Practice Test

Q1) The Lives of Others authored by ................................. has been shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014. Show Answer

Q2) Raghuram Rajan, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 15, 2014 announced that plastic currency notes will be launched in - Show Answer

Q3) Economic Affairs Secretary who has been designated as the new Finance Secretary is - Show Answer

Q4) Consider the following statements National Sports Awards 2014 were given away in last week of August 2014.

Arjuna Awards 2014 winner field


1. Mr. Abhishek Verma Archery
2. Ms. Tintu Luka Athletics
3. Mr. H.N. Girisha Para-Athletics
4. Mr. V. Diju Badminton
5. Ms. Geetu Anna Jose Basketball Show Answer

Q5) Consider the following statements with regard to Dronacharya Awards 2014.

Awardees Discipline

1. Mahabir Prasad Wrestling
2. N. Lingappa Athletics - Lifetime
3. G. Manoharan Boxing - Lifetime
4. Gurcharan Singh Gogi Judo - Lifetime
5. Jose Jacob Rowing - Lifetime
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Q6) Under the fifth edition of AIMA Managing India Awards Lifetime Contribution Award went to - Show Answer

Q7) UR Ananthamurthy, died on 22 August 2014 was - Show Answer

Q8) Name the Pakistani National who won the 2014 Liberty Medal ? Show Answer

Q9) Which Country on 7 March 2014 declared Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Nusra Front, Hezbollah and the Islamic State of Iraq Syria (ISIS) jihadist group as Terrorist Groups ? Show Answer

Q10) Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India has presented the National Awards for Handicrafts and Handlooms, Shilp Guru Awards for the year 2011 to - Show Answer

Q11) Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India has presented the National Sant Kabir Awards for the year 2011. Name the Awardees ? Show Answer

Q12) As per the latest report India was ...................... for investment by transnational corporations in 2013 - Show Answer

Q13) Sam Kahamba Kutesa belongs to - Show Answer

Q14) The ELN (National Liberation Army) is an armed group active in which of the following countries ? Show Answer

Q15) Eight Indian companies companies, led by state-run ......................., have made it to the latest Fortune Global 500 list of world's biggest firms . Show Answer

Q16) France confer the honor 'Officer of the Legion of Honour' upon Indian actor ____________ for his contribution to Cinema. Show Answer

Q17) Who was appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW). Show Answer

Q18) First mobile phone sidewalks lane was created in Chinese city ........................ on 15 September 2014. Show Answer

Q19) Guru Hanuman Akhara, a wrestling academy based in ___________ has been chosen for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP) for year 2014. Show Answer

Q20) Who is Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) ? Show Answer

Q21) Who is Chief of Army Staff ? Show Answer

Q22) How many medals did Indian judokas win at the seventh South Asia Judo Championships held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 10 April 2014 to 13 April 2014. Show Answer

Q23) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has been declared as the President of - Show Answer

Q24) Who was appointed to head UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) ? Show Answer

Q25) Who has been appointed as the federal judge in Massachusetts ? Show Answer

Q26) --------------------, also known as "Dutch", was the last surviving member of the crew that jettisoned an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing an end of World War II and forcing the world into the atomic age, passed away in Georgia.
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Q27) The ' Wisden Cricketers' Almanack carried a picture of Indian cricketer ........................... on it's cover page. Show Answer

Q28) Name the Indian who has featured on the cover page of the business magazine Forbes Middle East's Top Indian Leaders in Arab World 2014 issue in May 2014 ? Show Answer

Q29) The government Launched The Maithreyi International Visiting Professorship in second week of October 2014. This unique initiative propose that
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Q30) Famous Mandolin player_______ recently passed away in Chennai. Show Answer

Q31) ________ September has been declared as Antyodya Diwas by Union Government. Show Answer

Q32) AIADMK Treasurer O Panneerselvam took oath on 29th September 2014 as new Chief Minister of ___________ Show Answer

Q33) The 11th Metropolis World Congress 2014 was organized in October,2014 in Show Answer

Q34) Who took oath as the new Chief Justice of India on 28th September 2014? Show Answer

Q35) Who was not won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize among them which was announced on 26th September 2014? Show Answer

Q36) Which Bollywood actor has been appointed as UNICEF South Asia ,Goodwill Ambassador on October 9, 2014 ? Show Answer

Q37) Who is the richest Indian according to Forbes India Magazine which was released on 24th September 2014. Show Answer

Q38) Union government on 23rd September 2014 set up Debroy Panel to suggest ways for restructuring the________ Show Answer

Q39) The Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge), Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched the Pashmina Promotion Programme (P-3) and lay the foundation stone of Pashmina Dehairing Plant on October7, 2014 at , Show Answer

Q40) On 23rd September 2014, Famous Hindi author Govind Mishra was awarded with ________ Show Answer

Q41) Consider the following pairs -
Minister portfolio
1. Arun Jaitley Information & Broadcasting
2. Manohar Parrikar Defence
3. Suresh Prabhu Railways
4. D.V. Sadananda Gowda Law & Justice
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Q42) Manohar Parrikar resigned as Goa CM on November 08 2014 to take up the post of- Show Answer

Q43) Consider the following statements-
1. Nine new species of bush frogs have been found in December 2014 in the mountains of Western Ghats.
2. The new species belongs to genus Raorchestes.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Q44) Turaga Janaki Rani died on October 15 , 2014 in Hyderabad after a prolonged illness. She was - Show Answer

Q45) Which Indian State government decided to open Nirbhaya Centers on 20th of September 2014 in all districts of the state Show Answer

Q46) Joe Cocker, who passed away recently, was a famous ____ Show Answer

Q47) Government in last week of September 2014 cancelled ________ Social Economic Zone . Show Answer

Q48) Which Tamil poet was ,on October 16, 2014 ,named for Singapore's highest cultural award? Show Answer

Q49) World's -------------was unveiled on December 9,2014 in Dubai ? Show Answer

Q50) Which among the following neighbour countries of India has become the associate member state of CERN? Show Answer

Q51) Which IAS officer of Gujarat Cadre who was appointed as the Union Financial Services Secretary on November 8, 2014? Show Answer

Q52) Who was re-elected as Chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI) on November 9, 2014 ? Show Answer

Q53) Who has/have given in November 2014 National Award For Child Welfare, 2013? Show Answer

Q54) SV Krishnamurthy Passed away on 30th November 2014, . He was a Show Answer

Q55) First passenger train from ________ was on 29th of November 2014, flagged off by Narendra Modi Show Answer

Q56) Anil Kumar Sinha is the new director of ________ Show Answer

Q57) Dahi handi declared as adventurous sport by ________ which was declared on 13th of December 2014 Show Answer

Q58) Which among the following stock exchanges is largest in the world in terms of number of firms listed with it? Show Answer

Q59) Sixth World Ayurveda Congress Held in November ,2014 in Show Answer

Q60) At which place in India, India-China Joint Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 commenced on November 16 ,2014? Show Answer

Q61) Which Bus Service will run a luxury Volvo bus on the Delhi-Kathmandu route and was flagged off by on 25th November 14? Show Answer

Q62) Which helicopter presented to Nepal at an army function in Kathmandu on 25th Nov'14 by PM Narendra Modi? Show Answer

Q63) Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted which village under Saansad AAdarsh Gram Yojna on on November 2, 2014? Show Answer

Q64) National Education Day 2014 was celebrated on on November 11, 2014? to commemorate the birth anniversary? Show Answer

Q65) Which actor was named as the winner of the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year on on November 11, 2014? Show Answer

Q66) Which among the following was launched on pilot basis on November 11,2014 on the 125th birth anniversary celeberations of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Show Answer

Q67) Who has/have been given in November 2014 Rajiv Gandhi Manav Sewa Award, 2014?

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Q68) Rajiv Mehrishi was named ___________ on November 11 ,2014 Show Answer

Q69) Which among the following on December 14, 2014, became the first and only railway station of Meghalaya? Show Answer

Q70) K Balachander, who passed away in December 2014, was a famous film director and producer of Show Answer

Q71) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 13, 2014,launched Arunima Sinha's book _________ Show Answer

Q72) Union government last week of December 2014, constituted G P Mathur committee to look into Show Answer

Q73) Which among the following on November 19,2014 was chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014? Show Answer

Q74) Who among the following on November 18,2014 won the presigious International Children's Peace Prize for her work to help orphans in India and other vulnerable children? Show Answer

Q75) First Arabic translation of Indian Constitution was on December 9, 2014, launched in ______ Show Answer

Q76) International Human Rights Day was observed across the globe on Show Answer