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Q1) Consider the following statements-
1. Essar Oil Ltd on December 11 2014signed a deal with Russia's OAO Rosneft, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, to import 10 million tonnes (mt) of crude oil a year for 10 years,
2. At the current price of oil, the deal would be valued at approximately $40 billion over the 10-year period.
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Q2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on october 16, 2014 launched a host of key labour reforms schemes which include
1. Unified Labour Portal or 'Shram Suvidha',
2. a transparent and accountable Labour Inspection Scheme,
3. portability through Universal Account Number (UAN) for Employees' Provident Fund members
4. Apprentice Protsahan Yojana.
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Q3) In order to end 'inspector raj in labour sector , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on october 16, 2014 launched - Show Answer

Q4) Consider the following statements-
1. The Union Cabinet on December 29,2014 approved amendment to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, stating
2. that the owners of land acquired via laws exempted under the Act will now be eligible for a similar compensation.
3. This will provide the benefits accruing from regularisation to a large number of people in unauthorised colonies that have come in existence between 31/3/2014 and 1/6/2014
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Q5) Moody's said in a report titled -- 2015 Outlook-Global Credit Conditions that Indian economy is expected to pick up pace in 2015 and grow in the range of Show Answer

Q6) Consider the following statements-
1. India became second largest foreign trading partner of Dubai after China.
2. As a result, the share of China increased 27 percent over the year 2014.India followed next with a trade value worth 21.78 billion US dollar.
3. among the Arab nations, India was at the top with trade volume worth 10 billion US dollars.
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Q7) Consider the following statements in regard with the findings of Global Hunger Index released on October 13 ,2014
1. India has made some progress in reducing poverty level, but still ranks behind neighboring Nepal and Sri Lanka on the Global Hunger Index and its hunger status remains classified as "serious".
2. Progress in dealing with underweight helped India's 2014 GHI score fall to 17.8 points.
3. This year marks the end of a "data drought" and India has determined its first new provisional national underweight estimate in eight years.
4. At 30.7 per cent, it points to real progress compared with the last estimate of 43.5 per cent in 2005 2006, it said. "
5. India no longer ranks second to last on underweight in children, but 120th among 128 countries with data on child under-nutrition from 2009-2013,"
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Q8) Which of the following statements is true about Ahmadabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1 approved by the Union Cabinet on October 16, 2014? Show Answer

Q9) Consider the following statements -
A. Union Finance Ministry on 14 October 2014 approved 25 FDI proposals with total investment of 1546 crore rupees.
B. The proposals include six of single brand retail trade with multi-brand retail trading (MBRT) applications of Flemingo International (BVI) and Miami Perfume Junction, Inc, USA.
C. These MBRT proposals relate to investment in setting up shop in duty free area and selling products on board on international flights.
D. The single-brand retail trading proposals which have been cleared include that of Lush Ltd, UK; Austria Puma Dassier Gesellchaft m.b.H, Austria and Bestseller United (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore.
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Q10) Indian Oil Corporation announced in October 2014 that it will invest USD 4 billion in--------------- to source liquefied natural gas from the region. Show Answer

Q11) Talukar panel has been constituted on 3 October 2014 on - Show Answer

Q12) Mumbai headquartered Kotak Mahindra Bank October 13, 2014launched a bank agnostic payment product------------ for Facebook users to send money to each other. Show Answer

Q13) Consider the following statements-
1. The card, part of ICICI Bank's 'Gemstone Collection', has been launched in association with American Express.
2. The 'ICICI Bank Coral American Express Credit Card' will provide benefits on the lifestyle front, including an introductory extended credit period offer and bonus reward points on online transactions.
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Q14) The Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee headed by Professor NR Madhava Menon with guidelines on government ads submitted its report to the court on 6 October 2014. Consider the following statements in this regard
1. The committee in its report has framed guidelines to regulate expenditure and contents of advertisements paid out of tax payers' money.
2. The three-member committee has recommended that names and pictures of political parties and their office bearers like presidents should not be mentioned in government advertisements.
3. It supported its recommendation by stating that there had been misuse and abuse of public money on such advertisements
4. The committee also endorsed the suggestions of the Election Commission that there must be severe restrictions on such advertisements six months prior to election.
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Q15) Consider the following statements
1. Energy giant Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on 25,2014 204 said it has signed an agreement with Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd for shipping liquefied ethane from North America to India.
2. Mitsui will supervise the construction of six Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs), ordered by Reliance. Mitsui will also operate and manage the vessels after they are built and delivered,
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Q16) Consider the following statements
1. Government on January 1, 2015 signed a loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 75 million dollars and 1.8 million dollar grant for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP).

2. This loan fund will be used in the three towns of Byadagi, Davanagere and Harihar of Karnataka under the KIUWMIP.

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Q17) The First Demonstration Offshore 100 MW Project Wind Power Project in the country as per MOU Signed on October 1, 2014 , will be set up along the coast of Show Answer

Q18) The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power October 8, 2014 initiated a systematic process to exploit the energy saving potential of LEDs which sought to: Show Answer

Q19) What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index released on October 13 ,2014 ? Show Answer

Q20) In Global Hunger Index Indian position in 2014 is worse than- Show Answer

Q21) Which among the following countries has topped the 2014 Forbes list of Best Nations for Business? Show Answer

Q22) Consider the following statements-
1. 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was held in Beijing, China on 9 November 2014- 11 November 2014under the theme of Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership.
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
3. It was established in 1989 and has 21 members, including most countries with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

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Q23) Union Government on on November 10,2014 raised how much money from the market through cash management bills? Show Answer

Q24) Which two countries signed agreement on November 5,2014 to set up a Smart City on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)? Show Answer

Q25) Consider the following statements-
1. The card, part of ICICI Bank's 'Gemstone Collection', has been launched in association with American Express.
2. The 'ICICI Bank Coral American Express Credit Card' will provide benefits on the lifestyle front, including an introductory extended credit period offer and bonus reward points on online transactions.
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Q26) The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Communication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra Scheme (KVP) on November 18 ,2014 . which among the following is true about this scheme ? Show Answer

Q27) Which among the following became first listed Indian company to have more than 75% shareholding by FIIs on November 8, 2014? Show Answer

Q28) Airtel on November 5,2014 called off the 700 crore rupee deal with Show Answer

Q29) As per the list released by Fortune Magazine of the year 2014,released in November 2014 who is named as the most powerful businesswoman business in India ? Show Answer

Q30) One World Trade Center, the 104-storey building at the same spot where the twin towers of World Trade Centre (WTC) fell down more than 13 years ago, was opened in New York on 3 November 2014. This building is constructed at a cost of Show Answer

Q31) The Global Economic Outlook report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 has been released
1. Trade growth is expected to pick up moderately with the volume of world imports of goods and services projected to grow by 4.7 per cent in 2015.
2. In 2015, fiscal tightening in most developed economies will continue, although the pace of tightening is expected to slow.
3. The strong US dollar is expected to remain the dominant trend on foreign exchange markets.
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Q32) A World Bank report titled ËœIndia Development Update released on November 1, 2014 said that India's GDP is likely to expand at _________ in the current fiscal year, 2014-15. Show Answer

Q33) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 19, 2014 announced setting up of a USD one million fund and Visa on arrival facility for Show Answer

Q34) India and Australia on November 18 2014 signed five agreements.Consider the following statements in this regard -
1. The agreements are on social security, to "strengthen people-to-people contacts and facilitate and regulate the regulations between the two countries with respect to social security benefits and coverage".
2. The agreement on transfer of sentenced prisoners is to "enhance cooperative efforts in law enforcement and administration of justice and to cooperate in the enforcement of penal sentences"."It will facilitate, regulate and lay down procedures for the transfer of sentenced persons and enable rehabilitation and reintegration of sentenced persons into society," the statement said.
3. The MoU on Combating Narcotics Trafficking and Developing Police Cooperation, is to "address concerns regarding illicit trafficking and drug abuse".
4. The fourth agreement is on Cooperation in the Field of Arts and Culture, and "will promote cooperation through exchange of information, professional expertise, training and exhibitions in the field of culture".
5. The fifth agreement is in the field of tourism, to encourage "interaction between tourism stakeholders, training and investments in hospitality sector and promote the importance of the tourism sector in economic development and employment generation",
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Q35) Consider the following statements-
1. The IT department on November 18, 2014 lost its Rs 18,000-crore transfer pricing cases against oil major Shell India at the Bombay High Court, which quashed the department's tax order.
2. The tax sleuth had added Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 3,000 crore respectively to the taxable income of Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, for the FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09 in two transfer pricing cases.
3. The judgement comes in the wake of two similar transfer pricing cases, which were ruled in favour of the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, in which the I-T department had sought adjustments of over Rs 4,500 crore last month.
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Q36) Which among the the following has/have achieved 100% inclusion as per the finance ministry statement on November 14,2014 under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?
1. Goa,
2. Kerala,
3. Chandigarh,
4. Puducherry
5. Lakshadweep
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Q37) Which among the following districts of Gujarat has /have been declared as 100 per cent saturated in terms of coverage of all households with at least one bank account,as per the finance ministry statement on November 14,2014 under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)? Show Answer

Q38) Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on November 18 2014 released Global Terrorism Index 2014. The Index 2014 provides ranks for 162 countries and provides a fact-based understanding of terrorism and its impact.According to the report,
1. Terrorism has become a global phenomenon with a 61 percent increase in the number of people killed in terrorist attacks in 2013.
2. The number of terrorist attacks around the world increased dramatically in 2013 and 82 percent of all terrorism occurred in only 5 countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria.
3. 17958 people were killed in terrorist attacks in 2013 which is 61 percent more than 2012.
4. More than 90 percent of all terrorist attacks occurred in countries that recorded gross human rights violations
5. .40 times more people were killed by homicides than terrorist attacks in 2013.
6. There were almost 10000 terrorist attacks recorded in 2013 representing a 44 percent increase in the number of terrorist incidents.
7. 24 countries experienced more than 50 deaths in 2013 that increased to 60 percent from 15 countries in 2012.
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Q39) Consider the following facts with regard to global slavery index 2014 released on 17 November 2014 -
1. The second annual edition of the Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index has found that globally, almost 36 million people are subject to modern slavery.
2. While incidences of slavery were found in every one of the 167 countries surveyed, five countries -- India, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Russia -- accounted for nearly 22 million people (61%) suffering in bondage.
3. The worst offender, India, accounted for an estimated 14.29 million people
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Q40) Union Finance Ministry on December 19,2014 approved ______ percent interest rate on Provident Fund. Show Answer

Q41) Consider the following statements:
1. The s (GFI) on December 15 ,2014 released the Global Illicit Financial Flows Report 2014 titled Illicit Financial Flows from the Developing World: 2003-2012.
2. The report finds that the developing world lost 6.6 trillion US dollars in illicit financial flows from 2003-2012. Illicit outflows are alarmingly increasing at an average rate of 9.4 percent per year. 991.2 billion US dollars flowed illicitly out of developing and emerging economies in 2012.
3. Asia continues to be the region of the developing world with the greatest volume of illicit financial flows, comprising 40.3 percent.
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Q42) Consider the following statements:
1. Global economic growth is forecast to increase marginally over the next two years, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report, launched on December10 , 2014, .
2. The global economy is expected to grow 3.1 per cent in 2015 and 3.3 per cent in 2016, compared with an estimated growth of 2.6 per cent for 2014
3. The global economy expanded during 2014 at a moderate and uneven pace. Legacies from the global financial crisis continue to weigh on growth, while new challenges have emerged, including geopolitical conflicts such as in Ukraine and the Ebola epidemic.
4. Unemployment figures remain historically high in some regions, but appear to have stopped rising. While global inflation remains subdued, the spectrum ranges from deflation risks in the euro area to high inflation in some developing countries.
5. Foreign direct investment inflows have remained the most stable and relevant source of financing for developing countries whereas portfolio capital flows are highly sensitive to changes in risk appetite.
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Q43) Consider the following statements:
1. The Vistara airline is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines which got flying permit in December 2014.
2. The new carrier was announced in 2013 and will soon be a full-service airline based in New Delhi.
3. The two companies decided to initially invest a combined US$100 million to start the carrier, with Tata Sons owning 51 per cent and Singapore Airlines (SIA) owning the remaining 49 per cent.
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Q44) As per the CBRE Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs Survey 2014 which among the following is the expensive office market?

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Q45) India on December 20, 2014 ranked_______ in Forbes list of best nations for business. Show Answer

Q46) Union Cabinet on December 20, 2014 approved_______ 122nd constitutional amendment Bill. Show Answer

Q47) Global Financial Integrity's (GFI's) 2014 Annual Global Update on Illicit Financial Flows report on December 17, 2014 placed India on third ______ on black money list. Show Answer

Q48) Which among the following on December 18, 2014 imposed a penalty on Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) Life Insurance Company Ltd and Anand Rathi Insurance Brokers? Show Answer

Q49) India in December, 2014 achieved the milestone of exporting its first patrol vessel "CGS Barracuda" to Show Answer

Q50) Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4, 2014 approved _________ Bill, 2013 Show Answer

Q51) Union Government on 30 December 2014 signed a loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a 60 million dollar Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Urban Sector Development Investment Program (JKURSDIP). Consider the following facts in this regard-
1. This loan from the ADB has a 25 year term including a grace period of five years.
2. The funds will be used to improve urban services in two key cities of Jammu and Kashmir, namely Jammu and Srinagar.
3. The funds will be used to improve urban services, like Water supply and Urban transport infrastructure.
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Q52) Which among the following on December 9, 2014 announced to sell 49 percent stake in the textiles business to Chinese textile firm Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology Group? Show Answer

Q53) Which mobile company was banned by Delhi High court to sell mobile phones in India over a patent row with Swedish company Ericson on December 10, 2014? Show Answer

Q54) Which among the following Banks launched first credit card with a unique transparent design on December 12,2014? Show Answer

Q55) Which among the following countries in December, 2014 signed agreements on trade and land allocation on 8th December 2014. Show Answer

Q56) Which Indian company is the best company according to fortune 500 list released on December 14,2014? Show Answer

Q57) A rare Apple-1 computer personally sold by the company's co-founder Steve Jobs nearly 40 years ago has fetched a whopping _______ at an auction on December14, 2014. Show Answer

Q58) The Reserve Bank of India released the Financial Stability Report (Including Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2013-14)December 2014 in December 2014. Consider the following statements regarding developments and stability
1. The growth of the Indian banking sector moderated further during 2013-14.
2. Profitability declined on account of higher provisioning on banks delinquent loans and lacklustre credit growth.
3. While urban co-operative banks exhibited improved performance, the performance of primary agriculture credit societies and long term rural credit co-operatives remained a matter of concern with a further increase in their losses coupled with a deterioration in asset quality.
4. While the asset size of the non-banking financial companies (non deposit taking-systemically important) showed an expansion, asset quality deteriorated further during the period of review.
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Q59) Who has been chosen to head the PFRDA ? Show Answer

Q60) The Reserve Bank of India released the Financial Stability Report (Including Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2013-14)December 2014 in December 2014. Consider the following statements regarding financial sector regulation and infrastructure:
1. While the capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) of the scheduled commercial banks at 12.8 per cent as of September 2014 is satisfactory, going forward, the banking sector, particularly the public sector banks would require substantial capital to meet regulatory requirements with respect to additional capital buffers.
2. With the increased regulatory focus on segregating the cases of wilful defaults and ensuring the equity participation of promoter(s) in the losses leading to defaults, there is a need for greater transparency in the process of carrying out a net economic value impact assessment of large Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) cases.
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Q61) Four PSUs on December24,2014 signed Joint Ventures Agreements (JVAs) to set up an Integrated Coal Gasification cum Fertilizer and Ammonium Nitrate complex at Talcher in Odisha.which among the following is not included

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Q62) The Sample Registration Survey (SRS)on December22 , 2014. released its Statistical Report 2013. According to the report,
1. the fertility rate is falling faster than expected.
2. India will reach replacement levels by 2020 with the total fertility rate (TFR) in 8 States below 2 children per woman. Among the Northern and Eastern States, nine States except Gujarat have a TFR levels above 2.1.
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Q63) India and US issued a vision statement on 29 September 2014. What is this vision? Show Answer

Q64) Which among the following Bank signed 500 million dollar Line of Credit with Korea Exim Bank? Show Answer

Q65) Supreme court of India has cancelled allocation of ________ coal blocks . Show Answer

Q66) Which among the following have allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently . Show Answer

Q67) International Finance Corporation has raised 100 million US dollars from international and domestic institutional investors through its first onshore rupee bond named_______ Show Answer

Q68) The Global Economic Outlook report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 has been released
1. Trade growth is expected to pick up moderately with the volume of world imports of goods and services projected to grow by 4.7 per cent in 2015.
2. In 2015, fiscal tightening in most developed economies will continue, although the pace of tightening is expected to slow.
3. The strong US dollar is expected to remain the dominant trend on foreign exchange markets.
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Q69) India on 30th of October 2014, was ranked _______ among 189 nations in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Report. Show Answer

Q70) Which among the following on 27th of October 2014, announced to make an investment of 10 billion US dollars in India's IT and Communications sector. Show Answer

Q71) Consider the following statements
1. President Pranab Mukherjee in December 2014, signed the two ordinances to pave the way for a fresh dose of foreign investment in the insurance sector and to move ahead with the allocation of cancelled coal mines received Presidential approval .
2. The Cabinet had approved promulgation of the Ordinance on Insurance Bill and re-promulgation of the Coal Ordinance .
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Q72) Which among the following on 21st of October 2014inked a Power Trade Agreement that will allow the exchange of electricity? Show Answer

Q73) Moody's said in a report titled -- 2015 Outlook-Global Credit Conditions that Indian economy is expected to pick up pace in 2015 and grow in the range of Show Answer

Q74) On 19th November 2014, OECD raised India's growth forecast to ________ percent for the financial year 2015-2016. Show Answer

Q75) Consider the following statements-
1. State Bank of India on December 10, 2014 launched monthly economic index-a tool that will primarily track manufacturing activity to offer a forward-looking economic trends.
2. The SBI Composite Index rivals the existing data point from British lender HSBC.
3. The SBI index has been developed on the basis of the bank's internal loan portfolio, which mirrors the credit demand in the country, and other data sets available in public domain.
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Q76) Which Stock Exchange was de-recognised by SEBI on 21, November 2014? Show Answer

Q77) The Central government has announced setting up of Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS). Which among the following will be provided by MANAS?
1. Skill enhancement and training for minorities
2. Help people to become self-employed
3. Employment guaranteed after the training
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Q78) Which among the following on 24th of November 2014, signed a binding agreement with Gautam Thapar-led Avantha Group to buy its Korba West Power Co Ltd 600 MW unit at 4200 crore rupees? Show Answer

Q79) Gold imports were on 26th of November 2014, eased by RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and _______ was scrapped Show Answer

Q80) India has signed a MOU for cooperation in Oil and Gas sector for a period of 5 years on 28th November14 with Show Answer

Q81) What is the name of the new government programme launched by the Union Textile minister to promote crafts of Jammu and Kashmir especially production of Cashmere fabric? Show Answer

Q82) Which of the following schemes has been recently launched by the government for cleanliness and livelihood to Safai karamcharis and Manual Scavengers? Show Answer

Q83) Which among the following bodies conducts the Sample Registration System (SRS) Survey, the largest demographic survey to estimate fertility and mortality rates in the country? Show Answer

Q84) Which of the following stock exchanges is largest in the world in terms of number of firms listed with it? Show Answer

Q85) Third recently held conference on disaster risk reduction aimed to -
1. Complete evaluation and review of the implementation of the hyogo framework for action.
2. Account the experience gained through the regional and national strategies/institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and their recommendations as well as relevant regional agreements within the implementation of the hyogo framework of action.
3. Acquire a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
4. Determine modalities of cooperation based on commitments to implement a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
5. Identify modalities to periodically review the implementation of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
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Q86) Which of the following successfully fired the most powerful solid rocket booster ever on March 12,2015? Show Answer

Q87) Consider the following statements
1. India's GDP is expected to reach 5.9 percent in 2015 and 6.3 percent in 2016.
2. India's economy expanded in 2014 estimated by 5.4 percent, which improved from growth of 5.0 percent recorded in 2013.
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Q88) Consider the following statements
1. The combined wealth of the richest 1 percent will overtake that of the other 99 percent of people next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked
2. The richest 1 percent have seen their share of global wealth increase from 44 percent in 2009 to 48 percent in 2014 and at this rate will be more than 50 percent in 2016
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Q89) Consider the following statements-
The payment and settlement system bill seeks to
1. address the problem of insolvency in the payment and settlement system by increasing transparency and stability and bring India's banking payment system in sync with international practices.
2. protect funds collected from the customers by the payment system providers and to extend the Act to cover trade repository and legal entity identifier issuer.
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Q90) Union Cabinet has approved Central Government spending of about one lakh crore on urban development under Show Answer

Q91) Debroy Panel is associated with ________ Show Answer

Q92) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development and cleanliness programme broadly focusing upon the development in the villages which includes
1. social development
2. cultural development
3. spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community
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Q93) The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the IRENA/ADFD Project Facility announced concessional loans for renewable energy projects in
1. Argentina
2. Cuba
3. Iran
4. Mauritania
5. Saint Vincent
6. Grenadines
7. India
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Q94) Consider the following statements-
1. NITI Aayog is a group of people with authority entrusted by the government to formulate/regulate policies concerning transforming India
2. It is a commission to help government in social and economic issues
3. Also it's an Institute of think tank with experts in it
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Q95) Consider the following -
The Reserve Bank of India in a bid to increase insurance penetration in the country has allowed banks to act as
1. insurance brokers,
2. set up subsidiaries and joint venture companies for undertaking insurance business with risk participation
3. undertake referral services for multiple companies,
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Q96) The government has approved highway projects worth over Rs8,600 crore, to be undertaken on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, which include Show Answer

Q97) The MoU India and Mauritius on March 12 , 2015have signed on ocean economy will provide Show Answer

Q98) The Finance Bill 2015-16 envisages merging the Forward Market Commission with ___ Show Answer

Q99) 600 MW of Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant is located in- Show Answer

Q100) India is assisting to build Sampur Coal Power Project in - Show Answer

Q101) As per Data compiled by World Steel Association (WSA) India overtakes which of the following countries as 3rd biggest steel producer ? Show Answer

Q102) The net NPA of a bank should be less which among the following fractions of overall assets to be eligible for insurance broking? Show Answer

Q103) India's first-ever canal top solar power plant has been established in __ Show Answer

Q104) Consider the following statements
1. Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smartcards or other devices that use radio-frequency identification for making secure payments
2. Mobil was one of the most notable early adopters of this technology, and offered their "Speedpass" contactless payment system for participating Mobil gas stations as early as 1997
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Q105) Consider the following statements -
1. By 2019, more than 212 million people will be out of work, up from the current 201 million.
2. The employment situation has improved in the United States and Japan, but remains difficult in a number of advanced economies, particularly in Europe.
3. Two regions, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, accounted for three quarters of the world's vulnerable employment.
4. The steep decline in oil and gas prices may improve the employment outlook somewhat in many advanced economies and several Asian countries according to some forecasts.
5. The middle class now makes up more than 34 per cent of total employment in developing countries,.
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Q106) Consider the following statements
Digital Village Project seeks to
1. provide entire village with services ranging from cashless banking to digitised school teaching.
2. digitize banking platform at rural part will be by covering all aspects of banking like opening an account to sale of goods to purchase of products including milk from the vendors or local kirana stores.
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Q107) Consider the following statements
1. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an information sharing agreement with United States (US) banking regulators for better coordination with them in supervising financial institutions.
2. RBI by signing such MoU/SoC with supervisors of other countries is seeking to promote greater co-operation and share supervisory information among the authorities
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Q108) The tasks of the Reserve Bank of India to:
1. maintain the population's confidence in the system, to safeguard the interests of those who have entrusted their money and to supply cost-effective banking systems to the population;
2. manage foreign currency controls: facilitating exports, imports and international payment traffic and developing and maintaining the trade in foreign currencies in India;
3. issue money (the rupee) and adequately ensuring a high quality money supply;
4. provide loans to commercial banks in order to maintain or grow the Gross National Product (GNP);
5. acting as the government's banker;
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Q109) Rajasthan Government and Adani Enterprise Limited have signed a memorandum of Understanding to start up Show Answer

Q110) Consider the following statements
1. FLASHremit is the instant account credit facility brought by UAE Exchange I
2. It is a unique product of its kind, which remits cash in bank account real time
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Q111) Indian Railways has concluded the first bilateral power procurement agreement with- Show Answer

Q112) Renewable energy contributes about _______.in the electricity mix of the country. Show Answer

Q113) Project 17-A is associated with Show Answer

Q114) Consider the following statements-

1. World Bank sustainable livelihoods approach to poverty reduction provides a valuable framework for understanding the opportunities and assets available to poor people and their sources of their vulnerability, as well as the impact upon them of different policies, organizations and institutional arrangements .

2. The project aims to provide participants with a critical understanding of the key concepts, principles and tools of the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach in development planning and climate change adaptation contexts.
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Q115) Which of the following companies has become first company on February 13, 2015 worth over $700 billion in global corporate history? Show Answer

Q116) Maharashtra Bankhas Introduced a Premium Savings Bank Deposit Scheme "Purple Privileges" for Show Answer

Q117) Which of the following state is not among the Special Category States in India? Show Answer

Q118) The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) is a bi-national hydropower project between India and __ Show Answer

Q119) Amongst the top 10 sectors, which of the following in India received the maximum FDI of USD 2.47 billion in the eight months period of the current fiscal? Show Answer

Q120) The 14th Finance Commission added a new criterion of ______ for devolution of Central taxes which has gone against the nine states. Show Answer

Q121) Consider the following with regard to weight age given by the 14th Finance Commission in grant to states
1. population 17.5 per cent weight
2. demographic change 10 per cent weight,,
3. income distance 50 per cent weight
4. area 15 per cent weight
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Q122) Which of the following is true about current subsidy scheme? Show Answer

Q123) Consider the following statements-
1. price subsidies do not appear to have had a transformative effect on the living standards of the poor,
2. they have helped poor households to weather inflation and price volatility.
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Q124) In which among the following zones India's first CNG powered Train inaugrated on January 12, 2015? Show Answer

Q125) Consider the following statements-
1. National Deworming initiative aims to protect more than 24 crore children in the ages of 1-19 years from intestinal worms

2. Nearly 24 crore children in the age group of 1-14 years are at risk of intestinal parasitic worm infestation.
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Q126) Which of the following is the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown was launched by NASA Show Answer

Q127) Which of the following has become the first district in the country to have high speed rural broadband network? Show Answer

Q128) What is Raksha Blue which was recently in news? Show Answer

Q129) China has launched successfully launched a Fengyun-II 08. It is Show Answer

Q130) Consider the following statements in this regard-
1. Inefficient resources use and technological backwardness lead to high levels of pollution
2. Plants are operating at 60-70 percent capacity only, if capacity utilisation is improved, sector can meet additional power requirement without building new plants
3. Fly ash disposal is the major problem, as 50 to 60 percent of 170 million tonnes of fly ash that is produced by this sector is ustilised while the rest is dumped into poorly managed ash ponds, resulting in polluting land, air and water
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Q131) Consider the following statements-
1. Biomedical waste can be a major source of infection and diseases
2. 82% of primary, 60% of secondary and 54% of tertiary health care facilities have no credible biomedical waste management system in place.
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Q132) Who among the following is the founder of "R20 Regions of Climate Action"? Show Answer

Q133) Proposed Kowada Nuclear Power Plant is located in- Show Answer

Q134) China has decided to provide up to 37 billion US dollar in investment for energy projects to generate 16400 MW of power in Show Answer

Q135) Consider the following statements-
1. The (LARR) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 provides for mandatory employment to one member of family of farm labour affected by land acquisition.
2. This provision did not exist in either the bill approved by the Lok Sabha or the LARR (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014
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Q136) Consider the following statements-
1. Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-20 provides a framework for increasing exports of goods and services as well as generation of employment and increasing value addition within the country, in keeping with the make in India vision of Prime Minister.
2. The focus of the new policy is to support both the manufacturing and services sectors, with a special stress on improving the ease of doing business.
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Q137) Within the new policy Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20, 2 which of the following scheme was introduced? Show Answer

Q138) Which of the following has topped the list of states for the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission, Show Answer

Q139) Consider the following statements :
A Soil Health Card is used to
1. assess the current status of soil health and, when used over time, to determine changes in soil health that are affected by land management.
2. displays soil health indicators and associated descriptive terms
3. lists soil health indicators that can be assessed without the aid of technical or laboratory equipment
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Q140) The PACE is the flagship program between the U.S. and India to work jointly on Show Answer

Q141) The policy on testing requirements for discoveries made under New Exploration and Licensing Policy (NELP) Blocks. approved by CCEA allows the contractors to choose one of the following three options with regards to discoveries which are stuck on account of testing requirement:
1. Relinquish the blocks
2. Develop the discoveries after conducting Drill Stem Test (DST) with 50 percent cost of DST being disallowed as penalty for not conducting the test on time. The cost recovery for carrying out DST would be capped at US $ 15 million
3. Develop the discoveries without conducting DST in a ring fenced manner
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Q142) Keeping in view India's high import dependence on oil and in the interest of the country's energy security objectives, the Government has taken up construction of crude oil reserves at Show Answer

Q143) The nuclear power generation has grown from 14927 Million Units (MU) of electricity in 2008-09 to -----------in 2013-14 Show Answer

Q144) Consider the following statements-
1. India stands seventh in number of reactors in operation and fourteenth in terms of net installed capacity among countries with nuclear power.
2. It is third in number of reactors under construction and sixth in terms of net capacity under construction
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Q145) How many countries in the world which generate electricity from nuclear source? Show Answer

Q146) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has set for itself an ambitious target of reaching an installed generation capacity of 63000 MW by the year Show Answer

Q147) India has entered into a new era of utilizing advanced technology of Radiation Processing for Hygieniesing Sewage Sludge by establishing a Sewage Sludge Hygienisation Plant at Show Answer

Q148) The slogan 'capital is the key to success' is associated with- Show Answer

Q149) Social Security Scheme announced in the Insurance Sector in Budget 2015-16 is Show Answer

Q150) The largest ever disinvestment among Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is of Show Answer

Q151) Which of the following among Infrastructure Sectors has been recording double digit growth in the last few months? Show Answer

Q152) The Scheme of Mega Food Parks is aimed at
1. providing modern infrastructure facilities along the value chain from farm gate to the market with strong backward and forward linkages.
2. facilitating the efforts to increase the level of processing of agricultural and horticultural produce, with particular focus on perishables, in the country and thereby to check the wastage
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Q153) The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post-facto approval to permit Reserve Bank of India to enter into Currency Swap Agreement with the central bank of Show Answer

Q154) Which of the following has become first PSU to issue Bonus Debentures? Show Answer

Q155) JAM Trinity includes- Show Answer

Q156) While showing concern over a large proportion of India's population being without any kind of insurance, the government has launched Show Answer

Q157) SETU which was recently in news stands for Show Answer

Q158) Which of the following scheme has replaced Gold Deposit and Gold metal Loan Schemes? Show Answer

Q159) The broad things adopted in finalizing the tax proposals during budget 2015-16 include:-
1. Measures to curb black money
2. Job creation through revival of growth and investment and promotion of domestic manufacturing and "Make in India"
3. Minimum government and maximum governance to improve the ease of doing business;
4. Benefits to middle class taxpayers;
5. Improving the quality of life and public health through Swachch Bharat initiatives
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Q160) Extending benefits to middle class tax payers as the priority of the government, the budget 2015-16 has proposed Show Answer

Q161) What is AIM scheme? Show Answer

Q162) What is true about National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)? Show Answer

Q163) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is Show Answer

Q164) Pradhanmantri Gram Sinchai Yojana aims at- Show Answer

Q165) 62% small business units in India are owned by- Show Answer

Q166) Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) is for- Show Answer

Q167) A Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) set-up will bring under one roof- Show Answer

Q168) What percentage of India's potential workforce gets formal skill training to be employable and stay employable? Show Answer

Q169) In the fiscal year 2015-16 the government announced to launch all India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in
1. J&K
2. Punjab
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Himachal Pradesh
5. Assam.
6. Bihar
7. Tripura
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Q170) Consider the following statements-
1. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has pitched for a nodal coordinating agency to deal with black money cases stashed illegally aboard and at home
2. The ED is mandated with the task of enforcing Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002
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Q171) Under the new Pacts signed with Australia what special advantage has been granted to people having 'Persons of Indian Origin' card by India? Show Answer

Q172) Indian city that was ranked at the second position in World Urbanisation Prospects report 2014 is Show Answer

Q173) Integrated Guided Missile Development Program of India include Show Answer

Q174) Dornier is - Show Answer

Q175) Name medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme Show Answer

Q176) India's nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile is Show Answer

Q177) India's first laser-guided bomb is Show Answer

Q178) Prahaar is a solid-fueled Show Answer

Q179) In the context of financial market, share/ shares refers/refer to- Show Answer

Q180) With reference to the difference between Gross national income (GNI) and gross domestic product (GDP) which of the following is not correct? Show Answer

Q181) Consider the following statements-
1. The Tax Administration Reforms Commission (TARC) recommendations comprise many immediate needed reform measures as well as long term structural reforms in their four reports.
2. The recommendations aim to get all stakeholders-both tax payers and tax officers to operate in ways that promote overall goals of efficiency and equity in tax-collection by facilitating taxpayers with a customer focus, while at the same time, segmenting taxpayers to reduce tax evasion.
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Q182) Which of the following is a Government run scheme which provides health insurance to unorganized workers belonging to BPL category and their families? Show Answer

Q183) Consider the following statements-
1. India has cut subsidies and increased taxes on fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) turning a carbon subsidy regime into one of carbon taxation, by putting an effective price on emissions
2. The regime has significantly increased petrol and diesel price while serving as price signal to reduce fuel burnt and hence CO2 emissions.
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Q184) The objective of the food security system include Show Answer

Q185) Consider the following statements-
1. Agriculture and food sector needs huge investment in research, education, extension, irrigation, fertilizers, and laboratories to test soil, water and commodities, warehousing, cold-storage.
2. Rationalization of subsidies and better targeting of beneficiaries would release resources for public investment in agriculture
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Q186) Consider the following statements-
1. The Concurrent List Entry 33 covers trade and commerce and production, supply and distribution of food stuff including edible oilseeds and oils, raw cotton, raw jute etc.
2. Entry 42 of Union List, viz., ËœInterstate trade and commerce" also allows a role for the Union
3. Presently, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act enacted by respective State Government
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Q187) Consider the following statements-
1. revival of public investment in short term, to act as an engine of growth in infrastructure sector is necessary .
2. public investment cannot be a substitute for private investment; but is required as a complement and to crowd it in.
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Q188) Macroeconomic fundamentals in 2014-15 have dramatically improved because
1. Inflation has declined by over 6 percentage points since late 2013.
2. The current account deficit has declined from a peak of 6.7 percent of GDP (in Q3, 2012-13) to an estimated 1.0 percent in the coming fiscal year.
3. Foreign portfolio flows have stabilized the rupee, exerting downward pressure on long-term interest rates, reflected in yields on 10-year government securities, and contributed to the surge in equity prices.
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Q189) From Rational Investor Ratings Index (RIRI) viewpoint India is Show Answer

Q190) The Indian banking balance sheet is suffering from 'financial repression because' Show Answer

Q191) The Fourteenth Finance Commission's Recommendations- Show Answer

Q192) Which of the following statements is true? Show Answer

Q193) An increase of__________ Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) collections has been registered during April-January 2015 over the corresponding period in the previous year. Show Answer

Q194) Consider the following statements-
1. A Grant Agreement for Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change (SLACC) Project has been signed between the Government of India and the Asian Bank
2. SLACC project will help community institutions of the rural poor, particularly women farmers, to foster improved resilience in the production system in collaboration with government programs such as MKSP and MGNREGS.
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Q195) Gross direct tax collection during April-January of the Financial Year 2014-15 is up by Show Answer

Q196) Net direct tax collection during April-January of the Financial Year 2014-15 is up by Show Answer

Q197) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $50 million loan agreement for the second Power Sector Investment Program in Show Answer

Q198) The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) India signed recently an agreement loan to upgrade district roads in the state of Show Answer

Q199) Consider the following statements-
The Plan grants include
1. normal Central assistance
2. additional Central assistance for specific-purpose schemes transfers,
3. special Plan assistance
4. special Central assistance
5. Central Plan schemes and CSS
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Q200) Consider the following statements-
1. Article 280 of the Constitution of India requires the Constitution of a Finance Commission every five years, or earlier.
2. the 14th Finance Commission (FFC) was constituted by the orders of President on 2nd January, 2013 for the period from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2020
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Q201) Consider the following statements-
The BRICS New Development Bank aims at
1. mobilizing resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies and developing countries
2. supplementing existing efforts of multilateral and regional financial institutions for global growth and development
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Q202) 14th Finance Commission had recommended unprecedented hike in the States' share of Central taxes by from 32% to Show Answer

Q203) Consider the following statements-
1. Banks have been allowed to raise capital from the market to meet capital adequacy norms by diluting the government's stake up to 52 per cent
2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched to provide universal access to banking facilities with at least one basic banking account for every household
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Q204) Which of the following dopted new Consumer Price Index (combined) as the measure for nominal anchor (Headline CPI) for policy communication? Show Answer

Q205) Actions taken by RBI to deal with NPAs (Non Performing Advances) include - Show Answer

Q206) Consider the following statements-
1. Price subsidies in electricity can only benefit the (relatively wealthy) 67.2 percent of household that are electrified.
2. The poorest 50 percent of household consume only 25 percent of LPG.
3. Majority (51 percent) of subsidized kerosene is consumed by the non-poor and almost 15 percent of subsidized kerosene is actually consumed by relatively well-off (the richest 40 percent).
4. A large fraction of price subsidies allocated to water utilities- upto 85 percent- are spent on subsidizing private taps when 60 percent of poor household get their water from public taps.
5. Controlled rail prices actually provide more benefits for wealthy household than poor households.
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Q207) The Economic Survey 2014-15 outlines the medium -term strategy to
1. reduce fiscal deficit over the medium term to the established target of 3% of gdp
2. move towards the golden rule of eliminating the revenue deficit
3. ensure thereby that borrowing over the cycle is only for capital formation
4. maintain a firm control on expenditures, in order to achieve the set targets
5. shift away from public consumption (by reducing subsidies) towards investment
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Q208) The Economic Survey identifies factors for non development of manufacturing as an engine of economic growth namely -
1. Distortions in Labour Market
2. Distortions in Capital Market
3. Distortions in Land Market
4. Specialization not in line with India's comparative advantage in unskilled labour
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Q209) Consider the following statements-
1. Indian growth should balance the nation's comparative advantage in availability of low skilled labour with skill development required by future generations to take advantage of lost opportunities.
2. While "Make in India" occupies prominence as an important goal, the future trajectory of Indian Development depends on both "Make in India" and "Skilling India",
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Q210) Consider the following statements-
1. Scheme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme addresses the issue of declining figures through a mass campaign targeted at changing social mindset and creating awareness
2. The right of Children to free and compulsory Education (RCE) act 2009 implemented under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan aimed to increase the quality as well as accessibility of elementary Education in India.
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Q211) The Economic Survey 2014-15 stated that in _________________for the period 2013-14 as per the National Skill Development Corporation there is a need of 120 million skilled people Show Answer

Q212) Consider the following statements-
1. There have been structural changes to the share of primary sector in total employment has dipped below the halfway mark while employment in secondary and tertiary sectors have shown a considerable increase.
2. There is deceleration in the compound annual growth rate of employment during 2004-05 to 2011-12 to 0.5 percent from 2.8 percent during 1999-2000 to 2004-05 as against growth rate of 2.9 percent and 0.4 percent respectively in the labour force for the same periods.
3. Self-employment continues to dominate, with a 52.2 percent share in total employment with significant share of workers engaged in low-income-generation activities,
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Q213) Of India's total renewable power installed capacity which of the following continues to dominate this share accounting for 66 per cent of installed capacity? Show Answer

Q214) Consider the following statements-
1. The latest scientific findings has estimated that out of the carbon budget(CO2 emissions) of 2,900 Giga tonnes (Gt), only 1,000 Gt remains to be used between now and 2100 in order to limit the temperature increase to 2 degree C.
2. Most of the current and cumulative carbon budget has not been used by the developed countries
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Q215) Which of the following specifically lay emphasis on the environment?
1. Swachh Bharat Mission
2. Clean Ganga Plan
3. National Air Quality Index
4. National Solar Mission
5. National Air Quality Scheme
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Q216) Consider the following statements-
1. During April- December 2014 -15, the overall growth in the eight core industries has improved marginally to 4.4 per cent compared to 4.1 per cent in the same period last year.
2. Electricity, coal and cement boosted the performance while natural gas, fertilizers, crude oil, refinery products and steel accounted for moderation in growth.
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Q217) Which of the following is the scheme for improvement distribution of power in the country? Show Answer

Q218) Among the major economies with current account deficit, India is the second largest foreign exchange reserve holder after Show Answer

Q219) In Budget estimates 2014-15 Non plan expenditure constituted around _________of total expenditure. Show Answer

Q220) The fiscal consolidation plan as enunciated in Budget Estimates (Budget Estimates ) for 2014-15 entailed an increase in the ----------------------to 10.6 per cent Show Answer

Q221) Consider the following statements-
1. the outlook for India's external sector is perhaps the most favorable since the 2008 global financial crisis and especially compared to 2012-13,
2. The Global Economy is likely to gain strength if lower global crude petroleum prices drive the demand recovery process in emerging markets.
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Q222) In the year 2013 India had the second fastest growing Services Sector, next only to Show Answer

Q223) Consider the following statements-
1. The Services Sector has the highest contribution in the Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in India in 2013-14 fiscal year
2. The growth in the Services Sector is mainly due to better performance in Financial, Real Estate and Professional Services besides Public Administration, Defence and Other Services
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Q224) In 2013-14, which of the following states had the highest Services growth of 17.3 per cent? Show Answer

Q225) India's major Services exports in 2013-14 are Show Answer

Q226) Which of the following makes up the single largest contributor to India's Services exports? Show Answer

Q227) The vision areas of Digital India programme include-
1. Infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen:
2. High speed internet as a core utility shall be made available in all Gram Panchayats
3. Cradle to grave digital identity - unique, lifelong, online and authenticable
4. Safe and secure Cyber-space in the country.
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Q228) Digital India programmes aims at
1. Universal digital literacy.
2. All digital resources universally accessible.
3. All Government documents/ certificates to be available on the Cloud.
4. Availability of digital resources / services in Indian languages.
5. Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance.
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Q229) Consider the following statements-
1. INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the indigenously designed and constructed Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers
2. The Project 15A Kolkata class destroyers are follow-on of the legendary Project 15 'Delhi' class destroyers which entered service in the late 1990s

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Q230) Which of the following is regarded as the most potent warship to have been constructed in India yet? Show Answer

Q231) Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 include the provision of
1. Prohibition of employment of pregnant women and persons with disabilities on or near machinery in motion and near cotton opened
2. Reduction in the eligibility criteria for entitlement of annual leave with wages from 240 days to 90 days
3. permission for employment of women for night work at a factory or group or class or description of factories with adequate safeguards for safety and provision of transportation upto their residence
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Q232) As per the World Bank report titled "Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms" which state of India is the most investor-friendly State? Show Answer

Q233) The mobile banking app "LIME" has been launched by which of the following banks, recently? Show Answer

Q234) Which among the following banks has recently launched "SimplyCLICK" card for online shopping? Show Answer

Q235) Which state government of India launched One Stop Centre "Sakhi" to help women in distress? Show Answer

Q236) Who has been appointed as CMD of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)? Show Answer

Q237) Which of the following banks has been declared by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs)? Show Answer

Q238) Which among the following country in South Asia has highest GDP per capita (current prices)? Show Answer

Q239) Which of the following banks launched the "IndPay" mobile app service recently? Show Answer

Q240) India has gifted which Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship to Sri Lanka? Show Answer

Q241) Which open source web based tool has been launched by NITI Aayog, recently? Show Answer

Q242) Which panel was recently making news for its recommendations regarding Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)? Show Answer

Q243) Recently demolished "Temple of Baalshamin" was located in __? Show Answer

Q244) Who among the following is/are the winners of the prestigious 2015 Dhyan Chand Award? Show Answer

Q245) The Union minister Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad has recently released a postal stamp on which of the following Maurya Kings? Show Answer

Q246) In order to fast track approval of investments, which state government of India launched "State Level Facilitation Cell (SLFC)" recently? Show Answer

Q247) India has imposed anti-dumping duty on flax fabric imports from which of the following countries recently? Show Answer

Q248) To conduct joint research in Defence, DRDO has inked a pact with which IIT? Show Answer

Q249) Which of the following banks recently launched "Smart Vault" digital locker facility? Show Answer

Q250) Which of the following airports has become world's first solar-run airport? Show Answer

Q251) Paravoor Bharathan, who passed away recently, belonged to which cinema industry? Show Answer

Q252) How many entities has been granted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up Payments Banks, recently? Show Answer

Q253) The Kerala government inked pact with which conglomerate towards proposed Vizhinjam International Seaport project? Show Answer

Q254) In context of banking, what does 'BBB' stands for__? Show Answer

Q255) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? Show Answer

Q256) Which of the following has recently acquired Bengaluru-based HomeBuy360? Show Answer

Q257) Which state government of India has recently banned on the use of plastic in the state? Show Answer

Q258) Which historical monument in India recently got its twitter account? Show Answer

Q259) In which state of India, the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) will be set up? Show Answer

Q260) The International Climate Variability and Predictability project office will be set up in which city of India? Show Answer

Q261) Which Indian organisation has been accredited by Green Climate Fund as National Implementing Entity (NIE), recently? Show Answer

Q262) The Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for the Best Political Reporting-2015 has been won by which Indian Journalist recently? Show Answer

Q263) Who has been appointed as the social ambassador of Coca-cola India recently? Show Answer

Q264) Which scheme of Government of India (GoI) has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records recently? Show Answer

Q265) India signed the finance agreement with which organisation for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Projects recently? Show Answer

Q266) Which state government of India banned the sale of aspirin and ibuprofen without prescription recently? Show Answer

Q267) In context of recently launched scheme "Suraksha Bandhan", a Jeevan Suraksha Gift Cheque of how much amount will be available in bank branches? Show Answer

Q268) Ram Nath Kovind has been appointed as the Governor of which state recently? Show Answer

Q269) To aid digital literacy in Bihar which mobile app has been launched by Telecom Minister recently? Show Answer

Q270) Which among the following countries is the world's largest exporter of beef in FY-2015? Show Answer

Q271) Recently, which Indian socio-biologist awarded the Germany's highest civilian honour "Cross of Order of the Merit" ? Show Answer

Q272) Google Inc. will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Who will take over the CEO role at Google? Show Answer

Q273) Which of the following personalities bagged the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) - Safari India South Asia Travel Award n the category for 'Best Innovated Tourism Minister' for the year 2015 recently? Show Answer

Q274) Which bank has recently launched its 'Saral-Rural Housing Loan' at base rate of 9.70 % for borrowers from the rural areas? Show Answer

Q275) Which country became 162th member of World Trade Organization? Show Answer

Q276) Which of the following cities has been named as the World Book Capital for 2017? Show Answer

Q277) Murugappa Gold cup is associated with which of the following sports? Show Answer

Q278) Master Shubham Jaglan, who won the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf event in Las Vegas, belongs to which state of India? Show Answer

Q279) Which of the following US generic firm acquired by Indian pharmaceutical firm, Lupin recently? Show Answer

Q280) Which among the following is a correct statement about Softex? Show Answer

Q281) Which among the following cities of India host the final of the 2016 ICC World T20 tournament? Show Answer

Q282) In which year, the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) on all packaged commodities was introduced? Show Answer

Q283) As of July 2015, what is the current nuclear power generation capacity in India? Show Answer

Q284) What is the main purpose of the proposed Gold Monetisation Scheme? Show Answer

Q285) Recently, which of the following union ministries has launched the "Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)" portal? Show Answer

Q286) Which of the following city is host to the Global Rice Bran Oil Conference 2015? Show Answer

Q287) United States has recently restored diplomatic relations after 54 years with which of the following countries? Show Answer

Q288) Who among the following personalities launched "Breakthrough Listen" project to search for Aliens? Show Answer

Q289) Which of the following is a common refrigerant used in domestic refrigerator? Show Answer

Q290) Charcoal which is used in decolouring raw sugar is : Show Answer

Q291) The main constituent of honey is: Show Answer

Q292) Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides calories like other amino acids . Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is the basis of this use? Show Answer

Q293) Aspirin is : Show Answer

Q294) Aspirin is obtained from : Show Answer

Q295) Which one of the following compounds is used as a sedative? Show Answer

Q296) As on July 2015, what is India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR)? Show Answer

Q297) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement between the member countries of _____? Show Answer

Q298) As per Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011, which state has highest number of households with a mobile phone? Show Answer

Q299) Which media organisation presents the prestigious Arabian Indian Czar Award annually? Show Answer

Q300) What per cent of FDI is allowed in E-Commerce sector in India? Show Answer

Q301) Which of the following foreign borrowings are considered under External Commercial Borrowings(ECBs) in India? Show Answer

Q302) Which of the following countries are anchor investors of the Commonwealth Trade Financing Facility? Show Answer

Q303) Which of the following companies has launched the ‘Safe Move-Traffic Safety Campaign’? Show Answer

Q304) Which of the following countries has been ranked at the top of ITU’s ICT Development Index (IDI) 2015? Show Answer

Q305) Which of the following countries has imposed economic sanctions against Turkey, recently? Show Answer

Q306) Cairns Group is a coalition of which of the following countries? Show Answer

Q307) Green bonds are what type of financial instruments? Show Answer

Q308) Which country has planned to build world’s first salt lake data centre? Show Answer

Q309) India co-developed the Barak-8 missile with which country? Show Answer

Q310) Which of the following countries is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)? Show Answer

Q311) The Bharat Stage (BS)-V norms will be implemented from which year? Show Answer

Q312) The Bhavishya online system was launched for what purpose? Show Answer

Q313) Who among the following has been awarded the Freedom of the City of Cape Town? Show Answer

Q314) Which among the following birds spotted in India is under ‘Critically Endangered’ category of IUCN? Show Answer

Q315) Who is the new President of ASSOCHAM? Show Answer

Q316) Which among the following union ministries has launched the scheme titled – ‘SAMBHAV’? Show Answer

Q317) The World Robot Conference 2015 was hosted by which country? Show Answer

Q318) The headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are located in which country? Show Answer

Q319) What amount of insurance is provided for Rupay classic card holders? Show Answer

Q320) On which date, the World Milk Day is observed? Show Answer

Q321) Which among the following banks got in-principal approval form RBI for setting up of a Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)? Show Answer

Q322) Which state has launched ‘Tourist Mitra,’ the tourist-friendly police force? Show Answer

Q323) Which among the following countries has launched the Canadian communication satellite Telstar 12V? Show Answer

Q324) ‘Orange the world campaign,’ is related to which among the following organisations? Show Answer

Q325) With reference to the fourth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Report 2015-16, what is the current repo rate in India? Show Answer

Q326) Sheila Watt-Cloutier of Canada won the 2015 Right Livelihood Awards for her work in which field? Show Answer

Q327) At which place DRDO has set up the world’s highest Terrestrial Research Centre? Show Answer

Q328) Which bank has launched mVisa mobile payment solution recently? Show Answer

Q329) The International Day of the Girl Child is observed on which of the following days? Show Answer

Q330) As per IMF predictions, Indian economy is expected to grow at how much percentage in 2016-17? Show Answer

Q331) Which of the following city is host of 2016 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) ? Show Answer

Q332) Amo doli programme has been launched by which state? Show Answer

Q333) Which of the following is the correct full form of KISAN in the KISAN Project launched recently? Show Answer

Q334) Which bank has registered highest increase in gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) in the 2014-15 fiscal year? Show Answer

Q335) Who is the chairman of the committee on Revisiting & Revitalizing the PPP model of Infrastructure Development? Show Answer

Q336) Which one of the following were asked to burden with ‘high tax’ in the latest G20 Summit? Show Answer

Q337) On which date the World Polio Day has been observed? Show Answer

Q338) Justice R V Easwar committee is related to which field? Show Answer

Q339) Which of the following Indian movies has bagged the People’s Choice Award at Rome Film Festival, recently? Show Answer

Q340) Which Indian environment group bagged the 2015 UN Climate Solutions Awards? Show Answer

Q341) The world’s first 3D blood vessel bio printer has been invented by which country, recently? Show Answer

Q342) How much financial assistance has been raised for BPL Patients under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), recently? Show Answer

Q343) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently permitted how much percentage of foreign investment in DEN Networks Limited? Show Answer

Q344) Recently, which country has launched the Tianhui-1C mapping satellite? Show Answer

Q345) As per the World Bank’s 2016 Ease of Doing Business Report, what is the rank of India? Show Answer

Q346) E- Sahyog Pilot Project has been launched by which Union Ministry recently? Show Answer

Q347) Which of the following organisations has developed the Herbal drug ‘BGR-34’? Show Answer

Q348) India has recently signed pact with which country on digital preservation and conservation of rare written treasures? Show Answer

Q349) Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)? Show Answer

Q350) Who is the first Woman President of Nepal? Show Answer

Q351) The 2015 National Seed Congress is hosted by which city of India? Show Answer

Q352) Which railway station is set to become the first visually challenged-friendly station in India? Show Answer

Q353) In which of the following cities of India, tsunami early warning system was tested successfully, recently? Show Answer

Q354) IMPRINT INDIA’ initiative is aimed at improving what field in India? Show Answer

Q355) In which city India’s first dedicated mobile handset manufacturing facility will be set up? Show Answer

Q356) Which of the following banks will set up Kukuza Project Development Company (KFDC) in Africa? Show Answer

Q357) Who has been appointed as the chair of the IGN of UNSC reforms? Show Answer

Q358) The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign has been launched by Union Government in partnership with which company recently? Show Answer

Q359) What is the average speed of a bee? Show Answer

Q360) How do the members of honey-bee hive recognise each-other? Show Answer

Q361) Which one is a stimulant Show Answer

Q362) Soft drinks such as cocoa contain significant quantities of : Show Answer

Q363) A small pouch containing silica gel is often found in bottles of medicine in tablet or powder form because silica gel : Show Answer

Q364) In laboratory who did synthesis of DNA ? Show Answer

Q365) Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son? Show Answer

Q366) For outstanding contribution to which one of the following fields in Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize given? Show Answer

Q367) Which part of eye is used in donation? Show Answer

Q368) The first heart transplant was performed by - Show Answer

Q369) The “Pace Maker” is also knows as Show Answer

Q370) During dehydration, the substance that is usually lost by the body is Show Answer

Q371) The only snake that builds a nest is : Show Answer

Q372) Which printer is usually used for desk-top printing ? Show Answer

Q373) In which faculty is scientist Evan Pavlov known for? Show Answer

Q374) A man feels unpleasant due to humidity and heat. The reason for this is : Show Answer

Q375) Which of the following actions is related with evaporation of sweat ? Show Answer

Q376) The largest flower of the world is- Show Answer

Q377) It is harmful to sleep under a tree an night because the tree releases Show Answer