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GK & Current Affairs: June 1, 2014

2014- 06- 02 12:06:11 GKToday
1. Which among t he f ollowing is generally known as Unit ed Nat ions ref ugee
agency?
[A]UNHCR
[B]UNFIP
[C]UNHSP
[D]UNODC
UNHCR
UNHCR or Unit ed Nat ions High Commissioner f or Ref ugees or UN Ref ugee
Agency, is a Unit ed Nat ions agency mandat ed t o prot ect and support
ref ugees at t he request of a government or t he UN it self and assist s in t heir
volunt ary repat riat ion, local int egrat ion or reset t lement t o a t hird count ry. It s
headquart ers are in Geneva, Swit zerland and is a member of t he Unit ed
Nat ions Development Group. The UNHCR has won t wo Nobel Peace Prizes,
once in 1954 and again in 1981. (From Wikipedia)
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2. The people of Hakka-Pikki communit y are predominant ly f ound in which
among t he f ollowing st at es of India?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Telangana
[C]Karnat aka
[D]Kerala
Karnataka
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3. Sult an Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, who passed away recent ly is known f or his
immense cont ribut ion t owards which among t he f ollowing sport s?
[A]Cricket
[B]Hockey
[C]Basket Ball
[D]Baseball
Hockey
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4. There are some st ocks in t he st ock market which by nat ure are low-priced,
speculat ive and risky because of t heir limit ed liquidit y, f ollowing and
disclosure. What do we call t hese st ocks?
[A]Green St ock
[B]Penny St ock
[C]Concent rat ed St ock
[D]Microcap st ock
Penny Stock
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5. Which among t he f ollowing is t he f amous f olk dance of Bundelkhand?
[A]Bat hakamma
[B]Bagurumba
[C]Geendad
[D]Badhai
Badhai
Badhai is t he f amous f olk dance of Bundelkhand, a region divided bet ween
Madhya Pradesh and Ut t ar Pradesh. The dance f orm Badhai is perf ormed t o
express best wishes t o all people f or t heir achievement s. The majorit y of t he
people in Bundelkhand worship Goddess Shit la, during calamit ies like f loods,
epidemics people pray t o t he Goddess f or immediat e relief and recovery of
t heir beloved. When blessings are showered and wish is f ulf illed male and
f emale dance bef ore t he Goddess Shit la wit h a t ypical rhyt hm t o express
t heir grat it ude. The musical inst rument s used are Dhapla, Timki, Lot a, Rant ula
& Algoja. The t unes are melodious and rhyt hm is excit ing.
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6. Which among t he f ollowing is a direct t ax?
[A]VAT paid during purchase of a t yre t ube f or a vehicle
[B]Service Tax paid while making payment s of dinner in a rest aurant
[C]Dut y paid while import ing a machinery f rom abroad
[D]None of t hem
None of them
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7. On average, what percent age of t he Eart h's at mosphere by volume
consist s of carbon dioxide?
[A]About 4 percent
[B]About 0.4 percent
[C]About 0.04 percent
[D]About 0.004 percent
About 0.04 percent
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8. The Wadden Sea Agreement has been concluded f or t he prot ect ion of __:
[A]Albat ross
[B]Seals
[C]Sharks
[D]Whales
Seals
Agreement on t he Conservat ion of Seals in t he Wadden Sea is an agreement
bet ween Wadden Sea count ries, aimed at prot ect ion of seals and concluded
in t he aegis of Convent ion on Migrat ory Species (CMS) in 1990.
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9. Wit h ref erence t o t he f auna of India, what is Sout hern Birdwing?
[A]Sparrow
[B]Lizard
[C]But t erf ly
[D]Mormon
Butterf ly
The Sout hern Birdwing is a large and st riking Swallowt ail but t erf ly endemic t o
Peninsular India. Wit h a wingspan of 140190 mm, it is t he largest but t erf ly
f ound in sout hern India. You may not e t hat Grass Jewel is t he smallest
but t erf ly of India and At las Mot h is t he largest mot h f ound in India.
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10. Which among t he f ollowing birds has t he largest wingspan?
[A]Arct ic Tern
[B]Lapwing
[C]Albat ross
[D]The Black Vult ure
Albatross
Albat rosses are among t he largest of f lying birds, and t he great albat rosses
(genus Diomedea) have t he largest wingspans of any ext ant birds, reaching
up t o 12 f eet (3.7 m).
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2014- 06- 04 11:06:45 GKToday
1. Mamnoon Hussain is t he current (June 2014) president of __?
[A]Pakist an
[B]Bangladesh
[C]Malaysia
[D]Iraq
Pakistan
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2. World's f irst complet e granit e t emple is locat ed in which among t he
f ollowing st at es of India?
[A]Karnat aka
[B]Bihar
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
The Brihadeeshwar t emple at Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), built by Rajaraja Chola I
is t he world's f irst complet e granit e t emple. Brihadeeshwar t emple is t he best
example of excellent workmanship, grandeur and it has st ood t he t est imony
of t ime wit h it s magnif icent cent ral dome which is a great at t ract ion f or one
and all. The t emple has been declared as a UNESCO World Herit age Sit e.
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3. Now a days, Google and ot her Int ernet / email services rely on a f orm of
encrypt ion abbreviat ed as TLS. Which among t he f ollowing is t he correct f ull
f orm of TLS?
[A]Transport Layer Securit y
[B]Thread Level Securit y
[C]Transmission Line Securit y
[D]Tunnelling Layer Securit y
Transport Layer Security
Google and ot her Int ernet services rely on a f orm of encrypt ion known as
Transport Layer Securit y, or TLS.
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4. The share of deposit s t hat banks must maint ain in saf e and liquid asset s
such as government securit ies, is known as ?
[A]Repo
[B]Reverse Repo
[C]SLR
[D]CRR
SLR
St at ut ory Liquidit y Rat io or SLR is t he share of deposit s t hat banks must
maint ain in saf e and liquid asset s such as government securit ies. Recent ly,
RBI has reduced t he st at ut ory liquidit y rat io (SLR) of scheduled commercial
banks by 50 basis point s f rom 23 per cent t o 22.5 per cent of t heir deposit s.
This will augment t he lendable resources of banks.
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5. The Mount Gorichen is one of t he highest peaks of ____?
[A]Assam
[B]Arunachal Pradesh
[C]Nagaland
[D]Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
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6. Who among t he f ollowing has become t he f irst Indian t o receive Harvard
Medal?
[A]A P J Kalam
[B]Anand Mahindra
[C]Rat an Tat a
[D]Mukesh Ambani
Anand Mahindra
Anand G Mahindra, Mahindra Group chairman became t he f irst Indian t o
receive t he prest igious Harvard Medal. He was chosen f or t his award f or his
dedicat ion, generosit y and service t o t he universit y.
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7. Recent ly, India has replaced which one of t he f ollowing count ries t o become
t he second largest export er of t ext iles in t he world?
[A]It aly
[B]Bangladesh
[C]Indonesia
[D]Malaysia
Italy
India overt ook It aly t o become t he second largest t ext ile export er in t he world.
This was revealed by t he recent dat a released by Unit ed Nat ions Comt rade in
Global Text iles as well as Apparel Export s. China remains t he largest t ext ile
export er in t he world.
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8. In t erms of Geographical area, which among t he f ollowing is correct rank of
newly f ormed Telangana st at e among all st at es of India?
[A]10t h
[B]12t h
[C]15t h
[D]16t h
12th
In t erms of populat ion and area Telangana is 12t h largest st at e in t he count ry.
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9. Which among t he f ollowing st at es does not share a border wit h Telangana?
[A]Maharasht ra
[B]Karnat aka
[C]Jharkhand
[D]Chhat t isgarh
Jharkhand
Telangana is bordered by t he st at es of Maharasht ra t o t he nort h and nort h-
west , Karnat aka t o t he west , Chhat t isgarh t o t he nort h-east and Andhra
Pradesh t o t he Sout h and east . It shares a small border wit h Odisha also.
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10. Gariphema which has been declared t he Indias f irst t obacco-f ree
village is locat ed in which st at e?
[A]Assam
[C]Nagaland
[D]Tripura
Nagaland
Gariphema village in Nagaland has been declared t he count rys f irst t obacco-
f ree village. The declarat ion was made on t he occasion of World No Tobacco
Day.
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2014- 06- 06 11:06:24 GKToday
1. The corporat e headquart er of which among t he f ollowing organizat ions is
known as "One Eart h"?
[A]Powergrid Corporat ion of India Lt d
[B]Tat a Consult ancy Services
[C]Suzlon Energy
[D]Wipro
Suzlon Energy
Corporat e headquart er of Suzlon Group is named "One Eart h". It is locat ed in
Pune, and is complet ely powered by renewable energy. One Eart h has
recent ly got LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) Plat inum
cert if icat e. The One Eart h campus covers 41,000 sq mt (10.13 acres) and can
accommodat e up t o 2,300 people.
Not e: Suzlon is world's t hird-largest and India's largest wind t urbine
manuf act urer.
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2. According t o t he lat est available dat a as of June 2014, what was India's
economic growt h in 2013-14?
[A]4%
[B]4.7%
[C]5.3%
[D]5.7%
4.7%
India's economic growt h remained at 4.7 per cent in 2013-14.
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3. Who among t he f ollowing is t he current (June 2014) Prime Minist er of
Bhut an?
[A]Jigme Thinley
[B]Kinzang Dorji
[C]Yeshey Zimba
[D]Tshering Tobgay
Tshering Tobgay
Recent ly, Bhut an PM Tshering Tobgay had at t ended swearing-in ceremony of
India's new Prime Minist er Narendra Modi. Bhut an is India's all weat her f riend
and also f irst count ry f or Modi's of f icial f oreign t rip.
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4. A governor in st at e of India is appoint ed f or a period not exceeding __?
[A]Three Years
[B]Four Years
[C]Five Years
[D]Six Years
Five Years
Art icle 156(1) provides t hat t he governor shall hold of f ice during t he pleasure
of t he President and t hat he would hold of f ice f or f ive years if he cont inued
t o enjoy t he conf idence of t he President .
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5. The El Nino ef f ect is known t o cause f loods in __?
[A]India
[B]Aust ralia
[C]Nort h America
[D]Lat in America
Latin America
El Ninos are marked by higher-t han-normal sea-surf ace t emperat ures in t he
equat orial Pacif ic and t heir ef f ect s can ripple globally f rom put t ing India and
Aust ralia at a higher risk of drought , while t ouching of f f loods in Lat in America.
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6. Which among t he f ollowing count ries will become t he 19t h member of t he
eurozone as it is set t o adopt t he euro on 1 January 2015?
[A]Denmark
[B]UK
[C]Lit huania
[D]Lat via
Lithuania
Lit huania will become t he 19t h member of t he eurozone out of 28 count ries in
t he European Union, and t he last of t he Balt ic St at es t o join eurozone.
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7. According t o t he Environment al Perf ormance Index, which is t he worlds
largest greenest count ry?
[A]Aust ralia
[B]Luxembourg
[C]Swit zerland
[D]Singapore
Switzerland
Swit zerland is t he worlds largest greenest count ry. Af t er Swit zerland in t op
place comes Luxembourg, Aust ralia, Singapore and t he Czech Republic.
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8. Alexander Shulgin, who passed away recent ly, was popularly known as
_____?
[A]Godf at her of ecst asy
[B]Fat her of Physiology
[C]Fat her of psychoact ive drugs
[D]Godf at her of Medicine
Godf ather of ecstasy
Alexander Shulgin was an American medicinal chemist , biochemist ,
pharmacologist and aut hor. He earned t he nickname godf at her of ecst asy
f or his pioneering work wit h t he drug. Shulgin was credit ed wit h creat ing some
200 ot her psychoact ive compounds.
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9. The Tiananmen Square massacre was a st udent -led popular demonst rat ion
t ook place in?
[A]Egypt
[B]Tunisia
[C]China
[D]Bangladesh
China
The Tiananmen Square prot est s of 1989, commonly known as t he June Fourt h
incident was a st udent -led popular demonst rat ion in Beijing.
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10. Which among t he f ollowing correct ly represent s t he Balt ic count ries?
[A]Lat via, Lit huania and Denmark
[B]Lit huania, Lat via and Finland
[C]Lat via, Lit huania and Est onia
[D]Lat via, Denmark and Finland
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
The Balt ic count ries are nort h east ern region of Europe cont aining t he
count ries of Lat via, Lit huania and Est onia on t he east ern shores of Balt ic Sea.
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GK & Current Affairs: June 4, 5, 2014
2014- 06- 07 13:06:26 GKToday
1. Which among t he f ollowing st at es have successf ully implement ed t he
"Jyot irgram Yojana" by elect rif icat ion of 18,000 villages and supply of power
t o t he remot est locat ions of t he st at e?
[A]Maharasht ra
[B]Gujarat
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Karnat aka
Gujarat
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2. Sumit ra Mahajan, t he newly elect ed speaker of Lok Sabha represent s which
among t he f ollowing const it uencies?
[A]Bhopal
[B]Indore
[C]Nagpur
[D]Jabalpur
Indore
Sumit ra Mahajan represent s Indore. She won t he Lok Sabha elect ions f or t he
eight h t ime, one of t hree members of t he 16t h Lok Sabha t o do so, and t he
longest -serving woman member.
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3. Recent ly, Japanese f irm Sof t bank has unveiled a robot which can read
human emot ions. The robot has been named as___?
[A]Humanoid
[B]Peeper
[C]Mindset
[D]Beet le
Peeper
Japanese f irm Sof t bank has unveiled a robot called Peeper, which can read
human emot ions. It uses an emot ional engine and a cloud-based art if icial
int elligence syst em t hat allows it t o analyse gest ure, expression and voice
t ones.
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4. The Karbi Peoples Liberat ion Tigers (KPLT) was f ormed wit h an object ive
of carving an aut onomous Karbi st at e out of _____?
[A]Arunachal Pradesh
[B]Tripura
[C]Assam
[D]Nagaland
Assam
The Karbi Peoples Liberat ion Tiger was earlier known as Ant i-Talks Fact ions
of Karbi Longri Nort h Cachar Hills Liberat ion Front . KPLT is dedicat ed t o
f orming an Aut onomous Karbi Sat e out of Assam.
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5. Recent ly, Unit ed St at es has unveiled a clean energy policy t o cut carbon
emission f rom exist ing power plant s by 30 per cent by t he year ___?
[A]2020
[B]2030
[C]2040
[D]2050
2030
The Unit ed St at es has unveiled a new energy policy which aims t o cut carbon
emission f rom exist ing power plant s, which is t he single largest source of
carbon pollut ion in t he US, by 30 per cent by t he year 2030. It also announced
t o cut by 2030 part icle pollut ion, nit rogen dioxides, and sulf ur dioxide by more
t han 25 per cent as a co-benef it .
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6. The of f icial slogan f or t he 2014 World Environment Day is ___?
[A]Small Islands and Climat e Change
[B]Raise Your Voice Not t he Sea Level
[C]No Global Warming f or Tomorrow
[D]Climat e Change and Sust ainable Development
Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level
The world environment al Day is observed on 5 June every year. The of f icial
slogan f or t he year 2014 is Raise Your Voice Not t he Sea Level.
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7. Who among t he f ollowing has won t he Ceat Int ernat ional Cricket er of t he
year award f or 2013-14?
[A]M S Dhoni
[B]Virat Kohli
[C]Shakib Al Hasan
[D]Glenn Maxwell
Virat Kohli
Indias t op bat sman Virat Kohli has won t he CEAT Int ernat ional Cricket er of
t he Year award f or 2013-14. Of f -spinner R Ashwin won t he Indian Player of t he
Year award f or 2013-14.
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8. Irish aut hor Elimear McBride won t he 2014 Baileys womens prize f or f ict ion
f or her novel _____?
[A]Americanah
[B]The Goldf inch
[C]A Girl is a Half -Formed Thing
[D]Burial Rit es
A Girl is a Half -Formed Thing
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9. The abacus of Lion Capit al of Asoka is engraved wit h f our animals viz. __:
[A]Lion, Elephant , Deer, Bull
[B]Lion, Bull, Horse, Deer
[C]Lion, Elephant , Horse, Bull
[D]Bull, Elephant , Tiger, Horse
Lion, Elephant, Horse, Bull
Lion Capit al of Asoka was erect ed around 250 BC at Sarnat h. It was not
originally engraved wit h "Sat yamev Jayat e", which was lat er adopt ed f rom
Mundkopnishada. The f our animals are guardians of t he f our direct ions: t he
lion of t he nort h, t he elephant of t he east , t he horse of t he sout h and t he bull
of t he west .
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10. If a count ry has a closed economy, it implies t hat t his count ry__:
[A]Does not allow privat e ownership of capit al
[B]Doesn't have f lexible exchange rat es
[C]Doesn't have f ixed exchange rat es
[D]Does not conduct t rade wit h ot her count ries
Does not conduct trade with other countries
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GK & Current Affairs: June 6-7, 2014
2014- 06- 08 15:06:57 GKToday
1. India's largest elect ricit y-generat ing plant is locat ed at ___?
[A]Kudankulam
[B]Kalpakkam
[C]Kaiga
[D]Kakrapar
Kudankulam
The f irst unit of t he Kudankulam nuclear power plant at t ained it s maximum
capacit y of 1000 MW recent ly, becoming t he largest elect ricit y-generat ing
plant of any t ype in India. It is t he 21st nuclear power react or in India and is
also t he f irst pressurised wat er react or belonging t o light wat er react or
cat egory.
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2. Recent ly, Tennis player Maria Sharapova has claimed her second French
Open t it le in 2014. Maria Sharapova is f rom __?
[A]Unit ed St at es
[B]Russia
[C]France
[D]Romania
Russia
Recent ly, t op Russian Tennis st ar Maria Sharapova has claimed her second
French Open t it le when she f loored Romanian f ourt h seed Simona Halep 6-4
6-7(5) 6-4 af t er a marat hon encount er in Sat urdays f inal.
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3. A vult ure rest aurant has been recent ly opened at __?
[A]Gadchiroli (Maharasht ra)
[B]Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
[C]Tonk (Rajast han)
[D]Banaskant ha (Gujarat )
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)
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4. Wit h ref erence t o t he Syrian Crisis, which among t he f ollowing count ries is
not against t he incumbent Syrian Government led by Bashar al-Assad?
[A] USA
[B] Israel
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Iran
Iran
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5. A pacif ic island count ry has recent ly sued nine nuclear weapon st at es
(including India in t he Int ernat ional Court of Just ice) over f ailure t o disarm.
Ident if y t he count ry f rom t he given opt ions:
[A]The Federat ed St at es of Micronesia
[B]Philippines
[C]Marshall Islands
[D]Kiribat i
Marshall Islands
As per recent report s, Marshall Islands is suing t he nine nuclear powers
including India at ICJ, t he Hague wit h t he argument t hat t hey have violat ed
t heir legal obligat ion t o disarm. Marshall Islands is a chain of islands in Pacif ic.
It was a sit e of some 67 nuclear t est s bet ween 1946 t o 1958. The count ry now
says t hat it s people are suf f ering serious healt h problems.
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6. Which among t he f ollowing is NOT a correct mat ch?
[A]Boer War Sout h Af rica
[B]Boxer War China
[C]Mau Mau Uprising Kenya
[D]Anyanya Rebellion Myanmar
Anyanya Rebellion Myanmar
The Mau Mau Uprising, also known as Kenya Emergency was a milit ary conf lict
t hat t ook place in Kenya bet ween 1952 and 1960. Ananya rebellion was f irst
Sudan Civil war.
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7. World's largest pollut er count ry has recent ly decided t hat f or t he f irst t ime it
will impose an absolut e limit on it s carbon emissions. This count ry is __ :
[A]Unit ed St at es of America
[B]China
[C]Russia
[D]India
China
China is t he worlds biggest emit t er of greenhouse gases, surpassing t he
Unit ed St at es in 2006. It recent ly decided t hat f or t he f irst t ime it will impose
an absolut e limit on it s carbon emissions, t o begin wit h coal f ired power plant s.
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8. Which among t he f ollowing t reat y is a t reat y t o Facilit at e Access t o
Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons wit h Print
Disabilit ies?
[A]Marakkesh Treat y
[B]Cape Town Treat y
[C]Kinshasa Treat y
[D]Kharkiv Treat y
Marakkesh Treaty
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9. Great Himalayan Nat ional Park (GHNP) is locat ed in __?
[A]Sikkim
[C]Ut t arakhand
[D]Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
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10. Who among t he f ollowing is t he youngest f emale ever in t he world t o reach
t he worlds highest peak Everest ?
[A]Bachendri Pal
[B]Tapi Mra
[C]Nirupama Pandey
[D]Poorna Malavat h
Poorna Malavath
Ms. Poorna Malavat h creat ed a record of t he youngest f emale ever in t he
world t o reach t he worlds highest peak, at t he age of 13 years and 11
mont hs, on May 25t h, 2014. She is a st udent of t he Social Welf are Resident ial
School in Nizamabad, Telangana.
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GK & Current Affairs: May 1, 2014
2014- 05- 03 10:05:58 GKToday
1. Former Indian Air Force Chief N K Browne has been appoint ed as Indias
next ambassador t o____?
[A]Pakist an
[B]Net herland
[C]Aust ralia
[D]Norway
Norway
Former Chief of t he Air St af f Norman Anil Kumar Browne has been appoint ed
as India's next Ambassador t o Norway. Air Chief Marshal Browne will succeed
Mr RK Tyagi as India's envoy t o Norway
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2. According t o World Bank report , India has replaced which among t he
f ollowing count ries t o become t hird largest economy based on purchasing
power parit y (PPP)?
[A]China
[B]Russia
[C]Japan
[D]Singapore
Japan
As per t he World Bank report India replaced Japan as t he world's t hird largest
economy as f ar back as 2011. The ranking is based on purchasing power
parit y (PPP) in dollar t erms.
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3. The newly f ormed Telangana st at e has how many assembly and
Parliament ary seat s?
[A]120 and 17
[B]119 and 17
[C]134 and 20
[D]125 and 23
119 and 17
The Telangana has 119 assembly seat s and 17 parliament ary seat s.
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4. Which among t he f ollowing hormones is popularly called happiness
hormone?
[A]Serot onin
[B]Dopamine
[C]Endorphins
[D]Ghrelin
Serotonin
Serot onin is popularly called t he happiness hormone. It regulat es t he mood,
prevent s depression and makes f eeling happy.
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5. The Project 75I of India is a project relat ed t o ___?
[A]Milit ary
[B]Irrigat ion
[C]Renewable Energy
[D]Pharmaceut icals
Military
The project 75 is one of t he Indias most closely guarded milit ary project s.
Under t his project st ealt h, land-at t ack capabilit y and t he abilit y t o incorporat e
f ut urist ic t echnologies, all t he new submarines will be equipped wit h air-
independent syst em t o boost t heir operat ional capabilit ies.
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6. Who among t he f ollowing has been honoured as t he Most Popular All Time
Int ernat ional St ar in India at IIFA awards 2013-14?
[A]Johny Depp
[B]Kevin Spacey
[C]John Travolt a
[D]Tom Cruise
John Travolta
John Travolt a t he f amous super st ar of Hollywood honoured as most popular
All Time Int ernat ional St ar in Int ernat ional Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards
2014.
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7. Fight ing Povert y in Asia and t he Pacif ic is t he mot t o of ______?
[A]ASEAN
[B]SAARC
[C]Asian Development Bank
[D]BRICS
Asian Development Bank
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8. The so called Nort hern Limit Line is a disput ed marit ime demarcat ion line
bet ween _____?
[A]Russia and China
[B]China and Japan
[C]Nort h Korea and Sout h Korea
[D]Germany and France
North Korea and South Korea
The Nort hern Limit Line or Nort h Limit Line is a disput ed marit ime demarcat ion
line in t he Yellow sea bet ween t he Democract ic Peoples Republic f Korea on
t he nort h and t he Republic of Korea on t he sout h. This line of milit ary cont rol
act s as t he de f act o marit ime boundary bet ween Nort h and Sout h Korea.
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9. Which among t he f ollowing St ock Exchanges will shut it operat ion af t er it
f ailed t o adhere t o several new regulat ory requirement s?
[A]Bangalore St ock Exchange
[B]Madras St ock Exchange
[C]Bombay St ock Exchange
[D]Delhi St ock Exchange
Madras Stock Exchange
The 76 year old Madras St ock Exchange will cease t o exist f rom May 30 af t er
it f ailed t o adhere t o several new regulat ory requirement s, including increased
net wort h as out lined by market regulat or Sebi.
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10. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDv) af f ect s which among t he
f ollowing animals?
[A]Dog
[B]Pig
[C]Cat s
[D]Cat t le
Pig
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDv) has killed some seven million piglet s
in t he US in t he past year. The disease has also been f ound in Canada,
Mexico and Japan. It is not harmf ul t o human.
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2014- 05- 12 11:05:02 GKToday
1. The Fazendas are t he areas of plant at ion f ound in ___?
[A]Ghana
[B]Brazil
[C]Viet nam
[D]Cambodia
Brazil
Fazendas are t he areas of plant at ion t hroughout t he Brazil. It was earlier
ref ers t o t he area of Sugar and Cof f ee product ion. Fazendas now denot es
any kind of f arm.
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2. Khaled Chowdhury, who passed away recent ly, was a f amous personalit y in
____?
[A]Tamil Theat re
[B]Telugu Theat re
[C]Bengali Theat re
[D]Gujarat i Theat re
Bengali Theatre
Khaled Chowdhury was a f amous t heat re personalit y in Bengali. He worked f or
various direct ors of bot h Bengali and Hindi plays. He has been awarded t he
Padma Bhushan f or his cont ribut ion t o t heat re in India on 26t h January 2012.
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3. According t o lat est World Bank report which of t he f ollowing are t he worlds
most expensive economies?
[A]Sweden and Norway
[B]Swit zerland and Net herland
[C]Denmark and Norway
[D]Swit zerland and Norway
Switzerland and Norway
Swit zerland and Norway are placed as t he worlds most expensive economies
as t he lat est report published by World Bank. They are f ollowed by Bermuda,
Aust ralia and Denmark in t he list .
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4. Recent ly, which among t he f ollowing has become t he worlds f irst Island t o
secure a const ant supply of elect ricit y by combining wind and wat er power?
[A]El Hierro
[B]Sumat ra
[C]Honshu
[D]Vict oria Island
El Hierro
El Hierro-t he smallest of Spains Canary Islands became t he Island t o secure a
const ant supply of elect ricit y by combining wind and wat er power.
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5. A polit ical part y will be t reat ed as a Nat ional Part y when it as recognised
polit ical part y in __ or more st at es. Fill t he blank wit h correct opt ion?
[A]Three
[B]Four
[C]Five
[D]Six
Four
If a polit ical part y is t reat ed as a recognised polit ical part y in f our or more
st at es, it shall be known as Nat ional Part y t hroughout t he whole of India, but
only so long as t hat polit ical part y cont inues t o f ulf il t hereaf t er t he condit ions
f or recognit ion in f our or more st at es on t he result s of any subsequent
general elect ion eit her t o t he House of t he people or t o t he Legislat ure
Assembly of any St at e.
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6. The Berne Convent ion, is an int ernat ional agreement relat ed t o ___?
[A]Sea Rout es
[B]Copyright s
[C]Chemical weapons
[D]Gold minings
Copyrights
The Berne convent ion is an int ernat ional agreement governing copyright which
was f irst accept ed in Berne, Swit zerland.
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7. Recent ly, scient ist s have creat ed a worlds f irst solar jet f uel under t he
project named Solar-Jet f uel by using ____?
[A]Wat er and Hydrogen
[B]Wat er and Carbon dioxide
[C]Wat er and Oxygen
[D]Wat er and Nit rogen
Water and Carbon dioxide
A research project named Solar-Jet f unded by t he European Union has
produced t he worlds f irst jet f uel f rom wat er and carbon dioxide. In t he Solar-
Jet project , researchers used concent rat ed light -st imulat ed sunlight -t o
convert carbon dioxide and wat er t o synt hesis Gas in a high t emperat ure
solar react or cont aining met al-oxide based mat erial developed at ETH Zurich.
The Syngas was t hen convert ed int o kerosene by shell using t he est ablished
Fischer-Tropsch process.
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8. The Willy Willy is t he local name f or a t ropical st orm in ____?
[A]Aust ralia
[B]Russia
[C]It aly
[D]Mexico
Australia
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9. The Lake Vict oria f orms t he boundary bet ween which of t he f ollowing
count ries?
[A]Tanzania and Uganda
[B]Uganda and Nairobi
[C]Uganda and Kenya
[D]Kenya and Tanzania
Tanzania and Uganda
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10. What is t he Indias ranking in t he lat est Freedom of t he Press Index -2014?
[A]56
[B]63
[C]78
[D]89
78
India has been ranked 78 in t he Freedom of t he Press Index 2014. In 2013
Index, t he rank of India was 20 wit h 38 point s. Sweden t opped t he list and
belongs t o worlds most independent press.
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2014- 05- 12 14:05:10 GKToday
1. In which of t he f ollowing count ries worlds highest t unnel f or high-speed t rain
has been opened recent ly?
[A]China
[B]Russia
[C]Japan
[D]Singapore
China
The worlds highest t unnel f or high speed t rains in nort hwest China became
operat ional at an alt it ude of 3,607 met res. The 16.3 km long was complet ely
linked up, operat ionalising t he linking Gansu provenance and Xinjiang
provenance.
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2. The Spit i Valley is a desert mount ain valley locat ed in______?
[A]Himachal Pradesh
[B]Ut t arkhand
[C]Jammu & Kashmir
[D]Ut t ar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
The Spit i Valley is a desert mount ain valley locat ed high in t he Himalayan
Mount ains in t he nort h-east ern part of t he Himachal Pradesh.
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3. Which among t he f ollowing is t he most populous St at e in USA?
[A]Texas
[B]New York
[C]Florida
[D]Calif ornia
Calif ornia
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4. In t he CAMELS bank-rat ing syst em, t he word A st ands f or ___?
[A]Adequat e qualit y
[B]Asset qualit y
[C]Average qualit y
[D]Annual quant it y
Asset quality
CAMELS is a bank-rat ing syst em where bank supervisory aut horit ies rare
inst it ut ions according t o six f act ors. The six f act ors examined are C-Capit al
adequacy, A-Asset qualit y, M-Management qualit y, E-Earnings, L-Liquidit y, S-
Sensit ivit y t o Market Risk.
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5. Sandra Helen Robson, who became t he f irst woman kayaker t o paddle
across t he Palk St rait , belongs t o which count ry?
[A]Germany
[B]Japan
[C]Aust ralia
[D]Net herland
Australia
Sandra Helen Robson is an Aust ralian sea kayaker. She became t he f irst
woman kayaker t o paddle across t he Palk St rait af t er circumnavigat ing Sri
Lanka as part of her expedit ion, which began in 2011.
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6. As per t he lat est st udy, which Jupit ers moon is believed t o have club
sandwich ocean capable of support ing lif e?
[A]Europa
[B]Ganymede
[C]Callist o
[D]Adrast ea
Ganymede
A st udy revealed t hat Jupit ers moon Ganymede may possess ice and liquid
oceans st acked up in several layers much like t he popular mult ilayered
sandwich. This arrangement s would make possible all sort s of int erest ing
chemical react ions-including, perhaps, t he kind t hat led t o t he rise of lif e on
eart h.
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7. The Government of India is present ly negot iat ing a bilat eral Board Based
Trade and Invest ment Agreement (BTIA) wit h __?
[A]MERCOSUR
[B]European Union
[C]ASEAN
[D]SAARC
European Union
The Government of India is present ly negot iat ing a bilat eral Board Based
Trade and Invest ment Agreement (BTIA) wit h t he European Union (EU),
covering a number of t racks ranging f rom Trade in Goods t o Services. So f ar
f if t een rounds of negot iat ions have been held, t he last being in May 2013 in
New Delhi.
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8. Recent ly, World Healt h Organisat ion (WHO) has imposed int ernat ional t ravel
rest rict ion on which of t he f ollowing count ries over polio f ear?
[A]Pakist an, Syria and Af ghanist an
[B]Pakist an, Syria and Cameroon
[C]Pakist an, Syria and Nigeria
[D]Pakist an, Nigeria and Cameroon
Pakistan, Syria and Cameroon
The WHO slapped int ernat ional t ravel rest rict ions on Pakist an, Cameroon and
Syria over t he count ries f ailure t o cont rol t he spread of t he deadly polio virus.
According t o WHO rest rict ions, it will be mandat ory f or all resident s and long-
t erm visit ors f rom Pakist an, Cameroon and Syria t o receive dose of Oral Polio
Vaccine bet ween 4 weeks and 12 mont hs prior t o int ernat ional t ravel.
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9. World Press Freedom Day is observed on ____?
[A]May 1
[B]May 3
[C]May 4
[D]May 6
May 3
World Press Freedom Day or World Press Day is observed every year on 3
May.
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10. The Nat ional Working Plan Code is a t ool f or management of ___?
[A]Forest Resources
[B]Mining
[C]Def ence st ruct ure
[D]Cont iguous diseases
Forest Resources
Nat ional Working Plan Code, working plan is a t ool f or scient if ic f orest
management . It is very usef ul f or evaluat ing t he st at us of f orest resource.
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GK & Current Affairs: May 4, 5, 2014
2014- 05- 18 12:05:16 GKToday
1. What is t he name of Indias own card payment net work t hat has been
dedicat ed t o t he nat ion, recent ly?
[A]MoneyCard
[B]RuPay
[C]IndPay
[D]RupeeCard
RuPay
Indias own card payment net work RuPay has been dedicat ed t o t he nat ion.
The RuPay card is accept ed at all ATMs, PoS t erminals and most of t he
eCom merchant s in t he count ry.
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2. The Moei River marks t he nat ional boundary bet ween which of t he
f ollowing count ries?
[A]Thailand and Myanmar
[B]India and Bhut an
[C]Thailand and Singapore
[D]France and Germany
Thailand and Myanmar
The Moei River is a t ribut ary of t he Salween River. The Moei River f orms t he
nat ural boarder line bet ween Thailand and Myanmar.
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3. The Af rican Sleeping Sickness is a vect or-borne disease spread by __?
[A]Mosquit oes
[B]Tset se f ly
[C]Housef lies
[D]Sandf lies
Tsetse f ly
Af rican sleeping sickness or also called Human Af rican t rypanosomiasis is
vect or-borne disease and spread t hrough t he bit e of t he Tset se f ly.
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4. According t o lat est report , which among t he f ollowing st at es has report ed
highest t iger mort alit y rat e in t he count ry?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Maharasht ra
[C]Karnat aka
[D]Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has report ed highest t iger mort alit y wit h six t igers deat hs have
been report ed each mont h since t he beginning of t his year. Af t er Tamil Nadu,
t iger mort alit y was higher in MP (4) and Ut t arkhand (3).
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5. The largest Lok Sabha const it uency in India in t erms of area is _____?
[A]Baramulla
[B]Ladakh
[C]Ahmadabad
[D]Midnapur
Ladakh
Ladakh (173266.37 sq.km) is t he Indias largest Lok Sabha const it uency in
t erms of area.
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6. Which of t he f ollowing organisat ion gives out t he Guillermo Cano World
Press Freedom Prize every year?
[A]Unit ed Nat ions
[B]UNESCO
[C]World Bank
[D]SAARC
UNESCO
Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom award was est ablished on t he init iat ive
of UNESCOs Execut ive Board and is f ormally conf irmed by t he Direct or
General of t he Organisat ion, on t he occasion of World Press Freedom Day, on
May 3rd. The Prize is named in honor of Guillerno Cano Isaza, a Colombian
journalist who was assassinat ed in f ront of of f ice of his newspaper, El
Espect at or, in Bogot a, on 17 December 1986.
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7. What is t he code name given f or t he milit ary exercise conduct ed by t he
India Army in t he desert of Rajast han, recent ly?
[A]Desert Fox
[B]Sarvada Vijay
[C]Garuda
[D]Samrat Shakt i
Sarvada Vijay
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8. The east ern swamp deer, one of t he t hree endangered deer species
exist ing in t he world f ound only in ____?
[A]Manasa Wildlif e Sanct uary
[B]Kaziranga Nat ional Park
[C]Nagarahole Wildlif e Sanct uary
[D]Kanha Nat ional Park
Kaziranga National Park
The east ern swamp deer is one of t hree endangered deer species exist ing in
t he world f ound only in Kaziranga Nat ional Park.
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9. As per t he new st udy conduct ed by t he World Healt h Organisat ion (WHO),
which Indian cit y is considered t o be most pollut ed in t he world?
[A]Raipur
[B]Bhopal
[C]Delhi
[D]Gwalior
Delhi
According t o a new st udy conduct ed by t he WHO, Indias nat ional capit al Delhi
is most pollut ed cit y in t he world. As per various st udies conduct ed, air
pollut ion is t he f if t h largest killer in India. WHO has measured t hat Delhi has t he
highest concent rat ion of PM 2.5 part iculat e mat t ers less t han 2.5 microns f orm
of air pollut ion, which is considered most serious.
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10. Recent ly, t he Supreme Court has passed a judgment banning Jallikat t u, a
rural sport of t aming bulls pract iced in ___?
[A]Kerala
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Karnat aka
[D]Maharasht ra
Tamil Nadu
Jallikat t u is an advent ure sport involving t aming bulls, held in Tamil Nadu as
part of Pongal celebrat ions on Mat t u Pongal Day.
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GK & Current Affairs: May 6-7, 2014
2014- 05- 18 13:05:01 GKToday
1. Recent ly, Tat a Trust and which of t he f ollowing banks signed a pact t o work
t oget her f or povert y alleviat ion and rural development ?
[A]St at e Bank of India
[B]Canara Bank
[C]HDFC Bank
[D]Syndicat e Bank
State Bank of India
St at e Bank of Inda and Sir Dorbaji Tat a Trust signed pact t o work t oget her
f or povert y alleviat ion and rural development . Tat a Trust will provide t raining
and capacit y building; ident if y part ner organisat ions, such as f armer producer
companies, SHGs and SHG f ederat ions. SBI will provide credit support t o
part ners promot ed organisat ions of Tat a Trust s.
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2. The new prot ocol Declarat ion on Aut omat ic Exchange of Inf ormat ion in Tax
Mat t ers on t ax dat a exchanges has been signed recent ly in ___?
[A]Geneva
[B]Paris
[C]Zurich
[D]Moscow
Paris
The declarat ion on aut omat ic exchange of inf ormat ion in t ax mat t ers was
endorsed during t he OECDs annual minist erial council meet ing in Paris. The
st andard agreed upon by t he 47 nat ions will help clamp down bank secrecy
pract ices and ensure t hat t hey work t owards f ull disclosure of inf ormat ion on
t ax evaders and f inancial criminals pert aining t o any nat ional jurisdict ion.
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3. Which among t he f ollowing count ries will chair ASEAN f or 2014 f or t he f irst
t ime?
[A]Myanmar
[B]Philippines
[C]Brunei
[D]Cambodia
Myanmar
Myanmar is t he Chair of ASEAN f or 2014 and t he t heme of it s ASEAN
chairmanship is Moving Forward in Unit y t o a Peacef ul and Prosperous
Communit y.
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4. Which among t he f ollowing is t he Indias leading sugar producing st at e?
[A]Ut t ar Pradesh
[B]Maharasht ra
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Karnat aka
Maharashtra
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5. Among t he European Union Count ries, t he largest invest ment current ly
comes t o India f rom?
[A]France
[B]Germany
[C]It aly
[D]UK
UK
UK is t he largest European Union invest or in India. Germany and France are t he
second and t hird largest count ries t o invest in India.
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6. Recent ly, Coca-Cola and Pepsi said t hey are working t o remove a
cont roversial ingredient Brominat ed Veget able Oil (BVO) f rom all t heir drinks.
In sof t drinks BVO is mainly used as a ___?
[A]Emulsif ier
[B]Coloring Agent
[C]Preservat ive
[D]Flavour
Emulsif ier
Brominat ed Veget able Oil or BVO act s as emulsif ier in cit rus-f lavoured soda
drinks. The t oxic chemical is banned in many count ries because it compet es
wit h iodine f or recept or sit es in t he body, which can lead t o hypot hyroidism,
aut oimmune disease, and cancer.
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7. According t o t he Forbes Global 2000 largest and most powerf ul public
companies India is home t o how many worlds biggest companies?
[A]45
[B]54
[C]63
[D]48
54
India is home t o 54 largest and most powerf ul public companies according t o
t he Forbes Global 2000 companies list . The Forbes Global 2000 is a
comprehensive list of t he worlds largest , most powerf ul public companies as
measured by revenues, prof it s, asset s and market value. Reliance indust ries
lead t he list wit h 135t h rank among t he Indian companies in t he list .
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8. Which among t he f ollowing is t he main cause f or t he new respirat ory ailment
called COLD or Chronic Obst ruct ive Lung Disease?
[A]Air pollut ion
[B]Smoking
[C]Dust and Debris
[D]Pest icides
Smoking
Chronic Obst ruct ive Lung Disease (COLD) is a new respirat ory ailment caused
by smoking which event ually suf f ocat es t he pat ient t o a slow but sure deat h.
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9. The f ormer Prime Minist er of Thailand Yingluck Shinawat ra was indict ed f or
involvement in a scam relat ed t o __?
[A]Housing scheme
[B]Rice Subsidy scheme
[C]Fert ilizer subsidy scheme
[D]Financial misuse
Rice Subsidy scheme
Yingluck Shinawat ra has been indict ed over a government rice subsidy
scheme t hat proved t o be cost ly.
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10. Recent ly, World Healt h Organisat ion has declared which disease as a
public healt h emergency of int ernat ional concern?
[A]Tuberculosis
[B]Polio
[C]Malaria
[D]Encephalit is
Polio
The World Healt h Organisat ion has declared polio a public healt h emergency
of int ernat ional concern making t he only t he second t ime t he UN agency has
given such a designat ion af t er t he H1N1 f lu pandemic in 2009.
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GK & Current Affairs: March 8-9, 2014
2014- 05- 18 13:05:27 GKToday
1. Who among t he f ollowing has won t he World Snooker Championship-2014
t it le?
[A]Ronnie OSullivan
[B]Mark Selby
[C]St eve Davis
[D]Greame Dot t
Mark Selby
Mark Selby won his f irst world t it le by def eat ing def ending champion Ronnie
OSullivan 18-14. This was Selbys f ourt h ranking t it le and made him t he nint h
player t o complet e snookers Triple Crown of World Championship, UK
championship, and mast er t it les.
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2. In India, monet ary policy is cont rolled by ____?
[A]Finance Minist er
[B]Union Government
[C]Reserve Bank of India
[D]Finance Minist ry
Reserve Bank of India
In India, t he cent ral monet ary aut horit y is t he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is so
designed as t o maint ain t he price st abilit y in t he economy.
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3. Which among t he f ollowing part ies has won t he nat ional elect ion of Sout h
Af rica held recent ly?
[A]Democrat ic Alliance
[B]Af rican Nat ional Congress
[C]The Economic Freedom Fight er
[D]Democrat ic Social Part y
Af rican National Congress
Sout h Af ricas ruling part y Af rican Nat ional Congress has won t he nat ional
elect ion. ANC has won 62.1 percent of t he vot e, while t he main opposit ion
part y, t he Democrat ic Alliance won 22.2 per cent of t he vot e.
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4. Recent ly, Unit ed Nat ions has vot ed t o est ablish a Medal f or except ional
courage in t he name of an unarmed UN peacemaker f rom Senegal ____?
[A]Eugene-Richard Gasana
[B]Mbaye Diagne
[C]Prince Zeid al Hussein
[D]Henry Dussent
Mbaye Diagne
The UN Securit y Council vot ed unanimously t o est ablish a UN medal f or
except ional courage in t he name of t he unarmed UN peacekeeper f rom
Senegal Capt ain Mbaye Diagne, who lost his lif e af t er saving hundreds of
Rwandans f rom deat h in t he 1994 genocide. The resolut ion, sponsored by
Jordan, creat es t he Capt ain Mbay Diagne Medal f or Except ional Courage t o
be awarded t o UN milit ary, police, civilians and associat ed personals, who
demonst rat e except ional courage, in t he f ace of ext reme danger.
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5. Recent ly, which among t he f ollowing count ries has imposed ban on import
of chilli pepper f rom India?
[A]Saudi Arabia
[B]Iran
[C]Sout h Af rica
[D]Chile
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has banned import of chilli pepper f rom India, cit ing t he presence
of high pest icide residues in it . Saudi Arabia is t he f if t h largest import er of
f resh veget ables f rom India.
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6. The SGR-A1 is a milit ary robot sent ry belongs t o which count ry?
[A]Nort h Korea
[B]Sout h Korea
[C]Sout h Sudan
[D]Japan
South Korea
The SGR-A1 is a Sout h Korean milit ary robot sent ry designed t o replace
human count erpart s in t he demilit arized zone at t he Sout h and Nort h Korea
border.
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7. The Dinka people are largest et hnic group inhabit ing in ____?
[A]Indonesia
[B]Aust ralia
[C]Sout h Sudan
[D]Nairobi
South Sudan
The Dinka people are an et hnic group inhabit ing t he Bahr el Ghazal a region of
west ern Sout h Sudan. Dinka people are largest et hnic t ribe in Sout h Sudan.
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8. Which among t he f ollowing is not a part y t o t he Cent ral Asian Nuclear-
Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ)?
[A]Kyrgyzst an
[B]Turkmenist an
[C]Af ghanist an
[D]Tajikist an
Af ghanistan
The CANWFZ is a t reat y legally binding commit ment by Kazakhst an,
Kyrgyzst an, Tajikist an, Turkmenist an and Uzbekist an not t o manuf act ure,
acquire, t est or possess nuclear weapons.
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9. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is t he Indias only land bridge t o
Sout heast Asia?
[A]Bangladesh
[B]Nepal
[C]Myanmar
[D]Malaysia
Myanmar
Myanmar is Indias only land bridge t o Sout heast Asia and t he Indo-Burmese
border st ret ches over 1,600 kilomet res.
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10. Who among t he f ollowing has won mens single Mandrid Mast er t it le-2014?
[A]Kei Nishikori
[B]Roger Federer
[C]Raf ael Nadal
[D]Andrew Murray
Raf ael Nadal
Raf ael Nadal won his f ourt h Mandrid Mast ers t it le 2014. Top seed Nadal claim
a 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 win f or his 27t h Mast er t it le and 63rd career crown.
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2014- 05- 18 13:05:39 GKToday
1. Himalayan Kumbh is held every 12 years in which among t he f ollowing
st at es?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Ut t arakhand
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] Sikkim
Uttarakhand
Nandadevi Raj Jaat yat ra also described as Himalayan Kumbh will be held in
every 12 years in Ut t arakhand.
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2. Which among t he f ollowing count ries has t opped t he list of World Mot hers
Index-2014?
[A]Aust ralia
[B]Sweden
[C]Finland
[D]Brit ain
Finland
Finland ranked number one in t he world mot hers index compiled by save t he
children f ollowed by Norway, Sweden and Iceland.
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3. The SANA is t he nat ional of f icial news agency of ___?
[A]Ukraine
[B]Syria
[C]Maldives
[D]Philippines
Syria
The SANA or Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) is t he nat ional of f icial news
agency in Syria. It was est ablished in 1965.
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4. Who among t he f ollowing has been named World Snooker Player of t he
Year?
[A]Ronnie OSullivan
[B]James Wat t ana
[C]St eve Davis
[D]Mark Selby
Ronnie OSullivan
Ronnie OSullivan has been named world Snooker Player of t he Year.
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5. Indias Ankit a Raina is associat ed wit h which of t he f ollowing
sport s/event s?
[A]Tennis
[B]Badmint on
[C]Snooker
[D]Hockey
Tennis
Ankit a Raina is a prof essional t ennis player. Raina has won f our singles and
f ive doubles t it le on t he ITF t our in her career.
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6. In India, Nat ional Technology Day is celebrat ed on May 11 t o commemorat e
t he_____?
[A]Launch of Indias f irst Sat ellit e
[B]Est ablishment of ISRO
[C]Nuclear t est s at Pokhran
[D]Inclusion of Brahmos missile t o t he army
Nuclear tests at Pokhran
On 11t h May, 1998 India achieved a major t echnological breakt hrough by
successf ully carrying out nuclear t est s at Pokhran. Also f irst , indigenous
aircraf t Hansa-3 was t est f lown at Bangalore on t his day and India also
perf ormed successf ul t est f iring of t he Trishul missile on t he same day.
Considering all t hese achievement s 11t h May was chosen t o be
commemorat ed as Nat ional Technology Day.
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7. Which among t he f ollowing share largest volume of t he count rys t ot al
veget able oil import s?
[A]Palm oil
[B]Coconut oil
[C]Ground nut oil
[D]Sunf lower oil
Palm oil
India meet s about 60 per cent of it s annual veget able oil demand of 17-18
million t onne via import s. Palm oils make up 80 per cent of t he count rys t ot al
veget able oil import s.
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8. Who among t he f ollowing has won t he Spanish Grand Prix-2014?
[A]Romain Grosjean
[B]Nico Roseberg
[C]Lewis Hamilt on
[D]Sebast ian Vet t el
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilt on won t he Spanish Grand Prix f or Mercedes t o chalk up his f ourt h
vict ory in a row and wrest t he Formula One championship lead f rom German
t eam-mat e Nico Rosberg.
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9. The Benuban Vihar monast ery, one of t he import ant pilgrim cent res of
Buddhism is locat ed in ____?
[A]Assam
[B]Tripura
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Sikkim
Tripura
The Benuban Vihar monast ery is in Agart ala, Tripura. It is considered one of
t he import ant pilgrim cent res f or Buddhism in nort heast India.
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10. Recent ly, an RBI panel has recommended t hat t he government should
reduce it s holding in public sect or banks t o below 50 per cent . This panel was
headed by __?
[A]Urjit Pat el
[B]PJ Nayak
[C]Chanda Kocchar
[D]Aruna Upadyaya
PJ Nayak
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2014- 05- 18 14:05:14 GKToday
1. The Brix Degree is a unit f or measuring _____?
[A]Surf ace Tension
[B]Viscosit y
[C]Specif ic Gravit y
[D]Densit y
Specif ic Gravity
The unit Brix Degree is used f or measuring specif ic gravit y in liquids.
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2. What is t he name of worlds f irst elect ric aircraf t which has successf ully
complet ed it s maiden voyage, recent ly?
[A]Flying Fan
[B]E-Fan
[C]Spark
[D]E-Ray
E-Fan
Worlds f irst ever elect ric aircraf t called t he E-Fan has successf ully t aken it s
maiden voyage. This elect ric aircraf t is t he lat est creat ion of Toulouse-based
airbus. The f act t hat it s engines are powered by elect ricit y provides it a low-
noise, eco-f riendly prof ile.
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3. The Johnson Sout h Reef is a disput ed reef area bet ween _____?
[A]China and Philippines
[B]Philippines and Japan
[C]China and Viet nam
[D]Viet nam and Japan
China and Vietnam
Johnson Sout h Reef is a reef in t he Sprat ly Islands in t he Sout h China Sea
cont rolled by t he Peoples Republic of China. Johnson Sout h Reef is current ly
occupied by t he Chinese and claimed by Viet nam.
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4. The Caparo Group t hat has won t he Int ernat ional Business of t he Year
Award 2014 at t he Asian Business Awards is associat ed wit h ___?
[A]Food and Beverages
[B]Leat her Manuf act uring
[C]St eel, Aut omot ive and Engineering
[D]Def ence and Milit ary
Steel, Automotive and Engineering
Caparo Group f ounded by leading NRI indust rialist Lord Swaraj Paul is a f ast
growing UK based group wit h a 1bn Euro t urnover. Wit h business int erest
predominant ly in manuf act ure of st eel, aut omot ive and engineering product s.
Caparo group has won t he Int ernat ional Business of t he Year Award 2014 at
Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham.
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5. Which among t he f ollowing is t he f irst count ry t o int roduce plast ic not es t o
saf eguard against count erf eit ing of currency?
[A]England
[B]Aust ralia
[C]Singapore
[D]Thailand
Australia
Aust ralia was t he f irst count ry t o int roduce plast ic not es t o saf eguard against
count erf eit ing of currency. The Reserve Bank of India is planning t o int roduce
plast ic not es in t he count ry by next year.
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6. Who among t he f ollowing is t he aut hor of t he book Redesigning t he
Aeroplane While Flying?
[A]Arun Maira
[B]Sanjay Baru
[C]Sachin Pilot
[D]Yashwant Sinha
Arun Maira
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7. The Kachin Independence Organisat ion an et hnic rebel group act ive in
___?
[A]Malaysia
[B]Philippines
[C]Myanmar
[D]Bangladesh
Myanmar
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8. Who among t he f ollowing has been appoint ed as chairman of t he Cauvery
Wat er Disput es Tribunal?
[A]B S Chauhan
[B]S P Singh
[C]Brijesh Pat il
[D]K Hiremat h
B S Chauhan
Just ice Balbir Singh Chauhan, judge of t he Supreme Court has been
appoint ed as chairman of t he Cauvery Wat er Disput es Tribunal. The post of
chairman has been lying vacant f or t he last t wo years af t er just ice N P Singh
resigned on healt h grounds.
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9. The poorest count ry in Europe in t erms of GDP per capit a is ___?
[A]Republic of Kosovo
[B]Moldova
[C]Ukraine
[D]Albania
Moldova
Moldova is t he poorest count ry in t he Europe. It s cit izens are poor and have a
low st andard of living compared t o ot her European count ries. Moldova is
nearly ent irely dependent on agricult ural export s f or revenues.
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10. Ravi Dhariwal, who has won t he 2014 INMAs Silver Shovel award is CEO
which publicat ion?
[A]The Hindu
[B]Times Group
[C]The Indian Express
[D]Hindust an Times
Times Group
Ravi Dhariwal, t he CEO of BCCL, which published t he Times of India, t he
worlds largest -selling English broadsheet and t he Economic Times, t he
worlds second largest f inancial daily, has been awarded t he Int ernat ional
News Media Associat ions (INMA) highest honour f or volunt eer service t o and
lif et ime achievement in t he media indust ry. The Silver Shovel Award is t he
INMAs t op honour f or individual achievement .
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2014- 05- 19 13:05:01 GKToday
1. The proposed Ken-Bet wa river linking project is in which st at e?
[A]Madhya Pradesh
[B]Odisha
[C]Gujarat
[D]Maharasht ra
Madhya Pradesh
The Ken-Bet wa River linking project is a part of proposed river linking project in
Madhya Pradesh.
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2. The Ring Spot Virus is t he most dest ruct ive disease of ___?
[A]Banana
[B]Mango
[C]Papaya
[D]Cof f ee
Papaya
The Ring Spot Virus is t he most dest ruct ive disease of Papaya. The RSV is
t ransmit t ed among papaya plant s by mechanical act ivit ies like pruning, as it s
t ransmit t ed t hrough t he sap.
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3. Which one of t he f ollowing is t he main object ive of t he Green India
Mission?
[A]To enhance carbon sinks t hrough large scale af f orest at ion
[B]To enhance t he ut ilisat ion of renewable energy
[C]To promot e organic f arming by reducing use of f ert ilisers
[D]To phase out use of greenhouse gas
To enhance carbon sinks through large scale af f orestation
The Green India Mission is part of t he Cent res plan t o f ight climat e change by
increasing t he f orest cover by 10 million hect ares in t he next 10 years at a
cost of Rs 46,000 crore. It is one of t he eight missions under t he Nat ional
Act ion Plan on Climat e Change.
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4. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is t he biggest oil producer in Af rica?
[A]Algeria
[B]Angola
[C]Nigeria
[D]Sudan
Nigeria
Nigeria is Af ricas biggest oil producer wit h about 2.2 million barrels being
produced a day.
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5. The Bab-el-Mandeb st rait connect s Red Sea t o ____?
[A]Nort h Sea
[B]Medit erranean Sea
[C]Gulf of Aden
[D]Java Sea
Gulf of Aden
The Bab-el-Mandeb is a st rait locat ed bet ween Yemen on t he Arabian
Peninsula, and Djibout i and Erit rea in t he Horn of Af rica. It connect s t he Red
Sea t o t he Gulf of Aden.
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6. The Serra dos Carajas Hill worlds largest reservoir of iron ore is locat ed in
____?
[A]Sout h Af rica
[B]Brazil
[C]Cambodia
[D]Chile
Brazil
Carajas Iron ore mine, worlds largest iron ore mine, is locat ed in t he st at e of
Para in Nort hern Brazil.
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7. Which cit y will host t he 2015 European Games t he inaugural edit ion of t he
European Games?
[A]Baku
[B]Zurich
[C]Danube
[D]Paris
Baku
The 2015 European Games will be t he inaugural edit ion of t he European
Games, a mult i-sport event f or European at hlet es. It will be held in Baku,
Azerbaijan in 2015.
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8. Af t er Crimea, a ref erendum f or independence was held in which t wo pro-
Russian east ern regions of t he Ukraine?
[A]Donet sk and Luhansk
[B]Kharkiv and Donet sk
[C]Luhansk and Makiivka
[D]Mariupol and Donet sk
Donetsk and Luhansk
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9. Recent ly, t he f irst mult ilat eral t alk on Let hal Aut onomous Weapons (LARs)
or Killer robot s was held at ___?
[A]Geneva
[B]Zurich
[C]Moscow
[D]New York
Geneva
The f irst mult ilat eral t alk on Let hal Aut onomous Weapons or killer robot s was
held at t he Unit ed Nat ions in Geneva f rom May 13 t o 16. As many as 117
st at es part y t o t he Convent ion on Convent ional Weapons have at t ended t he
f our-day meet ing of expert s t o discuss t he legalit y and moral issues
surrounding killer bot s.
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10. Current ly, which of t he f ollowing st at es has highest number of GI cert if ied
product s in t he count ry?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Karnat aka
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Kerala
Karnataka
Karnat aka wit h 32 GI cert if ied product s t opped t he nat ional list f ollowed by
Tamil Nadu (24), Andhra Pradesh (22) and Kerala (20).
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2014- 05- 31 13:05:43 GKToday
1. Russi Mody who passed away recent ly, was a f ormer chairman of ____?
[A]Tat a St eel
[B]Larsen and Toubro
[C]ITC Limit ed
[D]Bajaj Aut o Limit ed
Tata Steel
Russi Mody was a f ormer Chairman and Managing direct or of Tat a St eel and
a leading member of t he Tat a group.
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2. Which one of t he f ollowing pair is not correct ?
[A]Boko Haram--Nigeria
[B]M23--Republic of Congo
[C]Shining Pat h--Palest ine
[D]RENAMO--Mozambique
Shining Path--Palestine
The Shining Pat h is a Maoist guerrilla insurgent organisat ion in Peru.
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3. Current ly, India import s palm oil mainly f rom which of t he f ollowing
count ries?
[A]China and Japan
[B]Indonesia and Malaysia
[C]China and Malaysia
[D]Japan and Indonesia
Indonesia and Malaysia
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4. Which among t he f ollowing count ries has won t he Sout h Asian Basket ball
Associat ion Championship-2014?
[A]Bangladesh
[B]India
[C]Maldives
[D]Sri Lanka
India
Indian mens t eam def eat ed Maldives 108-32 t o be crowned champions at t he
t hird Sout h Asian Basket ball Associat ion Championship 2014.
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5. The IBSA Dialogue Forum is an int ernat ional t ripart it e grouping f or
promot ing int ernat ional cooperat ion among ___?
[A]India, Bangladesh and Sout h Af rica
[B]Indonesia, Brazil and Sout h America
[C]India, Brazil and Sout h Af rica
[D]Iran, Bangladesh and Sout h Af rica
India, Brazil and South Af rica
The IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil and Sout h Af rica) is an int ernat ional
t ripart it e grouping f or promot ing int ernat ional cooperat ion among t hese
count ries. The f orum provides t he t hree count ries wit h a plat f orm t o engage in
discussions f or cooperat ion in t he f ield of agricult ure, t rade, cult ure, and
def ence among ot hers.
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6. The MIKT is an acronym ref erring t o t he emerging economies of ____?
[A]Mexico, Indonesia, Sout h Korea and Turkey
[B]Mexico, India, Sout h Korea and Taiwan
[C]Morocco, Indonesia, Sout h Korea and Turkey
[D]Mexico, India, Sout h Korea and Taiwan
Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey
MIKT is a neologism ref erring t o t he economies Mexico, Indonesia, Sout h
Korea and Turkey.
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7. Eryt hropoiet in is an essent ial hormone f or red cell product ion is produced
by ___?
[A]Pancreas
[B]Kidney
[C]Small Int est ine
[D]Large Int est ine
Kidney
Eryt hropoiet in also known as EPO, is a glycoprot ein hormone t hat cont rols
eryt hropoiesis, or red blood cell product ion. It is produced by int erst it ial
f ibroblast s in t he kidney. Under hypoxic condit ions, t he kidney will produce and
secret e eryt hropoiet in t o increase t he product ion of red blood cells by
t arget ing CFU-E, proeryt hroblast and basophilic eryt hroblast subset s in t he
dif f erent iat ion.
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8. Which among t he f ollowing t reat y is associat ed wit h est ablishment of
European Union?
[A]Oslo Treat y
[B]Treat y of Ot t ova
[C]Maast richt Treat y
[D]Treat y of Moroco
Maastricht Treaty
The European Union was f ormally est ablished when t he Maast richt Treat y
whose main archit ect s were Helmut Kohl and Franois Mit t errandcame int o
f orce on 1 November 1993.
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9. Recent ly, which among t he f ollowing count ries has released post age
st amps t o commemorat e t he 100 years of India Cinema?
[A]Sout h Af rica
[B]Brazil
[C]England
[D]France
Brazil
Brazil has paid t ribut e t o t he Indian f ilm indust ry on it s cent enary by releasing
t wo post age st amps designed by an Indian graphic designer at a
commemorat ive f est ival in Brasilia.
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10. Recent ly, t he World-Ant i Doping Agency (WADA) has banned inhalat ion of
which gases af t er deciding it could be used t o enhance at hlet ics
perf ormance?
[A]Xenon
[B]Neon
[C]Krypt on
[D]Helium
Xenon
The World Ant i-Doping Agency has added xenon gas t o it s list of banned
subst ances af t er claims it can be used by at hlet es t o help boost
perf ormance. Scient if ic st udies suggest t hat t he gas art if icially increases t he
levels of eryt hropoiet in (EPO) in t he blood, which is f orbidden under WADA's
rules.
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2014- 05- 31 13:05:48 GKToday
1. The World Inf ormat ion Societ y Day is observed on _____?
[A]May 14
[B]May 17
[C]May 18
[D]May 19
May 17
In November 2005, t he World Summit on t he Inf ormat ion Societ y called upon
t he UN General Assembly t o declare 17 May as World Inf ormat ion Societ y Day
t o f ocus on t he import ance of ICT and t he wide range of issues relat ed t o t he
inf ormat ion societ y raised by WSIS. The General Assembly adopt ed a
resolut ion in March 2006 st ipulat ing t hat World Inf ormat ion Societ y Day shall
be celebrat ed every year on 17 May.
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2. The t erm Tiger Cub Economies collect ively ref ers t o t he economies of
which of t he f ollowing count ries?
[A]India, Myanmar, Thailand, China
[B]Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
[C]Indonesia, India, Thailand, Taiwan
[D]India, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
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3. The Mait ree is a name of joint combat exercise bet ween India and ___?
[A]France
[B]Japan
[C]Thailand
[D]USA
Thailand
Mait ree is a joint combat exercise bet ween Indian army and Royal Thai army.
Indian and Thai f orces have been exercising regularly t oget her since 2007.
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4. Indias Short Range-Surf ace t o Air Missile (SR-SAM) project is co-
development dual vent ure bet ween India and __?
[A]Russia
[B]France
[C]Israel
[D]It aly
France
The SR-SAM project is a co-development dual vent ure bet ween India and
France, which will be developed by MBDA of France and DRDO f rom t he Indian
side. The SR-SAM is a Short Range Surf ace t o Air Missile Syst em wit h a range
of 15 km wit h seeker based guidance syst em.
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5. According t o Law, if a person chosen as Prime Minist er of India is neit her a
member of Loka Sabha or Rajya Sabha at t he t ime of select ion, he must
become a member of eit her of t he houses wit hin __ mont hs. Fill t he blank wit h
correct opt ion?
[A]Three
[B]Six
[C]Ten
[D]Twelve
Six
If a person chosen as Prime Minist er of India is neit her a member of Loka
Sabha or Rajya Sabha at t he t ime of select ion, he must become a member of
eit her of t he houses wit hin six mont hs.
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6. The Kalsubai is t he highest peak of t he sahyadris in ___?
[A]Karnat aka
[B]Kerala
[C]Maharasht ra
[D]Goa
Maharashtra
Kalsubai is t he highest peak of t he sahyadris in Maharasht ra.
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7. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is host ing t he 2014 Mens Hockey
World Cup t ournament ?
[A]Pakist an
[B]Aust ralia
[C]Net herland
[D]Germany
Netherland
The 2014 Mens Hockey World Cup will be t he 13t h edit ion of t he Hockey World
Cup. It will be held f rom 31 May t o 15 June 2014 at t he Kyocera St adium in The
Hague, Net herlands.
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8. According t o UK magazine Sport sPro, who has been ranked t op in t he list of
most market able at hlet es in t he world?
[A]Tiger Wood
[B]Virat Kohli
[C]Lewis Hamilt on
[D]Christ iano Ronaldo
Lewis Hamilton
Formula One ace Lewis Hamilt on has been named t he worlds most
market able at hlet e according t o t he worlds 50 most market able at hlet es
2014 list , compiled by Sport Pro magazine. Indias cricket er Virat Kohli has been
ranked second in t he list .
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9. The CryoSat -2 is an environment al research sat ellit e t o st udy t he Eart hs
polar ice caps launched by ___?
[A]NASA
[B]ISRO
[C]European Space Agency
[D]Russian Space Agency
European Space Agency
CryoSat -2 is a European Space Agency environment al research sat ellit e which
was launched in April 2010. It provides scient ist s wit h dat a about t he polar ice
caps and t racks changes in t he t hickness of t he ice wit h a resolut ion of about
1.3 cent imet res.
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10. Recent ly, India and which one of t he f ollowing count ries has come t oget her
t o conduct a joint naval exercise t it led Simbex-14?
[A]Russia
[B]Singapore
[C]Aust ralia
[D]Net herland
Singapore
India and Singapore began a week-long joint naval exercise of f t he Andaman
and Nicobar Islands. The exercise, t it led SIMBEX-14, is an annual bilat eral war
gaming conduct ed by t he Indian Navy and t he Republic of Singapore Navy.
The 2014 edit ion of t he Singapore Indian Marit ime Bilat eral Exercise (SIMBEX)
would be t he 21st such exercise t hat began in 1993 t o enhance int er-
operabilit y and mut ual underst anding bet ween t he t wo navies.
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2014- 05- 31 14:05:58 GKToday
1. The InSight is a NASAs unmanned lander mission designed t o probe on
t he surf ace of ____?
[A]Jupit er
[B]Sat urn
[C]Mars
[D]Venus
Mars
InSight is an unmanned Mars lander mission planned f or launch in March 2016.
The name st ands f or Int erior Explorat ion using Seismic Invest igat ions,
Geodesy and Heat Transport . The mission object ive is t o place a st at ionary
lander equipped wit h a seismomet er and heat f low probe on t he surf ace of
Mars t o st udy it s early geological evolut ion.
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2. Which among t he f ollowing count ries has won t he 2014-Uber Cup
t ournament ?
[A]China
[B]Pakist an
[C]Japan
[D]India
China
Chinas shut t lers hoist t he Uber cup af t er beat ing Japan 3-1 in t he f inal. This is
Chinas 13t h Uber cup t it le.
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3. Who among t he f ollowing is t ook over as t he new Chief Inf ormat ion
Commissioner in t he Cent ral Inf ormat ion Commissioner?
[A]Rajiv Mat hur
[B]Abhay Singh
[C]Sat hish Chandra
[D]Rakesh Sinha
Rajiv Mathur
Former IB chief Rajiv Mat hur t ook over as t he new Chief Inf ormat ion
Commissioner in t he Cent ral Inf ormat ion Commission.
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4. Recent ly, t he RBI has direct ed all banks t o make all ATMs inst alled f rom ___
as t alking ATMs wit h Braille keypads. Fill t he blank wit h correct opt ion?
[A]July 1, 2014
[B]July 1, 2015
[C]June 1, 2014
[D]June 1, 2014
July 1, 2014
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5. Ahn Dai-Hee, has been named as new Prime Minist er of ____?
[A]Nort h Korea
[B]Nairobi
[C]Sout h Korea
[D]Egypt
South Korea
Sout h Korean President Park Geun-hye has named a f ormer Supreme Court
judge as t he count rys new prime minist er. Ahns appoint ment comes in t he
wake of f ormer premier Chung Hon-won announcing resignat ion over t he
government response t o t he Sewon f erry disast er.
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6. What is t he name of Indias indigenously developed high-t ech runway visual
range assessment syst em which is going t o inst all at various airport s of t he
count ry?
[A]Lakshya
[B]Drisht i
[C]Neela
[D]Dragon
Drishti
Drisht i is t he name of Indias indigenously developed high-t ech runway visual
range assessment syst em. The new syst em will be joint ly developed by CSIR-
Nat ional Aerospace Laborat ories and India Met eorological Depart ment . Drisht i
Transmissomet er is a visibilit y measuring syst em designed and developed t o
cover lowest t o highest visibilit y levels aiding pilot s f or landing and t ake-of f .
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7. Which among t he f ollowing const it uencies has recorded highest vot er
t urnout in t he recent ly concluded Lok Sabha elect ion?
[A]Nagaland
[B]Bishnupur
[C]Dhubri
[D]Kant hi
Dhubri
The Dhubri const it uency in Assam has recorded t he highest vot er t urnout at
88.22% f ollowed by Nagaland at 87.82. Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir
regist ered t he lowest t urnout at 25.90%.
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8. Madhav Mant ri, who passed away recent ly, was Indias oldest ___?
[A]Hockey Player
[B]Foot ball Player
[C]Cricket er
[D]Tennis Player
Cricketer
Madhav Mant ri was Indias oldest living t est cricket er. An opening bat sman
and a wicket -keeper, Mant ri played f our t est s f or India and represent ed
Mumbai wit h dist inct ion. He also served as Indias chief select or in t he 1960s
and was t he president of t he Mumbai Cricket Associat ion bet ween 1988 t o
1992.
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9. As per t he lat est report of t he Revised Nat ional TB Programme which st at e
has highest TB pat ient s in t he count ry?
[A]Ut t ar Pradesh
[B]Maharasht ra
[C]Ut t arakhand
[D]Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Ut t arakhand has large number of people af f lict ed wit h t uberculosis, bot h in
t he hills and in t he plains. A quart erly report of t he Revised Nat ional TB
Programme Ut t arakhand has list ed t hat st at e has 3,389 TB pat ient s, of which
over 1,300 are cases of f resh inf ect ion.
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10. Malavat h Purna who became t he youngest f emale climber t o scale t he
Mount Everest belongs t o which st at e?
[A]Karnat aka
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Odisha
[D]West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Malavat h Purna, a class IX st udent f rom Khammam dist rict of Andhra Pradesh
became t he youngest f emale climber t o scale t he Mount Everest .
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2014- 05- 31 16:05:43 GKToday
1. The European Parliament has been direct ly elect ed every ___years. Fill t he
blank wit h correct opt ion?
[A]Three
[B]Four
[C]Five
[D]Six
Five
The EU has been direct ly elect ed every f ive years by universal suf f rage since
1979.
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2. Which among t he f ollowing movies has won t he t op Palme dOr award f or
best f ilm at t he 67t h Cannes Int ernat ional Film Fest ival?
[A]Wint er Sleep
[B]Le Meraviglie
[C]Mommy
[D]Adieu au Langage
Winter Sleep
Turkish f ilm Wint er Sleep direct ed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan won t he t op t op Palme
dOr award f or best f ilm at t he 67t h Cannes Int ernat ional Film Fest ival. Le
Meraviglie by It alian direct or Alice Rohrwacher t ook t he second place.
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3. The Dag Hammarkjold Medal given post humously t o milit ary personnel,
police or civil is inst it ut ed by ___?
[A]World Bank
[B]Unit ed Nat ions
[C]ASEAN
[D]SAARC
United Nations
The Dag Hammarkjold Medal is a post humous award given by t he Unit ed
Nat ions t o milit ary personnel, police or civilians who lose t heir lives while
serving in a UN peacekeeping operat ion. The medal is named af t er Dag
Hammarkjold t he second Secret ary General of t he UN, who died in a plane
crash.
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4. The 23rd World Economic Forum on East Asia was recent ly concluded
in____?
[A]Thailand
[B]Philippines
[C]Viet nam
[D]Indonesia
Philippines
The 23rd World Economic Forum on East Asia was held in Manila t o discuss
regional issues, such as polit ical st abilit y and inf rast ruct ure invest ment . It was
t he f irst t ime t hat Manila host ed t he int ernat ional event .
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5. Recent ly, which t wo count ries have set t led a marit ime border disput e af t er
20 years of negot iat ions?
[A]China and Japan
[B]China and Viet nam
[C]Philippines and Indonesia
[D]Indonesia and Myanmar
Philippines and Indonesia
The Philippines and Indonesia have set t led a marit ime border disput e af t er 20
years of negot iat ions. The deal comes amid increased regional t ension over
t errit orial disput es.
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6. Which among t he f ollowing project has been awarded t he 2014 Unit ed
Nat ions Public Service award, recent ly?
[A]Mobile Seva project
[B]Kisan Card scheme
[C]PDS scheme
[D]C-DAC
Mobile Seva
The project Mobile Seva under Depart ment of Elect ronics and Inf ormat ion
Technology (Deit y) won t he 2014 Unit ed Nat ions Public Service award.
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7. The f amous archaeological monument Rani ki Vav is locat ed in ___?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Gujarat
[C]Haryana
[D]Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Rani ki Vav (The Queens St epwell) is an archaeological monument in Gujarat .
It is among f ive int ernat ional herit age sit es t o be recreat ed digit ally using
lat est t echnology in Scot land, UK. The Scot t ish Ten is an ambit ious f ive-year-
project aims t o creat e accurat e digit al models of Scot lands f ive Unesco-
designat ed World Herit age Sit es and f ive int ernat ional herit age sit es in order
t o help in conservat ion and management of t hese sit es.
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8. According t o Represent at ion of People Act , 1951, a candidat e cont est ing
Parliament ary poll must f orf eit his securit y deposit if he f ails t o secure a
minimum of __ of t ot al valid vot es cast . Fill t he blank wit h correct opt ion?
[A]One-t hird
[B]One-f ourt h
[C]One-sixt h
[D]One-t ent h
One-sixth
As per t he Represent at ion of People Act , 1951 if t he candidat e f ails t o secure
a minimum of one-sixt h of t ot al valid vot es cast , he must f orf eit his securit y
deposit .
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9. Which among t he f ollowing count ries has won t he AFC Womens Asian
Foot ball Cup 2014?
[A]Viet nam
[B]India
[C]Japan
[D]Aust ralia
Japan
Japan def eat ed t he def ending champion Aust ralia 1-0 t o won t he AFC
Womens Asian Foot ball cup. This is t he Japans f irst ever AFC Womens
Asian Cup since it s st art ed compet ing in t he event in 1977.
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10. As per t he lat est dat a which count ry has replaced Maurit ius as t he t op
source of f oreign direct invest ment int o India?
[A]Japan
[B]Singapore
[C]Saudi Arabia
[D]China
Singapore
Singapore has replace Maurit ius as t he t op source of f oreign direct
invest ment int o India, according f or about 25 per cent of FDI inf lows in 2013-
14. During t he last f inancial year, India at t ract ed $5.98 billion in FDI f rom
Singapore, whereas it was $4.85 billion f rom Maurit ius, according t o t he dat a
of t he Depart ment of Indust rial Policy and Promot ion (DIPP).
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2014- 05- 31 17:05:05 GKToday
1. Crist iano Ronaldo, worlds most market able f oot baller belongs t o which
count ry?
[A]Argent ina
[B]Spain
[C]Port ugal
[D]Brazil
Portugal
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2. Maya Angelou who passed away recent ly, was a f amous ___?
[A]Art ist
[B]Musician
[C]Poet
[D]Economist
Poet
Maya Angelou was an Af rican-American aut hor and poet . She published seven
aut obiographies, t hree books of essays, and several books of poet ry. She
received dozens of awards and over t hirt y honorary doct oral degrees. She is
best known f or her series of seven aut obiographies, which f ocus on her
childhood and early adult experiences.
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3. The Daroji Sanct uary exclusively creat ed f or t he preservat ion of Indian
Slot h bears is locat ed in which st at e?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Karnat aka
[C]Maharasht ra
[D]Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Daroji Slot h bear sanct uary is locat ed in Bellary dist rict in Karnat aka. The
sanct uary was exclusively creat ed f or t he preservat ion of Indian Slot h bears
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4. In t he human body t he Calf muscle is f ound on t he ___?
[A]Leg
[B]Arms
[C]Neck
[D]Shoulder
Leg
The Calf muscle is on t he back of t he lower leg.
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5. Recent ly, which count ry has announced it would st art an ant i-t errorism
part nership f und, which will be used t o help t rain ot her count ries t o t ake on
rising ext remism?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]France
[D]Canada
USA
The US would st art a $ 5 billion ant i-t errorism part nership f und, which will used
t o help t rain ot her count ries t o t ake on rising ext remism.
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6. What is t he name of NASAs Spect rograph launched recent ly t o st udy
birt hplace of st ars?
[A]IUE
[B]CHESS
[C]WiSE
[D]NuSTAR
CHESS
NASA has successf ully launched t he Colorado High-resolut ion Echelle St ellar
Spect rograph or CHESS t o st udy birt hplaces of st ars. CHESS will soar above
Eart hs at mosphere t o look at t he ult raviolet light f rom a bright st ar-light t hat
is blocked by t he at mosphere and cant be seen f rom t he ground.
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7. The Arsia Mon is name of t he volcano locat ed on __?
[A]Jupit er
[B]Mars
[C]Sat urn
[D]Eart h
Mars
Arsia Mons is t he sout hernmost of t hree volcanoes on t he Tharsis bulge near
t he equat or of t he planet Mars.
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8. Who among t he f ollowing has been appoint ed as t he At t orney General of
India?
[A]Mukul Rohat gi
[B]Soli Sorabjee
[C]Fali Sam Nariman
[D]T R Andhyarujina
Mukul Rohatgi
Senior Supreme Court advocat e and Addit ional Solicit or General under t he
earlier NDA regime, Mukul Rohat gi appoint ed t he At t orney General of India.
Rohat gi is one of t he t op corporat e lawyers in t he count ry.
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9. The Unit ed Front f or Democracy against Dict at orship or Red Shirt s, is a
pro-democracy movement in ___?
[A]Thailand
[B]Philippines
[C]Taiwan
[D]Sweden
Thailand
The Unit ed Front f or Democracy against Dict at orship or Red Shirt s, is t he
biggest pro-democracy movement in Thailands hist ory. Red Shirt s are social
act ivist s who believe t hat t he people of Thailand deserve a polit ical and
judicial syst em t hat ensures t heir universal human right s and just ice.
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10. Who among t he f ollowing has been appoint ed as Nat ional Securit y
Advisor?
[A]Ajit Doval
[B]Nripendra Misra
[C]Anil Agarwal
[D]Shesh Paul Vaid
Ajit Doval
Ajit Doval Former int elligence bureau chief Ajit Doval was appoint ed as
Nat ional Securit y Advisor. A 1968 bat ch IPS of f icer, Doval, known one of t he
best operat ional brains wit hin int elligence circles, was Indias main negot iat or
wit h t he hijackers of Indian Airlines plane IC-814 t aken t o Kandahar in 1999.
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2014- 05- 31 18:05:44 GKToday
1. Art icle 370, which is one of t he t emporary, t ransit ional and special provisions
in t he const it ut ion of India is enshrined in which among t he f ollowing part s of
Indian Const it ut ion?
[A]Part XV
[B]Part XVII
[C]Part XXI
[D]Part XXII
Part XXI
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2. Recent ly, t he Union government has const it ut ed a Special Invest igat ion
Team (SIT) t o uneart h illicit money. Who is t he chairman of t he SIT?
[A]Amar Prat ap Sinha
[B]M B Shah
[C]Sudharshan Nayak
[D]C B Bhave
M B Shah
The union government has f ormed a high-prof ile Special Invest igat ion Team
(SIT) t o uneart h illicit money. The SIT will be headed by f ormer Supreme Court
judge M B Shah and will include t he highest -level of f icials f rom f inancial and
economic depart ment s as well as law enf orcement agencies.
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3. Recent ly, in which of t he f ollowing cit ies t he Malwa Ut sav f ive-day cult ural
f est has been kicked of f ?
[A]Indore
[B]Bhopal
[C]Kolkat a
[D]Pune
Indore
The 14t h f ive-day cult ural f est Malwa Ut sav began in Indore. This t ime, t he
t heme f or t he st age design is Masks. The f est ival wit ness t he craf t sman and
art ist f rom dif f erent part s of t he count ry showcase t heir t alent s at t he
f est ival.
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4. Who among t he f ollowing has won t he Egypt ian President ial elect ion,
recent ly?
[A]Abdel Fat ah al-Sisi
[B]Hamdeen Sabahi
[C]Mohamed Morsi
[D]Hosni Mubarak
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi
Egypt ex-army chief Abdel Fat ah al-Sisi won more t han 90% of t he vot e in t he
president ial elect ions.
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5. The Eurasian Economic Union or Eurasian Union is an economic union
f ounded by t he leaders of ____?
[A]Russia, Kazakhst an, Belarus
[B]Russia, Kyrgyzst an, Belarus
[C]Armenia, Russia, Belarus
[D]Russia, Tajikist an, Uzbekist an
Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus
The Eurasian Economic Union is an economic union f ounded by a t reat y signed
on May 29, 201 bet ween t he leaders of Kazakhst an, Russia and Belarus. The
union will go int o ef f ect on January 1, 2015 if t he t reat y is approved by each
count rys parliament s.
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6. The Tin Bigha corridor is a st rip of land bet ween India and ___?
[A]China
[B]Nepal
[C]Bangladesh
[D]Bhut an
Bangladesh
The Tin Bigha corridor is a st rip of land belonging t o India on t he West Bengal-
Bangladesh border.
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7. As per t he law, a member who has been elect ed f rom t wo Lok Sabha
const it uencies has t o vacat e one of t he seat s wit hin ___ days of t he
declarat ion of result . Fill t he blank wit h correct opt ion?
[A]Fourt een
[B]Fif t een
[C]Thirt y
[D]Twent y
Fourteen
As per t he rules, a member who has been elect ed f rom t wo Lok Sabha
const it uencies has t o vacat e one of t he seat s wit hin f ourt een days of t he
declarat ion of result .
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8. Approximat ely, what f ract ion of global healt hcare indust ry is shared by
India?
[A]1%
[B]2%
[C]4 %
[D]6%
1%
Indias healt hcare indust ry t oday is wort h more t han 45 billion dollars. It ,
however, account s f or less t hat 1% of t he global healt hcare indust ry even
t hough it serves about 17% of t he world populat ion
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9. Which among t he f ollowing is largest rubber producing st at e of India?
[A]Karnat aka
[B]Kerala
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Maharasht ra
Kerala
Kerala account s f or nearly 90 per cent of t he count ry's rubber product ion.
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10. Which among t he f ollowing is world's largest securit ies set t lement syst em?
[A]Clearst ream
[B]CREST
[C]Euroclear
[D]Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Euroclear
Euroclear is a Belgium based f inancial services company t hat specializes in
t he set t lement of securit ies t ransact ions as well as t he saf ekeeping and
asset servicing of t hese securit ies. It was f ounded in 1968 as part of J.P.
Morgan & Co. t o set t le t rades on t he t hen developing eurobond market . (f rom
Wikipedia)
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1. Who among t he f ollowing appoint s Pro-t em speaker in Lok Sabha?
[A]Prime Minist er
[B]President
[C]Out going speaker of Lok Sabha
[D]Lok Sabha secret ary
President
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2. The MINUSMA is a name of t he Unit ed Nat ions peacekeeping mission in
___?
[A]Mali
[B]Syria
[C]Egypt
[D]Ukraine
Mali
The Unit ed Nat ions Mult idimensional Int egrat ed St abilizat ion Mission or
MINUSMA is a UN peace keeping mission in Mali. It was est ablished on 25 April
2013 by UN Securit y Council resolut ion 2100 t o st abilise t he count ry af t er t he
Tuareg rebellion.
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3. The Economic Communit y of West Af rican St at es (ECOWAS) is a group of
West Af rican count ries consist of how many count ries?
[A]Ten
[B]Thirt een
[C]Fif t een
[D]Twent y
Fif teen
The ECOWAS is a regional group of f if t een West Af rican count ries. Founded
on 28 May 1975, wit h t he signing of t he Treat y of Lagos, it s mission is t o
promot e economic int egrat ion across t he region.
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4. At present , Cit izens of which among t he f ollowing count ries use only f oreign
currencies f or daily use as t he count ry has abandoned it s own currency?
[A]Malawi
[B]Sout h Sudan
[C]Zimbabwe
[D]Somalia
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe abandoned it s nat ional currency in 2009 due t o hyperinf lat ion.
Cit izens were allowed t o use f oreign currencies f or t heir daily use.
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5. The speakers of Lambadi language / dialect are prominent ly f ound in __?
[A]Ut t ar Pradesh
[B]Karnat aka
[C]Rajast han
[D]Bihar
Rajasthan
Banjari, or Lambadi, is a Rajast han language spoken by nomadic Banjara
people across India. (From Wikipedia)
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6. Wit h ref erence t o t he t hird gender in India, which among t he f ollowing st at es
is known t o have est ablished India's f irst Transgender Welf are Board in 2008?
[A]Kerala
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Karnat aka
[D]Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
On 15t h April 2008, Tamil Nadu const it ut ed t he count rys f irst Transgender
Welf are Board.
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7. Which among t he f ollowing major port s in India is a corporat e port ?
[A]Kochi
[B]Ennore
[C]Tut icorin
[D]Kandla
Ennore
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8. Pet ro Poroshenko, also known as t he "chocolat e king", was recent ly elect ed
as new President of __?
[A]Ukraine
[B]Kazakhst an
[C]Poland
[D]Slovakia
Ukraine
Billionaire Pet ro Poroshenko, known as t he chocolat e king, was elect ed as
Ukraines new president . His leadership was immediat ely t est ed when milit ant s
seized a t erminal of Donet sk airport , in t he east of t he count ry.
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9. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is not a f ounding member of t he
recent ly f ounded Eurasian Economic Union?
[A]Kazakhst an
[B]Russia
[C]Belarus
[D]Uzbekist an
Uzbekistan
The Eurasian Economic Union also known as t he Eurasian Union (EaU), is an
economic union f ounded by a t reat y signed on May 29, 2014 bet ween t he
leaders of Kazakhst an, Russia and Belarus. The Union will go int o ef f ect on
January 1, 2015 if t he t reat y is approved by each count ry's parliament s. (From
Wikipedia)
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10. Recent ly, in which of t he f ollowing count ries worlds highest cable railway
has been inaugurat ed?
[A]China
[B]Sout h Korea
[C]Bolivia
[D]Siberia
Bolivia
The f irst segment of t he worlds highest cable railway line, carrying
passengers f rom cit y t o cit y up t o 4,000 met ers above sea level has been
inaugurat ed in Bolivia. The cable line connect s t he capit al La Paz wit h t he
nearby cit y of El Alt o, t hrough high Andes Mount ains.
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