Daily GK Quiz 29th - December - 2014

Q. : 1 The DRS system is associated with which of the following games? The Indian sports body of the concerned sport has been opposing the system since its inception?

1) Cricket 

2) Boxing

3) Football 

4) Hockey

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The direct benefit transfer scheme of which of the following countries became the largest direct benefit transfer scheme recently with more than 2.5 cr beneficiaries?

1) China 

2) Brazil

3) India 

4) Indonesia

5) Mexico 

Q. : 3 Which of the following terms is NOT associated with banking/finance?

1) OFS 

2) FPO

3) BaNCS 

4) SWIFT

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who was granted bail and later rearrested by Pakistan under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), is wanted in India in connection of

1) 2001 Parliament attacks 

2) 2000 Red Fort attacks

3) 2002 Akshardham Temple attacks 

4) 2008 Mumbai attacks

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 Which of the following three countries are preparing to sign an intelligence-sharing agreement which will be strictly limited to the North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes?

1) The US, Vietnam and South Korea 

2) The US, Malaysia and South Korea

3) The US, Indonesia and South Korea 

4) The US, Japan and South Korea

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 For the first time in history, the BJP now has more state legislators (MLAs) than any other party in the country. What is the total number of MLAs of BJP across the country as in Dec 2014?

1) 949 

2) 1058

3) 1169 

4) 1270

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 Satya Nadella, who visited India and met PM Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad recently, is the current global CEO of

1) Google 

2) Microsoft

3) Oracle 

4) IBM

5) Apple 

Q. : 8 India has announced what amount as contribution to the Tsunami Trust Fund of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)?

1) USD 1 mn 

2) USD 1.2 mn

3) USD 1.8 mn 

4) USD 2 mn

5) USD 2.3 mn 

Q. : 9 What is the investment target set by the govt from the private sector under Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas?

1) Rs 4,874 cr 

2) Rs 14,623 cr

3) Rs 42,512 cr 

4) Rs 62,009 cr

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 The DRDO’s Panchi had its maiden flight on Dec 24 from an airfield at Kolar in Karnataka. Panchi is a

1) basic trainer aircraft 

2) advanced trainer aircraft

3) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 

4) military transport aircraft

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (1) Cricket
2. (3) India
3. (5) None of these
4. (4) 2008 Mumbai attacks
5. (4) The US, Japan and South Korea
6. (2) 1058
7. (2) Microsoft
8. (1) USD 1 mn
9. (3) Rs 42,512 cr
10. (3) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

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Daily GK Quiz 27th - December - 2014

Q. : 1 Who among the following have been conferred the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna recently?1) Madan Mohan Malaviya
2) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3) Dhyan Chand
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)

Q. : 2 Name the Konkani writer and a recent recipient of Sahitya Akademi award (for book Manthan) who passed away recently?1) Madhavi Sardesai
2) Uday Bhembre
3) Maria Aurora Couto
4) Pundalik Naik
5) None of these

Q. : 3 The acclaimed filmmaker K Balachander died recently. He was associated with1) Marathi cinema
2) Bengali cinema
3) Telugu cinema
4) Tamil cinema
5) Malayalam cinema

Q. : 4 Which of the following days is declared as the National Mathematics Day?1) 19 Dec
2) 22 Dec
3) 24 Dec
4) 26 Dec
5) 30 Dec

Q. : 5 Britain got its first female bishop in the 500-year history of Church of England recently. Name the female bishop.1) Regina Claas
2) Rosemarie Wenner
3) Reverend Libby Lane
4) Mary Ramerman
5) None of these

Q. : 6 What is India’s position out of 146 nations in the Forbes' list of the best countries for business for 2014?1) 18th
2) 55th
3) 93rd
4) 105th
5) None of these

Q. : 7 The Delhi police launched 'Operation Milap' recently. The operation is aimed at1) uniting missing children with their parents
2) taking care of elderly people
3) uniting separated siblings
4) counseling the couple seeking divorce
5) None of these

Q. : 8 President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law a security bill which will help the country fight armed groups operating in the East African country. Identify the country.1) Nigeria
2) Libya
3) Kenya
4) Cambodia
5) None of these

Q. : 9 The World Milk Day is observed on1) Jun 1
2) Jul 1
3) Dec 1
4) Jan 1
5) None of these

Q. : 10 The US space agency NASA tested its space capsule capable of carrying people into deep space recently. Name the space capsule.1) V2
2) Orion
3) H-IIA
4) Ariane
5) None of these
 

Answer :-

1. (5) Only 1) and 2)
2. (1) Madhavi Sardesai
3. (4) Tamil cinema
4. (2) 22 Dec
5. (3) Reverend Libby Lane
6. (3) 93rd
7. (1) uniting missing children with their parents
8. (3) Kenya
9. (1) Jun 1
10. (2) Orion
    

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Daily GK Quiz 26 - December - 2014

Q. : 1 Who among the following have been conferred the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna recently?
1) Madan Mohan Malaviya 
2) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3) Dhyan Chand 
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) 

Q. : 2 Name the Konkani writer and a recent recipient of Sahitya Akademi award (for book Manthan) who passed away recently?
1) Madhavi Sardesai 
2) Uday Bhembre
3) Maria Aurora Couto 
4) Pundalik Naik
5) None of these 


Q. : 3 The acclaimed filmmaker K Balachander died recently. He was associated with
1) Marathi cinema 
2) Bengali cinema
3) Telugu cinema 
4) Tamil cinema
5) Malayalam cinema 

Q. : 4 Which of the following days is declared as the National Mathematics Day?
1) 19 Dec 
2) 22 Dec
3) 24 Dec 
4) 26 Dec
5) 30 Dec 

Q. : 5 Britain got its first female bishop in the 500-year history of Church of England recently. Name the female bishop.
1) Regina Claas 
2) Rosemarie Wenner
3) Reverend Libby Lane 
4) Mary Ramerman
5) None of these 

Q. : 6 What is India’s position out of 146 nations in the Forbes' list of the best countries for business for 2014?
1) 18th 
2) 55th
3) 93rd 
4) 105th
5) None of these 

Q. : 7 The Delhi police launched 'Operation Milap' recently. The operation is aimed at
1) uniting missing children with their parents 
2) taking care of elderly people
3) uniting separated siblings 
4) counseling the couple seeking divorce
5) None of these 

Q. : 8 President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law a security bill which will help the country fight armed groups operating in the East African country. Identify the country.
1) Nigeria 
2) Libya
3) Kenya 
4) Cambodia
5) None of these 

Q. : 9 The World Milk Day is observed on
1) Jun 1 
2) Jul 1
3) Dec 1 
4) Jan 1
5) None of these 

Q. : 10 The US space agency NASA tested its space capsule capable of carrying people into deep space recently. Name the space capsule.
1) V2 
2) Orion
3) H-IIA 
4) Ariane
5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (5) Only 1) and 2)
2. (1) Madhavi Sardesai
3. (4) Tamil cinema
4. (2) 22 Dec
5. (3) Reverend Libby Lane
6. (3) 93rd
7. (1) uniting missing children with their parents
8. (3) Kenya
9. (1) Jun 1
10. (2) Orion

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Daily GK Quiz 25th - December - 2014

Q. : 1 As per new RBI norms, banks can now classify certain defaulters for the loans exceeding Rs 4 cr as which of the following making it difficult for them to get fresh loans?

1) Non-cooperative borrower 

2) Errant borrower

3) Estrange borrower 

4) Doubtful borrower

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 Jaiprakash Associates sold its two cement plants in Madhya Pradesh to which of the following firms for Rs 5,400 cr in order to cut debt?

1) India Cement 

2) Dalmia Cement

3) UltraTech Cement 

4) JSW Energy

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 In India, the “National Consumer Rights Day” is observed on which of following dates as the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was enacted on this day?

1) 21 Dec 

2) 24 Dec

3) 27 Dec 

4) 29 Dec

5) 31 Dec 

Q. : 4 At present how many Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are there in the country?

1) 52 

2) 56

3) 64 

4) 82

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 The Lok Sabha has passed Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the Bill?

1) The Bill raises the authorised capital of the RRBs from Rs 5 cr to Rs 2,000 cr. 

2) The Bill enables RRBs to mop up funds from the capital market.

3) The combined capital of the Centre, state govt and sponsor banks will not come down below 51 per cent. 4) The state govts would be free to raise their contribution in the RRBs to over 15 per cent.

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 World Consumer Rights Day is held around the globe to recognise our rights as consumers on

1) 21 Feb 

2) 08 Mar

3) 12 Apr 

4) 17 May

5) 15 Mar

Q. : 7 G Venkat Swamy, who passed Away on Dec 22, was a senior Congress leader and

1) former Union Minister 

2) former CM of Kerala

3) former CM of Karnataka 

4) former CM of Tamil Nadu

5) former Governor of Kerala 

Q. : 8 Name the educational train by Delhi University which set off for the northeast with 870 students and teachers on board with an aim to enrich the students about the rich culture and heritage of the region recently.

1) Purvottar Express 

2) NE Exploration Express

3) Arunodaya Express 

4) Gyanodaya Express

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Name the noted Gandhian and author of the book Assassination of Gandhi: Facts and Falsehood who died recently.

1) Chunibhai Vaidya 

2) Ravuri Bharadhwaja

3) Amar Kant 

4) Sri Lal Sukla

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Which of the following countries has bagged the gold medal in the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad at Gyor in Hungary?

1) India 

2) Turkey

3) Hungary 

4) Iran

5) Norway 

1. (1) Non-cooperative borrower
2. (3) UltraTech Cement
3. (2) 24 Dec
4. (2) 56
5. (5) None of these
6. (5) 15 Mar
7. (1) former Union Minister
8. (4) Gyanodaya Express
9. (1) Chunibhai Vaidya
10. (1) India

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Daily GK Quiz 24th - December - 2014

Q. : 1 The 11th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand from 14th Feb to 29th Mar. Apart from the 10 Full Members, four qualifiers will take part in the tournament. Which of the following is NOT among the qualifiers?

1) United Arab Emirates 

2) Scotland

3) Ireland 

4) Afghanistan

5) Iran 

Q. : 2 Which of the following countries has won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2014 title?

1) Pakistan 

2) India

3) Iran 

4) New Zealand

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 Who among the following has been named the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2013-14?

1) Romesh Sobti 

2) Chanda Kochhar

3) Aditya Puri 

4) Abraham Koshy

5) Uday Kotak 

Q. : 4 Which of the following political parties has become the first in 14 years to form single-party govt in Jharkhand?

1) INC 

2) BJP

3) JMM 

4) Janata Dal (U)

5) RJD 

Q. : 5 The Winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 23 Dec after passing a 'record' number of _____ legislations in 22 sittings.

1) 13 

2) 16

3) 18 

4) 21

5) 23 

Q. : 6 Beji Caid Essebsi has won the first free presidential election in which of the following countries recently?

1) Tunisia 

2) Yemen

3) Libya 

4) Nigeria

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 Which of the following state govts has fixed minimum educational qualifications for contesting polls for panchayat samiti and district council elections recently?

1) West Bengal 

2) Bihar

3) Uttar Pradesh 

4) Rajasthan

5) Madhya Pradesh 

Q. : 8 Which of the following states has started ‘Prati Inta e-Sakshatha’ programme under National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) to e-literate 30,000 persons in the state?

1) Andhra Pradesh 

2) Kerala

3) Karnataka 

4) Telangana

5) Tamil Nadu 

Q. : 9 The govt has ordered a cut of nearly 20 per cent in its 2014-15 healthcare budget due to fiscal strains. India spends about what per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on public health?

1) 1 per cent 

2) 3 per cent

3) 5.3 per cent 

4) 8.3 per cent

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Who among the following has won the inaugural $500,000 Dubai Open golf tournament?

1) Jyoti Randhawa 

2) Gaganjeet Bhullar

3) Shiv Kapur 

4) Wang Jeung-hun

5) Arjun Atwal 

Answer :-

1. (5) Iran
2. (2) India
3. (1) Romesh Sobti
4. (2) BJP
5. (3) 18
6. (1) Tunisia
7. (4) Rajasthan
8. (4) Telangana
9. (1) 1 per cent
10. (5) Arjun Atwal

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Daily GK Quiz 23 - December - 2014

Q. : 1 On the eve of Diwali, PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following states devastated by the natural calamity?

1) Jammu and Kashmir 

2) Odisha

3) Andhra Pradesh 

4) Assam

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 India has initiated efforts to commemorate which of the following days each year as the 'International Day of Yoga' at the United Nations?

1) 20 Jun 

2) 21 Jun

3) 23 Jun 

4) 27 Jun

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 Who among the following is all set to be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Haryana after the recent assembly elections?

1) Dinesh Sharma 

2) Manohar Lal Khattar

3) Kamal Gupta 

4) Kuldeep Bishnoi

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 India and 20 other countries have set up Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB). The new bank will be headquartered in

1) Manila 

2) Dhaka

3) Beijing 

4) New Delhi

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 China has announced to open new route for Kailash Manasorvar in Tibet by 2015. This new route will pass through which of the following states?

1) Sikkim 

2) West Bengal

3) Jammu and Kashmir 

4) Himachal Pradesh

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Who among the following has been appointed the first Secretary General of newly formed Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB)?

1) Lou Jiwei 

2) Danny Yong

3) Gao Xiqing 

4) Jin Liqun

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 The govt has decided to observe ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ on Oct 31 on the birth anniversary of who among the following every year?

1) Bhagat Singh 

2) Lal Bahadur Shastri

3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

4) Subhas Chandra Bose

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 The United Nations Day is observed every year on

1) 20 Oct 

2) 21 Oct

3) 24 Oct 

4) 25 Oct

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Which of the following countries has/have been elected to the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) along with India recently?

1) Indonesia 

2) Qatar

3) Bangladesh 

4) All the above

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Who among the following headed the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) that had recommended setting up FSAT to hear appeals related to financial sector?

1) Dhirendra Swarup 

2) Sujata Manohar

3) Vinod Kumar Duggal 

4) BN Srikrishna

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (1) Jammu and Kashmir
2. (2) 21 Jun
3. (2) Manohar Lal Khattar
4. (3) Beijing
5. (1) Sikkim
6. (4) Jin Liqun
7. (3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
8. (3) 24 Oct
9. (4) All the above
10. (4) BN Srikrishna

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Daily GK Quiz 22 - December - 2014

Q. : 1 Who among the following has been appointed as the chief of Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), the country’s external intelligence wing?

1) Arvind Saxena 

2) Rajinder Khanna

3) Hormis Tharakan 

4) Vivek Srivastava

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 Thirty two years after the LCA project was sanctioned, the IAF is set to get its first home-grown fighter plane in Mar 2015. Name the fighter.

1) Pinaka 

2) Arjun

3) Arihant 

4) Tejas

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 India exported its first warship to Mauritius on 20 Dec. What is the name of the warship?

1) CGS Barracuda 

2) CGS Andaman

3) CGS Sumitra 

4) CGS Centaur

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 The govt has appointed who among the following as head of CRPF, the world’s largest para-military force with over three lakh personnel?

1) Anil Sinha 

2) Dilip Trivedi

3) Rajinder Khanna 

4) Prakash Mishra

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 Which of the following two banks got clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for their respective foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals on 19 Dec?

1) HDFC Bank, RBL Bank 

2) HDFC Bank, Federal Bank

3) HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank 

4) HDFC Bank, Yes Bank

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Banks can have up to 49 per cent foreign investment without regulatory approval but require approval from which of the following if they want to increase the foreign investment limit to 74 per cent?

1) RBI 

2) FIPB

3) SEBI 

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2) 

Q. : 7 China has eased rules to provide market access for foreign banks. Earlier, the parent foreign bank was required to transfer what amount to its newly-established Chinese branch?

1) 50 million yuan 

2) 100 million yuan

3) 200 million yuan 

4) 500 million yuan

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST)?

1) It will replace most indirect taxes with one tax. 

2) It would have a dual structure - a Central component levied and collected by the Centre and a state component administered by states.

3) At the Central level, it will subsume Central excise duty, service tax and additional customs duties. 

4) At the state level it will include value-added tax, entertainment tax, luxury tax, lottery taxes and electricity duty.

5) Central sales tax (CST) will be left unaffected. 

Q. : 9 The US, in its annual defence policy bill, has granted what amount to Pakistan for the expenses made by its army in support of the US military operations in war-torn Afghanistan?

1) USD 1 bn 

2) USD 1.2 bn

3) USD 1.7 bn 

4) USD 2 bn

5) USD 2.1 bn 

Q. : 10 India’s official entry to the Oscars is now out of race. Which of the following films was India’s official entry to the coveted award?

1) Yellow 

2) City Lights

3) Liar’s Dice 

4) Ek Hazarachi Note

5) Fandry 

Answer :-

1. (2) Rajinder Khanna
2. (4) Tejas
3. (1) CGS Barracuda
4. (4) Prakash Mishra
5. (1) HDFC Bank, RBL Bank
6. (5) Only 1) and 2)
7. (2) 100 million yuan
8. (5) Central sales tax (CST) will be left unaffected.
9. (1) USD 1 bn
10. (3) Liar’s Dice

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Daily GK Quiz 20 - December - 2014

Q. : 1 Name the Indian-American who has been confirmed by the US Senate as a federal judge in the District of Columbia, becoming the first Asian Pacific American to occupy this important position.

1) Amit Priyavadan Mehta 

2) Vince Girdhari Chhabria

3) Indira Talwani 

4) Manish S Shah

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 Name the person who has been awarded Swedish rights prize, Olof Palme human rights prize.

1) Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar 

2) Xu Youyu, China

3) Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General 

4) Cui Weiping, China

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 The Supreme Court of which of the following countries has launched E-judiciary services aiming to provide better court services and to ensure easy access to justice?

1) Maldives 

2) Bangladesh

3) Sri Lanka 

4) Nepal

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 What is India’s position on the 2014 Annual Global Update released by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) regarding black money?

1) First 

2) Second

3) Third 

4) Fourth

5) Fifth 

Q. : 5 The US Senate has confirmed who among the following as Surgeon General of the US? The thirty seven-year-old Indian-American physician is youngest person and first person of Indian-origin to hold the post.

1) Aftab Chaudri 

2) Debo Adegbile

3) Regina Benjamin 

4) Vivek Murthy

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The books 'An Odyssey in War & Peace' and 'Surrender at Dacca' have been authored by

1) Dalbir Singh Suhag 

2) Ved Prakash Malik

3) JFR Jacob 

4) Bikram Singh

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 Which of the following is the first Tamil newspaper launched in UAE on 9 Dec? 

1) Thinath Thanthi 

2) Daily Thanthi

3) Dinakaran 

4) Dinamani

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 Vijay Diwas (Victory Day), which commemorates India’s military victory over Pakistan in 1971, is observed on

1) 12 Dec 

2) 16 Dec

3) 18 Dec 

4) 20 Dec

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 __________is the process of appointing a person to take care of your assets in the event of your death.

1) Elimination 

2) Deputation

3) Consultation 

4) Nomination

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Which of the following pairs of banks and their CMDs is NOT matched correctly?

1) ICICI – Chanda Kochhar 

2) Bank of India – Vijayalakshmi R Iyer

3) Axis Bank – Shikha Sharma 

4) Allahabad Bank – Shubhalakshmi Panse

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (1) Amit Priyavadan Mehta
2. (2) Xu Youyu, China
3. (4) Nepal
4. (3) Third
5. (4) Vivek Murthy
6. (3) JFR Jacob
7. (2) Daily Thanthi
8. (2) 16 Dec
9. (4) Nomination
10. (5) None of these

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