

Jammu & Kashmir: Operation Megh Rahat

376) In which country the city of Bamiyan is located: Afghanistan

377) For what reasons is Bamiyan an important city: It had worlds tallest Buddha Statue which were



destroyed by Taliban in 2001.

378) In which city is the Headquarter of United Nations situated: New York

379) Who is the President of United Nations General Assembly: John William Ashe of Antigua and

Barbuda

380) Which day has been declared by US Senate to be designated as US-India partnership day:

September 30

381) Sarasawati Samman is promoted by which foundation: K.K. Birla Foundation

382) What is the award amount for the winners of Saraswati Samman: Rs. 10 lacs

383) What is the prize money for the winners of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award: Rs. 5 lakh, a citation

and a plaque

AUGUST 2014 384) John Kerry who visited India recently is the Foreign

Minister of which country: USA

385) Foreign Minister of USA is officially designated as ___________ in USA: Secretary of State

386) Name the village near Pune, Maharashtra that was almost swept away in a massive mud slide: Malin

Village

387) Name the famous Eminent Hindi litterateur and novelist from Bihar who passed away recently:

Madhukar Singh

388) Name the exploration rover of NASA that created a record of travelling maximum distance on Mars:

Opportunity

389) Govt has launched a nationwide scheme by the name _____________to promote conservation and

development of indigenous breeds of cows in a

focused and scientific manner: Rashtriya Gokul

Mission

390) Name the German player who created a world record of fastest serve in the womens tennis by

serving at 131 miles per hour: Sabine Lisicki

391) Recently the Nagoya Protocol was ratified by 51 countries. What is the objective of this protocol:

Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits of

genetic resources

392) What is the total number of total medals won by the India in 20th Commonwealth Games: 64

393) India won 64 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2014. Of this how many were gold medals: 15

394) Name the country that won highest number of medals at the Commonwealth Games 2014:

England

395) England top the Commonwealth Games by capturing __________ medals: 174

396) Parupalli Kashyap became the first Indian male player in 32 years to win a gold medal in the

Commonwealth Games in which sports: Badminton

397) Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal won the doubles gold medal in Commonwealth Games in which

game: Squash

398) Name the Canadian gymnast who was awarded the David Dixon Award for the best athlete of the

Games: Frankie Jones

399) K.V. Chawdary has been appointed chairman of which important central govt. office: Central Board

of Direct Taxes

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400) Countrys first multi-sensor moored observatory IndARC was successfully deployed in Kongsfjorden

Fjord in which region of the world: Arctic Region

401) 22nd Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award has been awarded to which personality: Muzaffar Ali

402) Muzaffar Ali, winner of 22nd Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award is a prominent person from which field:

Cinema, Film maker

403) The deadly EBOLA virus has claimed hundreds of lives in Africa. What is the full form of EBOLA: No

full form, it is the name of virus

404) Name African region where Liberia, Guinea and Siera Leone countries have been attacked by Ebola virus:

West Africa

405) In which country, the Ebola virus was first discovered nearly four decades ago: Congo

406) The book The Boys in the boat has been written by which author: Daniel James Brown

407) What is the name of the Latest novel written by Chetan Bhagat: Half Girlfriend

408) Modi suggested HIT formula for Nepals development. Expand the acronym HIT: Highways,

I-ways and Transways

409) India to construct a pipeline for supply of _______ from Raxual in Bihar to Amlekhganj in Nepal:

Petroleum products

410) Name the recently appointed new Deputy Governor of the RBI: S S Mundra

411) S S Mundra, has been appointed Deputy Governor of RBI for _________ years: Three

412) Name the agreement that was objected to by India at the recent WTO meet: Trade Facilitation

Agreement

413) In which State of India, world highest piller railway bridge is being constructed: Manipur

414) Pinkathon Delhi 2014 - a run for cause was organised in Delhi with the slogan "Each One,

Kheench One" urging all men to encourage at least

one special woman in their life to run for a good

cause. What was this cause: Spreading

awareness about breast cancer

415) RBI has reduced the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) of scheduled commercial banks by 50 basis points.

What is the present rate of SLR: 22%

416) Reduction of SLR by 50 basis points is expected to release Rs. _________ crore of Banks funds:

40,000

417) Name the number one ranking golfer of the world who won the elite World Golf Championships held at

Akron, USA: Rory Mcllroy

418) Worlds No. 1 golfer Rory Mcllroy is from which country: Ireland

419) Longtoushan, a town in Ludian county of Yunnan province of China was in news for what reasons: It

was hit by a severe earthquake

420) Name the eminent Indian cartoonist famous for his popular comic characters, who passed away: Pran

Kumar Sharma

421) Name the popular comic characters created by late cartoonist Pran: Chacha Chaudury and Sabu

422) Which Indian bank won the Core Banking System Imitative Award 2014 at Singapore: Bharatiya

Mahila Bank Ltd.

423) Governor of which Indian State was recently sacked by the President for her alleged irregularities:

Mizoram

424) As per recent estimates from RBI, the projected GDP growth rate for year 2014-15, is around _________

per cent: 5.5

425) The Union Cabinet has cleared a historic, all new juvenile justice law under which _________year olds

who commit heinous offences such as rapes and

robberies can be tried as adults: 16 to 18

426) Govt. has allowed __________ per cent FDI in defence sector: 49%

427) Nikhil Chandwani who recently won the Author of



the year award in USA is also known for his works

in which other fields: Documentary Films

428) Name the US Defence Secretary who visited India recently: Chuck Hagel

429) What is the name of the recently released controversial book by Natwar Singh: One Life is

not Enough

430) The World Kabaddi League started in _________ on August 9: London

431) What is the objective of the proposed Bharat Bill Payment System: Centralised payment of

various types of bills

432) 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting held at which place: Nay

Pyi Taw, Myanmar

433) The Reserve Bank has approved the transfer of surplus (profit) amounting to Rs 526.79 billion for

the year ended June 30, 2014 to__________.

Government of India

434) Name the space ship that created a world record of travelling longest ever distance of 6.4 billion kms

since its launch in March 2004: Rosetta

435) The space ship Rosetta that created world record for longest distance covered was launched by which

space agency: European Space Agency

436) What is the brand name of the new joint venture airline of the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines: Vistara

437) UAE has become the first gulf country to install reverse vending machines. What is the purpose of

these machines: To collect domestic light bulbs

and batteries for recycling

438) Haider Al-Abadi has been named as Prime Minister of which country: Iraq

439) Who has been elected as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha: M. Thambidurai

440) The recent Archery World Cup was held at Wroclaw. It is in which country: Poland

441) Indian womens archery team led by ___________

won the gold medal in recurve category: Deepika

Kumari `

442) Robin Williams who recently died of suspected suicide was a famous __________ of USA: Comedy

Actor

443) For which State government announced Central assistance of Rs. 8,000 crore for four major road

projects connecting it with rest of the country:

Jammu & Kashmir

444) What is the name of the new bill passed by the Parliament to scrap the collegium system of

appointing Supreme Court and high court judges:

National Judicial Appointments Commission

Bill, 2014

445) To give national judicial appointments commission a constitutional status, __________ Constitution

Amendment Bill was also passed: 99th

446) Which award is popularly known as Nobel Prize of Mathematics: Fields Medal

447) Name the Indian Mathematician who won the recent Filed Medal: Manjul Bhargava

448) Name the first women to win the Fields Medal award in Mathematics: Maryam Mizakhani (Iran)

449) Govt has approved the constitution of the Expenditure Management Commission to be headed

by which person: Bimal Jalan

450) What is the purpose of setting up Expenditure Management Commission: To suggest ways to

reduce subsidies on food, fertilizer and oil

451) Name the army officer who was decorated with Ashok Chakra the highest peace time gallantry

award of the country: Major Mukund Vardarajan

452) What is the name of the award for the best film at the famous Locarno International Film Festival:

PARDO dORO (Golden Leopard)`

453) The famous Locarno International Film Festival is held in which country: Switzerland

454) Who is the new Chairperson Union Public Service



Commission: Rajni Razdan

455) What is the formal name of the scheme launched to provide a bank account to every Indian: Pradhan

Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna

456) Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, every new bank account opener will also get a life insurance

cover of __________ lakh rupees: One

457) As per new RBI guidelines, banks are required to provide their savings bank account holders with at

least ________free transactions per month at their

own ATMs.: Five

458) The number of free transactions on ATMs set up by other banks had been reduced to_________, from

five earlier, in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata,

Bengaluru and Hyderabad: Three

459) Name the JD(U) leader who has been selected for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2012: Sharad

Yadav

460) Recently, a large number of countries around the world organized various functions to commemorate

100 years of which major international event:

World War 1

461) World War I, also called The Great War, took place in and around Europe from July ______to November

_________: 1914, 1918

462) Which place of Nepal was in news as a massive land slide near Mankha on 2 August 2014 blocked the

Sunkoshi River and caused maasive damage to local

settlements, claiming at least 156 lives:

Sindhupalchok

463) Which country recently unveiled its next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng

41 (DF-41): China

464) In which Indian State started the The 20-day Nanda Devi Raj Jat yatra also called the Himalayan

Kumbh,: Uttarakhand

465) BKS Iyengar, 96 year old Padmavibhushan Awardee who passed away recently was a world famous Guru

in which field: Yoga

466) A Hindu temple - Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, claimed to be the world's first 'eco-temple' featuring

solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, has

been opened in which place: London, UK

467) Among Northeastern States, ________ has been the first choice of foreign tourist in 2013: Sikkim

468) Name the human rights activist and former journalist of Imphal who has been protesting against AFSPA

since November 2000: Irom Sharmila Chanu

469) What is the full form of AFSPA: Armed Forces Special Powers Act

470) General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been proclaimed as Prime Minister of which country: Thailand

471) Which neighbouring country of India has decided to join the newly form BRICS bank: Bangladesh

472) Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament: K. V.

Thomas

473) Name the CMD of Indian Bank who has been elected as Chairman of the Indian Banks Association for

2014-15: T M BHASIN

474) Youth Olympic games 2014 were held at which place: Nanjing, China

475) Name the Jnanpith awardee and renowned novelist and story writer, who passed away recently: U R

Ananthamurthy

476) U R Ananthamurthy was renowned novelist and story writer of which language: Kannada

477) Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister recently visited which country to promote countrys

Look East Policy: Vietnam

478) Governor of which State recently quite his office to protest his transfer to Mizoram: Maharashtra

479) Which sprint superstar set a new best time record of 9.98 second for the rarely run 100 meter indoors

race: : Usain Bolt

480) The sprint superstar Usain Bolt is from which



country: Jamaica

481) Which online shopping portal has signed a MoU with Union Textile Ministry to provide online marketing

platform to handloom weavers all over India:

Flipkart

482) Noted film maker and actor Richard Attenborough who passed away recently, hailed from which

country: Britain

483) Name the super hit biopic, winner of 8 Oscars, directed by Richard Attenborough: Gandhi

484) Which animal has been selected as mascot for the forthcoming Asian Games: Harbor Seals

485) The forthcoming Asian Games are which number in series: 17th

486) Name the city that is hosting the 17th Asian Games: Incheon

487) Incheon city is located in which country: South Korea

488) Governor of Kerala, Ms. Sheila Dikshit was in news for what reasons: She resigned from

governorship

489) BJP veteran Kalyan Singh has been appointed Governor of which State: Rajasthan

490) Who has been appointed as the new governor of Maharashtra: C Vidyasagar Rao

491) Vajubhai Vala, a senior BJP leader from Gujarat has been made Governor of which State: Karnataka

492) Deputy Prime Minister of which country recently visited India to promote mutual economic and social

ties: United Kingdom

493) Name the Deputy Prime Minister of UK who recently visited India: Nick Clegg

494) Who is the Prime Minister of United Kingdom: David Cameron

495) What is the official name of the currency of United Kingdom: UK Pound

496) With which country India conducted its first ever joint Air Force exercise: Russia

497) What is the name of the joint Air Force exercise conducted with Russia: Avia Indra-2014

498) Avia Indra-2014 is being conducted in ________ region located North of the Caspian Sea: Astrakhan

499) Of the total 943 million telephone users of India, roughly _____ per cent are from urban area: 60%

500) On which route Indias first sea plane service has been launched: Mumbai-Lonavala

501) What is the title of the recent book launched by Vinod Rai, former CAG of India: Not Just An

Accountant

502) Ahmet Davutoglu has been appointed Prime Minister of which country: Turkey

503) Indias first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has been established at

which place: Shibpur, West Bengal

504) Which international organization has called for a ban on the use of e-cigarettes indoors and its sale to

children: World Health Organization

505) BWF World Badminton Championship was held in which country: Denmark (Copenhagen)

506) Indian domain names now can make their names

with extension _______ in Devnagri Script: .Bharat

507) The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by which country: Australia

508) V K Duggal recently resigned as Governor of which State: Manipur



509) Which international organization has appointed Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador for it project

Turn Back Crime: Interpol

510) Govt. has setup R. Ramanujam Committee for what purpose: To identify obsolete laws

511) The popular Ice Bucket Challenge is aimed at collected charity to fight which decease:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

512) Under Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the account holders will also be provided Rs. _________

accidental cover insurance: One lac

513) Persons opening account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 26th January 2015 will get Rs. _________ life

insurance cover: 30,000

514) If account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana is run satisfactorily for at least six months, the account

holder will be allowed to have Rs. _________ as

overdraft limit: 5,000

515) Accounts holder under PM Jan Dhan Yojana will be issued which type of debit cards: Rupay

516) Govt plans to open _________ crore bank accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 26th January, 2015:

7.5

517) Govt. targets to open __________ crore bank accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 15th August,

2018: 15

JULY 2014 518) Which country recently signed an Association

Agreement with the European Union: Ukraine

519) Saina Nehwal lifted her first Super Series title in last two years. Name this championship: Star

Australian Open

520) Name the Indian player who won his 9th world title in snooker: Pankaj Adavani

521) Govt. has fixed Rs. ___________ per quintal as the minimum support price for the winter paddy crop:

1360

522) Who has been elected as President of the European Commission: Jean-Claude Juncker

523) ISRO recently launched how many satellites all together onboard its launch vehicle PSLV-C23: Five

524) The recently launched five foreign satellite by ISRO were from how many countries: Four

525) Name the four countries whose satellites were recently launched by ISRO: Germany-2, France,

Canada, Singapore

526) With which country India has jointly released the first encyclopedia on their age-old cultural contacts,

tracing back their history to over 2,000 years: China

527) Who was the famous Chinese traveller who visited India in the seventh century to bring Buddhist

scriptures to China: Huen Tsang

528) Who is Akhouri Sinha in whose honour the USA has named a mountain in Antarctica: Eminent Indian-

American scientist

529) With which country India has signed and MoU to allow their companies to invest in industrial parks

and zones in India: China

530) American space agency NASA has successfully launched a satellite -Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2

(OCO-2) for what purpose: To track atmospheric

Carbon Dioxide

531) International rating agency Fitch has improved India's economic growth forecast to _______ per

cent this financial year: 5.5

532) RBI plans to swap some of the old gold lying in its _________vault since pre-Independence times

and whose quality is not exactly top grade with

purer gold: Nagpur

533) RBI plans to swap some of the old gold lying with it and the gold acquired in lieu of this would be kept at

which place: Bank of England, London

534) India and the US have agreed to implement FATCA, a US law that targets tax non-compliance by US

taxpayers with foreign accounts. What is FATCA:



Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act

535) The ADB has approved a multi-tranche loan facility of $300 million to Assam for what purpose: To

improve power sector

536) The govt. plans to merge two insurance scheme and one pension scheme to enable senior citizens to

avail benefit of these schemes through a single

smart card. Name these three schemes: The

Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY), Aam

Aadmi Bima Yojan (AABY) and Indira Gandhi

National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)

537) RBI has advised that the lending rate ceiling for MFIs will continue at their present level - at 27.75%

for the July to September quarter. MFIs stands for:

Micro Finance Companies

538) With which country The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for

exchange of supervisory information of banking:

Hong Kong

539) Which new financial entities have been allowed by RBI to accept e-KYC service as a valid process to

verify identity and address proof of customers to

reduce risk of fraud and forgery: Non Banking

Financial Companies

540) A government panel panel led by M S Sahoo has proposed a new class of securities for foreign firms

to raise money in India. Name this security: Bharat

Depository Receipts (BhDRs)

541) Bharat Depository Receipts are denominated in which currency: Rupee

542) Bharat Depository Receipts will be issued by which financial authority: Local Depositories

543) Which is the newly invented worlds lightest solid material created by Chinese scientists: Carbon Gel

544) Name the international body that has sanctioned $500 million loan for Indias National Highways

Inter-connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP):

World Bank

545) India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty. What is the purpose of this

treaty: To facilitate access to published works

for persons who are visually impaired, or

otherwise print disabled

546) The city of Marrakesh located in which country: Morocco

547) The Government has extended the validity period of an industrial licence to _______ years from present

two years, with a provision for further extension by

two years: Three

548) Ritu Rani has been named captain Indias women _________ team for the Commonwealth Games,

Glasgow: Hockey

549) Brazils bid to win a sixth World Cup suffered a devastating blow as their ace striker ________

suffered a back bone fracture after being hit by the

Colombian defender Juan Zuniga: Neymar

550) Name the head of the panel that has recommended new norms for fixation of poverty line: Dr. C.

Rangarajan

551) As per Rangarajan panel report a person spending less than Rs 1,407 a month (Rs ______day) in urban

areas will be considered Below Poverty Line (BPL):

47

552) As per Rangarajan panel report a person spending less than Rs 972 a month (Rs ______day) in rural

areas will be considered Below Poverty Line (BPL):

32

553) As per Rangarajan panel report the number of poor in India stood at 36.3 crore in 2011-12 which is

roughly ____ per cent of Indias population. 30

554) Which ministry plans to setup 660 rape crisis centres across the country: Women and Child

Development Ministry

555) What is the proposed name for one stop centre for women victims of molestation, rape, sexual assault,

domestic violence: Nirbhaya Centre



556) The Madras High Court has ruled that banks cannot fix _____ cut off of minimum marks in Plus Two as

condition for extending education loan to students

joining engineering courses: 60%

557) Name the only supersonic cruise missile of India: Brahmos

558) Name the Indian who has become the first player of Indian origin to be a part of the National Basketball

Association (NBA) in USA after joining the

Sacramento Kings team: Sim Bhullar

559) Name of powerful typhoon that lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands on 8th July, forcing over

half a million people to seek shelter: Neoguri

560) As per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013 the total forest and tree cover of the country is 87.92

million hectare, which is _______ percent of the

geographical area of India: 24.01

561) ___________ state has the largest forest cover of 77522 square kilometer, followed by Arunachal

Pradesh, 67321 square kilometer: Madhya

Pradesh

562) In terms of percentage, _______ state has highest forest cover at 90.38 percent, followed by

Lakshadweep-84.56 percent: Mizoram

563) Pinky Anand has been appointed to which important national post: Additional Solicitor General

564) What is the function of the Additional Solicitor General: Legal advisor to Central Govt.

565) Name the legendary actress from Hindi theatre and cinema who passed away recently at the age of 102

years: Zohra Sehgal

566) Name the Indian Navys largest ever destroyer _____________that was inducted in to service on

10th July: INS Kolkata

567) The INS Kolkata is equipped with stealth technology. What is the benefit of this technology: It avoids

detection of the ship by the enemy radar

568) Name the Indias first indigenously built anti-

submarine corvette commissioned into service by

Indian Navy: INS Kamorta

569) In which sector Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been hiked from 26 per cent to 49 per cent:

Defence manufacturing

570) FDI in insurance sector has been hiked to ______ per cent from 26 per cent: 49

571) A recent UN study World Urbanization Prospects by U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs

(UN DESA) has ranked Delhi as second most

populous city in the world with 25 million

inhabitants. Which is the most populous city:

Tokyo, 38 million

572) Ancestral House of which Indian film celebrity has been declared as a National heritage monument by

the Pakistan Govt.: Dilip Kumar

573) World Bank has agreed to provide $153 million (Rs 920 crore) loan to Odisha for what purpose: To

restore cyclone hit housing and public

services

574) Mr. Ram Naik has been appointed Governor of which State: Uttar Pradesh

575) Who has been appointed as New Governor of West Bengal: K.N. Tripathi

576) Sh. Om Prakash Kohli has been appointed Governor of which State: Gujarat

577) Name the New Governor of Chhattisgarh State: Balramji Das Tandon

578) Mrs. Margret Alva has been appointed as new Governor of which State: Goa

579) Sh. Kaptan Singh Solanki has been appointed as new Governor of which State: Haryana

580) Name the new governor of Nagaland: Padmanabha Acharya

581) Name the football player who scored the winning goal for Germany in the FIFA World Cup 2014:

Mario Gotze

582) Germany won FIFA World Cup 2014 by defeating



which country: Argentina

583) Name the best player of the FIFA World Cup 2014 who won the Golden Ball: Lionel Messi, Argentina

584) Name the best goalkeeper of the FIFA World Cup 2014 who won the Golden Glove Award: Manuel

Neuer, Germany

585) Name the best player who scored highest goals 6, in the FIFA World Cup 2014 and won the Golden

Boot award: James Rodriguez, Colombia

586) Final match of FIFA World Cup 2014 was played at which place: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

587) The Indian men's football team has been ranked __________ in the FIFA world rankings: 151th

588) In the FIFA world rankings, which country has been ranked as no. 1: Germany

589) Under which programme Government has set a target to develop skills of 50 crore people by 2022:

The National Policy on Skill Development

(NPSD)

590) The government has set a target of mopping Rs _________ from stake sale in PSU firms: 43425

crore

591) Govt. plans to raise Rs 15,000 crore from sale in financial entities such as SUUTI. What is the full

form of SUUTI: Specified Undertaking of the

Unit Trust of India

592) To expedite the process to recover bad bank loans, govt. proposes to set up six new DRTs. What is the

full form of DRT: Debt Recovery Tribunal

593) How many judges are there in a Debt Recovery Tribunal: One

594) The judge in the debt recovery tribunal is named as: Presiding Officer

595) Bad Bank Loans cases of upto Rs. ____________ can be filed in DRT: No Limit

596) To promote financial inclusion, govt proposes to sanction an overdraft (OD) facility of Rs.

_________by the bank to individuals who open an

account with them: Rs 5,000

597) With what objective government plans to grant OD of Rs. 5000 to new bank account openers: To

attract people to open bank account to

promote financial inclusion

598) Name the comprehensive scheme for financial inclusion which will ensure that every earning citizen

opens a bank account: 'Sampoorn Viteeyea

Samveshan'

599) Which financial institution has been asked to create a Rs. 1,000-crore credit guarantee fund to finance

govts proposed OD scheme: NABARD

600) Parliament has been advised that Banks had Rs 5,124 crore in unclaimed deposits as on December

31, 2013. What is a unclaimed deposit account:

Accounts with no operations for 10 years

601) Out of the two balance of trade and balance of payment, which item is larger: Balance of

Payment

602) Government proposes an allocation of Rs 7,060 crore in this financial year for developing

__________smart cities in the country as satellite

towns of larger cities and for modernising the

existing mid-sized cities 100

603) Which country has granted one billion pound ($1.68 billion) credit line for investment in Indian

infrastructure projects: Britain

604) Name the proposed Rs. 1000 crore nationwide rural irrigation scheme to insulate farmers from excessive

dependence on monsoon: Pradhan Mantri Krishi

Sinchayee Yojana

605) Name the proposed soil health card' that will be issued to all farmers for optimum utilization of

resources and right selection of crops: Soil Health

Card

606) Government plan to launch ___________TV dedicated to the interests of agriculturists and allied

sectors and has allocated Rs 100 crore for this



purpose: Kisan

607) Recently held BRICS summit was ___________ in series: 6th

608) The 6th BRICS summit was held at which place: Fortaleza, Brazil

609) Name the new development bank that the BRICS nations propose to form as an alternative to the

World Bank: New Development Bank

610) What is the initial authorized capital of the New Development Bank: $50 billion

611) In what proportion the BRICS countries have agreed to share the capital of New Development Bank:

20% each

612) BRICS nations have agreed to establish a $100 billion fund to provide additional liquidity protection

to member-nations during balance of payments

problems. What is its name: Contingency Reserve

Arrangement

613) Which country has agreed to contribute largest share of 41% to the Contingency Reserve

Arrangement: China

614) What will be the Indias contribution to the proposed CRA by the BRICS Nations: 18%

615) The headquarters of the proposed BRICS New Development Bank will be located in which country:

China

616) Which country has been allocated the presidency of the proposed BRICS New Development Bank: India

617) The 7th BRICS Summit will be held at which place: Russian city of Ufa

618) Under which programme government plans to launch four new vaccines to reduce child mortality

by two-thirds by next year: Universal

Immunization Programme (UIP)

619) As per the Global Innovation Index 2014 India has been placed at which rank: 76th

620) A Mexican software company has managed to transmit audio, video and Internet data across the

spectrum of light emitted by LED lamps at a data

transfer rate of 10 gigabytes per second. What is

this technology called: Li Fi

621) What is the full form of the new data transferee technology Li Fi: Light Fidelity

622) The 7th IBSA summit 2015 will be held in which country: India

623) What is the full form of term IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa

624) An civilian aircraft of which country was recently shot down by terrorist using a Russian Buk missile:

Malaysia

625) Name the two new types of banks for formation of which the RBI has issued guidelines: Payment

Bank and Small Banks

626) The proposed payment banks will not be allowed which major function of the banks: Lending

627) Prem Bhatia Award are given for excellence in which field: Journalism

628) The area of operations of the small bank will be restricted to which level: Contiguous districts in a

homogenous cluster of States

629) Smita Gupta has been awarded the Prem Bhatia award for political reporting. She is associated with

which news paper: The Hindu

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630) Nitin Sethi, Associate Editor, Business Standard,

has been honourd with which award for excellence

in environmental and development reporting: Prem

Bhatia Award

631) Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize-winning author, one of the most powerful voices against the injustice of

apartheid, passed away recently. He was from which

country: South Africa

632) Newly elected President of which country is popularly known as Jokowi: Indonesia

633) As per NSSO survey result for 2011-12, the estimated workforce in India is 47.41 crore persons.

Write full form of NSSO: National Sample Survey

Organization

634) The Reserve Bank has said that Banks having size equal to or more than 2 per cent of GDP will be

designated as D-SIBs. Write full form of D-SIB:

Domestic Systemically Important Banks

635) What is the new condition in terms of capital requirement for the purposed D-SIBs: Required to

maintain higher capital requirement

636) Reserve Bank proposes to circulate special Rs. 10 coins on the occasion of diamond jubilee of which

organization: Coir Board

637) In which international ground Indian Cricket Team recently won a test match after nearly three

decades: Lords, London

638) As per latest RBI guidelines which popular identity document has now been declared invalid for the

purpose of KYC norms: Ration Card

639) The commonwealth games that were held at Glasgow, Scotland, were which number in series:

20th

640) What is the name of the mascot for the 20th, Commonwealth Games: Clyde

641) The name of the commonwealth games mascot Clyde has been kept after which: Famous river of

Scotland

642) Name the Indian player who carried the Indian flag to lead the Indian Contingent in Commonwealth

Games: Vijay Kumar (Shooter)

643) Name the sports person who won 1st gold medal for India at the 20th Commonwealth Games:

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

644) The 1st medal in 20th Commonwealth Games was won by India in which sports: Weight Lifting

645) Name the Indian shooter who won Gold in 10 meter rifle shooting and announced his retirement from the

Commonwealth Games: Abhinav Bindra

646) Name the player who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the womens 10m air rifle

event: Apurvi Chandela

647) Name the author of the book The Lives of Others: Neel Mukherjee

648) Name the three countries whose warships, submarines, aircrafts and helicopters participated in

the trilateral Malabar naval exercise: India, US and

Japan

649) The trilateral Malabar naval exercise by India and two other countries was held at which place: North

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