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1. Project Tiger was launched in

(a) 1973 (b) 1977

(c) 1984 (d) 1988

2. Which of the following states recently declared camel as their state animal?(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat

(c) Haryana (d) Madhya Pradesh

3. The Marrakesh Treaty, signed in Marrakesh, Morocco, is regarding

(a) cancer patients (b) visually impaired

(c) AIDS patients (d) prisoners of war

4. MK Narayanan, former National Security Advisor, recently resigned from the post of Governor of

(a) Punjab (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Bihar (d) West Bengal

5. Recently the Prime Minister of India inaugurated Uri-II Hydro Electric Project in

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) West Bengal

(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Uttarakhand

6. Jitu Rai recently became world number 1 in which of the following sports?

(a) Shooting (b) Squash

(c) Archery (d) Billiards

7. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was founded in

(a) 2004 (b) 2006

(c) 2008 (d) 2010

8. Which of the following is the capital of the Republic of China?

(a) Shanghai (b) Beijing

(c) Taipei (d) Macau

9. Who among the following was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of Telangana?

(a) Sania Mirza (b) Deepika Padukone

(c) Pulela Gopichand (d) Saina Nehwal

10. In 2012, 6 AIIMSes (All India Institutes of Medical Sciences) were established in various cities of the country.Which of the following is not one of them?

(a) Bhopal (b) Bhubaneswar

(c) Hyderabad (d) Patna

11. India won 5 medals at 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014) recently. The Olympiad was held in

(a) Russia (b) Kazakhstan

(c) India (d) Singapore


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12. Who among the following is the current IBF (International Boxing Federation) world heavyweight champion?

(a) Bermane Stiverne (b) Alexander Povetkin

(c) Wladimir Klitschko (d) Ruslan Chagaev

13. Archeologists recently discovered prehistoric rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs in Caves located in

(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Rajasthan

(c) Maharashtra (d) Kerela

14. Who among the following was recently appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?

(a) Aishwarya Rai (b) Emma Watson

(c) Priyanka Chopra (d) Julia Roberts

15. Who among the following was recently elected as the member of Laureus World Sports Academy?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Rahul Dravid

(c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (d) Yuvraj Singh

16. Who among the following won the Golden Boot for the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup?

(a) Lionel Messi (b) Thomas Muller(c) James Rodriguez (d) Arjen Robben

17. The 2004 Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held in

(a) Manipur (b) Goa

(c) Sikkim (d) West Bengal

18. The F-Cube technology was in news recently. This is a new initiative in India for the promotion of

(a) Football (b) Fashion Technology

(c) Animation Film Industry (d) Solar Power Technology

19. Who among the following has been recently charged with corruption and influence peddling ?

(a) Vladimir Putin (b) David Cameron

(c) Nicolas Sarkozy (d) Tony Blair

20. Which of the following states observes the Garo Labour Corps Day?

(a) Assam (b) Nagaland

(c) Meghalaya (d) Sikkim

21. Which of the following countries recently became the first in the world to legalise child labour from age 10?

(a) Brazil (b) Bolivia

(c) Mexico (d) Venezuela

22. Which of the following teams won the 2014 mens Hockey World Cup?

(a) Australia (b) Germany

(c) Netherlands (d) Spain


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33. Sim Bhullar was in news recently. He is associated with which of the following sports?

(a) Cricket (b) Football

(c) Basketball (d) Golf

34. Which of the following countries football associations was suspended from all international competetions re-

cently by FIFA due to government interference in running football in the country?

(a) Ghana (b) Nigeria

(c) Algeria (d) India

35. Which of the following companies recently became the first real estate developer in India to receive ISO Quality

Certification?

(a) Unitech (b) Jaypee Infratech Ltd.

(c) DLF Ltd. (d) Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd

36. Which of the following states recently launched the Chief Ministers Social Assistance (CMSA) Scheme?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Meghalaya

(c) Kerala (d) Himachal PRadesh

37. Who among the following won the 2014 Wimbledon Championship in mens singles category?

(a) Roger Federer (b) Andy Murray

(c) Rafael Nadal (d) Novak Djokovic

38. The logo of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has which of the following animals in it?

(a) Elephant (b) Lion

(c) Rabbit (d) Tortoise

39. Which of the following cities is the second most populous city in the world according to United Nations reports?

(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai

40. Who among the following recently won the 2014 Formula 1 British Grand Prix?

(a) Sebastian Vettel (b) Nico Rosberg

(c) Lewis Hamilton (d) Jenson Button

41. The 101stedition of Tour de France started recently in

(a) Marseille (b) Paris

(c) Lyon (d) Leeds

42. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of soyabean in the world?(a) India (b) USA

(c) China (d) Canada

43. The Nagoya Protocol was in news recently. Nagoya is in

(a) India (b) South Africa

(c) Japan (d) South Korea


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44. Who among the following won the 2014 Philadelphia Liberty Medal?

(a) Narendra Modi (b) Malala Yousafzai

(c) Hamid Karzai (d) Shahrukh Khan

45. Which of the following players won the Golden Glove award for the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup?

(a) Manuel Neuer (b) Keylor Navas

(c) Tim Krul (d) Sergio Romero

46. Zohra Sehgal passed away recently. She had won which of the following awards?

(a) Padma Shri (b) Padma Bhushan

(c) Padma Vibhushan (d) all of the above

47. World Refugee Day is observed on

(a) February 20 (b) March 20

(c) May 20 (d) June 20

48. According to the recently released India State of Forest Report 2013, which of the following states has the

highest percentage of forest cover with respect to the total area?(a) Assam (b) Arnunachal Pradesh

(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Mizoram

49. Which of the following states passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Bill 2004 recently?

(a) Punjab (b) Haryana

(c) Rajasthan (d) Delhi

50. The Bogibeel bridge is being constructed across which of the following rivers?

(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra

(c) Indus (d) Kaveri

51. Which of the following events took place during the World War I?

(a) Partition of Bengal (b) Lucknow Pact

(c) New Delhi replaced Calcutta as capital of India (d) all of the above

52. Which of the following is not a British Overseas Territory?

(a) Gibraltar (b) Falkland Islands

(c) Puerto Rico (d) Bermuda

53. After being questioned by the CBI as a witness in alleged irregularities in AgustaWestland deal, BV Wanchoo

recently resigned from the post of Governor of(a) Jharkhand (b) Maharashtra

(c) Goa (d) Karnataka

54. Under a recently launched national level scheme, Sehat Card will be issued to minority students. The scheme

is called

(a) Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme (b) Mahatma Gandhi Sehat Scheme

(c) Mother Teresa Sehat Scheme (d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sehat Scheme


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55. In which of the following stes, Ramayana month is observed?

(a) West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Kerala (d) Uttarakhand

56. R K Pachauri recently termed shopping malls as energy guzzlers and said they are not suited to the Indian

environment. Pachauri is the chairman of

(a) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

(b) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(c) World Economic Forum (d) World Wide Fund for Nature

57. Which of the following film studios own the famous TV channel HBO Films?

(a) Fox Filmed Entertainment (b) NBCUniversal

(c) Time Warner (d) Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

58. The National Doctors Day is observed in India on

(a) June 30 (b) July 1

(c) July 2 (d) July 3

59. According to the recently launched 2014 revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects report by United Nations,

how many megacities are currently there in the world?

(a) 18 (b) 22

(c) 28 (d) 35

60. Which of the following players have won the most number of US Open tennis grand slam titles in mens singles

category?

(a) Roger Federer (b) Jimmy Connors

(c) Pete Sampras (d) all of the above

61. The Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone treaty was signed in

(a) 1976 (b) 1986

(c) 1996 (d) 2006

62. World Literacy Day is observed all over the world every year on

(a) 8 August (b) 14 August

(c) 8 September (d) 14 September

63. Which of the following state governments was recently ordered to stop illegal mining in Aravali Hills?

(a) Haryana (b) Rajasthan

(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra

64. Sania Mirza has won titles (in various categories) at all the grand slams except one. Which of the following is the

event she has never won anything?

(a) Australian Open (b) French Open

(c) Wimbledon (d) US Open


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65. Who among the following was the first woman Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Meira Kumar (b) Violet Alva

(c) Rukmini Devi Arundale (d) Shano Devi

66. The French Open is often referred to as Roland Garros. Roland Garros was a french

(a) professional tennis player (b) aviator

(c) Nobel Peace Prize winner (d) architect

67. Who among the following won the Best Young Player award for the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup?

(a) James Rodriguez (b) Mario Gotze

(c) Paul Pogba (d) Divock Origi

68. Which of the following is not a member of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone?

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Kyrgyzstan

(c) Tajikistan (d) Afghanistan

69. Since 2005, Rafael Nadal has only lost one match in the French Open tennis tournament. Whom did he lose to?

(a) Roger Federer (b) David Ferrer(c) Robin Soderling (d) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

70. The Guinness Book of World Records was started in

(a) 1890 (b) 1920

(c) 1939 (d) 1955

71. Who among the following won the 2014 German Grand Prix in Formula 1 racing?

(a) Sebastian Vettel (b) Lewis Hamilton

(c) Fernando Alonso (d) Nico Rosberg

72. Who among the following invented the petrol engine?

(a) Eugen Langen (b) Gottlieb Daimler

(c) Rudolf Diesel (d) Nikolaus Otto

73. Union Government recently introduced four new vaccines as part of Indias Universal Immunization Programme

(UIP). The UIP was started in

(a) 1965 (b) 1975

(c) 1985 (d) 1995

74. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of wool in the world?

(a) Australia (b) USA(c) Denmark (d) Afghanistan

75. Which of the following is also known as Ascorbate?

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B

(c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D


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87. The United Nation recently launched the 2014 revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects report. According to

the report, what percentage of the world population lives in urban areas?

(a) 34% (b) 44%

(c) 54% (d) 64%

88. Harika Dronavalli won bronze medal recently in which of the following sports?

(a) Archery (b) Badminton

(c) Chess (d) Shooting

89. Which of the following film studios is the largest in the world in terms of revenue generated?

(a) Warner Bros. (b) Walt Disney

(c) Columbia Tristar (d) Paramount Motion Pictures

90. Who was the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?

(a) Mehr Chand Mahajan (b) Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq

(c) Sheikh Abdullah (d) Syed Mir Qasim

91. Joseph Black, British physician and chemist, is know for the discovery of(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Hydrogen

(c) Ozone (d) Ammonia

92. Indias first coral garden is planned to be set up in

(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat

(c) West Bengal (d) Kerala

93. Which of the following teams finished third in the 2014 mens FIFA World Cup?

(a) Argentina (b) Brazil

(c) Netherlands (d) Colombia

94. Who among the following won the 2014 Wimbledon Championships in the womens singles category?

(a) Eugenie Bouchard (b) Maria Sharapova

(c) Petra Kvitova (d) Victoria Azarenka

95. Which of the following Viceroys of India declared that India was at war against the Nazi Germany?

(a) Lord Willingdon (b) Lord Linlithgow

(c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Irwin

96. Which of the following is observed as the World Day to Combat Desertification every year?

(a) June 15 (b) June 16(c) June 17 (d) June 18

97. The Horn of Africa contains which one of the following countries?

(a) Somalia (b) Zimbabwe

(c) Zambia (d) Lybia


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98. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 in

(a) Germany (b) France

(c) Poland (d) USA

99. Special Rhino Protection Force for protection of Rhinos is planned to be set up in which of the following states?

(a) Kerala (b) West Bengal

(c) Assam (d) Karnataka

100. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) was launched in

(a) 1995 (b) 2000

(c) 2005 (d) 2010

101. Which of the following was not formed during or just after the World War II?

(a) World Trade Organisation (b) World Bank

(c) International Monetary Fund (d) United Nations

102. Who among the following won the 2014 US Open tennis tournament in womens singles category?

(a) Serena Williams (b) Maria Sharapova(c) Victoria Azarenka (d) Caroline Wozniacki

103. INS Kamorta was handed over to the Indian Navy recently. INS Kamorta is a

(a) submarine (b) aircraft

(c) warship (d) anti-tank missiles

104. The 2014 US Open tennis tournaments mens singles final saw none of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak

Djokovic in it. When was the last time a tennis grand slam mens singles final was played without any one of

them?

(a) 2003 (b) 2004

(c) 2005 (d) 2006

105. The African Union was established in

(a) 1982 (b) 1990

(c) 1994 (d) 2001


highest forest cover in India?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra

(c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh

107. Recently the India film which won the Lion of the Future award at the 71st Venice Film Festival is named

(a) Court (b) Jail

(c) Station (d) Post Office

108. TN Suresh Kumar was in news recently. Kumar became the first Indian to

(a) visit mesosphere (b) visit stratosphere

(c) visit ionosphere (d) none of the above


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109. Which of the companies recently agreed to acquire a home-appliances unit of General Electric Company for $3.3

billion?

(a) Samsung (b) Electrolux

(c) LG (d) Philips

110. Who among the following wont the 2014 US Open tennis tournament title in mens singles category?

(a) Marin Cilic (b) Kei Nishikori

(c) Marat Safin (d) Andy Roddick

111. Alfredo di Stefano passed away recently. He was associated with which of the following sports?

(a) Cricket (b) Football

(c) Tennis (d) Formula 1 Racing

112. Which of the following actors ancestoral home was recently declared as national heritage in Pakistan?

(a) Farhan Akhtar (b) Amitabh Bachchan

(c) Dilip Kumar (d) Raj Kapoor

113. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is based in(a) South Korea (b) Japan

(c) South Africa (d) Switzerland

114. The Rod Laver Arena is the venue for which of the following grand slams?

(a) Australian Open (b) French Open

(c) Wimbledon (d) US Open

115. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regulations, the minimum broadmand speed in

India is

(a) 128 kbps (b) 256 kbps

(c) 512 kbps (d) 1 mbps

116. The United Nations Public Service Day is observed anually on

(a) May 20 (b) May 30

(c) June 13 (d) June 23

117. The Minsk Agreement was recently signed between

(a) China and Taiwan (b) India and the Chinese

(c) the Russians and Ukraine (d) Israel and Palestine

118. Union Health Ministry recently constituted a core group to work out a detailed action plan to eradicate Kala Azarby

(a) 2015 (b) 2017

(c) 2020 (d) 2022

119. The World Meteorological Organization is headquartered in

(a) Hague (b) Geneva

(c) Vienna (d) Lisbon


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120. The Montreal Protocol is regarding

(a) nuclear disarmament (b) Oil spill in oceans

(c) Israel- Palestine dispute (d) ozone layer

121. Which of the following is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms?

(a) Government of India Act (1858) (b) Indian Councils Act (1892)

(c) Indian Councils Act (1909) (d) Partition of Bengal

122. 12-year-old Chitresh Tatha is the youngest participant in the 2014 Asian Games in which of the following sports?

(a) Water polo (b) Sailing

(c) Shooting (d) Swimming

123. Union Sports Ministry recently agreed to honour Manoj Kumar with Arjuna Award. Manoj Kumar is a professional

(a) boxer (b) shooter

(c) archer (d) badminton player

124. Indian Air Force recently gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft to which of the following countries?

(a) Nepal (b) Sri Lanka(c) Bangladesh (d) Vietnam

125. Which of the following states recently invoked its Essential Services Maintenance Act against medical officers?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra

(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

126. Who among the following is the author of the book Midnights Children?

(a) Kiran Desai (b) Vikram Seth

(c) Salman Rushdie (d) Arundhati Roy

127.The United Nation recently launched the 2014 revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects report. According to the

report, which of the following is the most populous city in the world?

(a) Mumbai (b) Beijing

(c) Tokyo (d) Shanghai

128. When did South Africa join the BRIC nations (now BRICS)?

(a) 2002 (b) 2005

(c) 2010 (d) 2013

129. Which of the following became the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission

(NJAC) Bill 2014?(a) Kerala (b) Delhi

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan

130. The historic Cu Chi tunnels are located in

(a) China (b) South Korea

(c) Japan (d) Vietnam


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131. Lalitha Kumaramangalam was recently appointed as the chairperson of

(a) National Human Rights Commission (b) Aditya Birla Group

(c) Bank of Baroda (d) National Commision for Women

132. Which of the following states recently became the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India

(IFFI)?

(a) West Bengal (b) Delhi

(c) Goa (d) Kerala

133. The term Mission Creep is associated with which of the following countries?

(a) USA (b) United Kingdom

(c) Australia (d) Germany

134. The Jal Marg Vikas, announced during the 2014 Union Budget, is an inland waterways project between

(a) Allahabad and Varanasi (b) Jabalpur and Kolkata

(c) Allahabad and Haldia (d) Delhi and Kolkata

135. Based on its research titled Plasmon-assisted radiolytic energy conversion in aqueous solutions, a researchgroup in the University of Missouri has recently developed the worlds first

(a) water-based nuclear battery (b) oxygen-based nuclear battery

(c) nitrogen-based nuclear battery (d) hydrogen-based nuclear battery

136. The first time Jammu and Kashmir had a Chief Minister was in

(a) 1950 (b) 1957

(c) 1961 (d) 1965

137. Which of the following countries recently ended 60 years of pacifism giving its army the option to exercise force?

(a) Japan (b) South Korea

(c) Ukraine (d) Lebanon

138. Which of the following actors recently released his autobiography And then One Day: A Memoir?

(a) Pankaj Kapoor (b) Naseeruddin Shah

(c) Amitabh Bachchan (d) Rishi Kapoor

139. NTPC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following state governments for

developing 1000 MW solar power projects?

(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha

(c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

140. Which of the following has the highest administrative capital in the world?

(a) Bolivia (b) Serbia

(c) Tibet (d) Nepal

141. The logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature is a

(a) Bengal Tiger (b) Squirrel Monkey

(c) Giant Panda (d) Asiatic Cheetah


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142. Gonzalo Peillat was the top scorer in 2014 mens Hockey World Cup. Peillat plays for

(a) Australia (b) Argentina

(c) Spain (d) Netherlands

143. Which of the following cricket grounds recently celebrated its bi-centenary

(a) Melbourne Cricket Ground (b) Eden Gardens

(c) Lords Cricket Ground (d) Adelaide Oval

144. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is an unrecognized state in Iraq and

(a) Syria (b) Libya

(c) Egypt (d) Lebanon

145. Who among the following was recently appointed as UN Messenger of Peace?

(a) Brad Pitt (b) Leonardo DiCaprio

(c) Amitabh Bachchan (d) Johnny Depp

146. Which of the following states recently decided to set up 320 Mahila Suraksha Dals in the state?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab(c) Delhi (d) Haryana

147. Gilead Sciences recently gave voluntary licenses to Indian pharma companies to make generic version drug

Sofosbuvir. Sofosbuvir is for

(a) cancer (b) hepatitis

(c) dengue (d) Ebola virus disease

148. Dmitry Shukov is the CEO of

(a) Airtel (b) Tata Docomo

(c) MTS India (d) Vodafone India

149. Which of the following state governments recently announced a Price Stabilisation Fund for Green Tea Leaf?

(a) Karnataka (b) Kerala

(c) Assam (d) Tamil Nadu

150. Dilip Shanghvi is ranked second in the recently released Forbes India Rich List 2014.

Shanghvi is the founder of

(a) Sun Pharmaceuticals (b) Flipkart.com

(c) HCL (d) Mahindra and Mahindra

151. Which of the following states will host Global Investors Summit (GIS) 2014?(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat

(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Himachal Pradesh

152. Who among the following is the president of News Broadcasting Association in India?

(a) K. V. L. Narayan Rao (b) Rajat Sharma

(c) Sunil Lulla (d) Barun Das


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153. UN Tribunal, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) recently ruled on a maritime border dispute of the Bay of

Bengal between

(a) India and China (b) India and Sri Lanka

(c) India and Bangladesh (d) Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

154. The 2014 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in

(a) Peru (b) France

(c) Mexico (d) China

155. Which of the following films is going to be Indias official entry for Oscar Awards 2015?

(a) Liars Dice (b) False Dice

(c) True Dice (d) Black Dice

156.Which of the following players won the Golden Ball award for the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup?

(a) Lionel Messi (b) Thomas Muller

(c) Javier Mascherano (d) Bastian Schweinsteiger

157. Gunners day is observed on(a) September 20 (b) September 28

(c) October 5 (d) October 10

158. The Union govenment recently decided to set up National Centre for Research & Development in Bulk Drugs

(NCRDBD) in

(a) Hyderabad (b) Mumbai

(c) New Delhi (d) Chennai

159. Govind Mishra was conferred the Saraswati Samman 2013 for his novel

(a) Oas Sheeshon Par (b) Dhool Sheeshon Par

(c) Dhool Paudhon Par (d) Oas Paudhon Par

160. The recently concluded BRICS Summit was held in

(a) Sao Paolo (b) Port Elizabeth

(c) Beijing (d) Fortaleza

161. During the World War II, the Allied Forces adopted four freedoms, which were freedom of speech, freedom of

religion, freedom from fear and

(a) freedom from want (b) freedom from pain

(c) freedom of shelter (d) freedom of celebration

162. The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup (basketball) was held in

(a) India (b) Malaysia

(c) China (d) Indonesia

163. Which of the following countries recently signed an Audiovisual Co-production Treaty with India with an aim to

create jobs in both countries and boost tourism?

(a) Canada (b) Australia

(c) China (d) France


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164. 15-member United Nations Security Council uanimously adopted the resolution 2165 in New York recently to

allow cross-border aid to

(a) Palestine (b) Syria

(c) Libya (d) Zimbabwe

165. Recently the Bombay High Court ruled in favour of which of the following companies in a in 3200 crore rupees tax

dispute case?

(a) Bharti Airtel (b) Tata Motors

(c) Reliance Industries (d) Vodafone

166. When is the International Day of the Girl Child celebrated?

(a) October 10 (b) October 11


167. The month-long ritual Akashdeep started on October 10 this year in

(a) Jammu (b) Varanasi

(c) Jodhpur (d) Chennai

168. Which of the following countries recently became the first to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty?

(a) India (b) China

(c) Japan (d) South Africa

169. Under 44th Amendment Act, which of the following ceased to be a Fundamental right in India?

(a) Right to constitutional remedies (b) Right to property

(c) Right to education (d) Right of minorities to establish educational institutions

of their choice

170. Irina Georgieva Bokova is the Director General of which of the following?

(a) UNESCO (b) UNICEF

(c) WTO (d) WHO

171. The 2014 womens Hockey World Cup was held in

(a) Australia (b) England

(c) India (d) Netherlands

172. The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) was established in

(a) 1950 (b) 1960

(c) 1970 (d) 1980

173. Who among the following is referred to as the father of western medicine?

(a) Aristotle (b) Plato

(c) Socrates (d) Hippocrates

174. Who among the following recently won the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award?

(a) Mitchell Johnson (b) Glenn Maxwell

(c) Ravichandran Ashwin (d) Virat Kohli


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175. How many golden stars are there on the Chinese National Flag?

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

176. Which of the following companies organises Formula One races in India in collaboration with Formula One

Management?

(a) Jaypee (b) DLF

(c) Larsen and Toubro (d) Unitech

177. Real is the currency of

(a) Mexico (b) Spain

(c) Brazil (d) Portugal

178. When did Roger Federer last play in all the grand slam finals of a year?

(a) 2008 (b) 2009

(c) 2010 (d) 2011

179. Which of the following is the only signatory of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) tohave filed a withdrawal from the Covenant?

(a) China (b) Iran

(c) Russia (d) North Korea

180. Which of the following is also known as SAS Nagar?

(a) Mohali (b) Indore

(c) Kanpur (d) Bhopal

181. India is building the worlds highest railway bridge across which of the following rivers?

(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra

(c) Chenab (d) Narmada


maximum increase in forest cover as compared to the 2011 assessment?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) West Bengal

183. Which of the following teams is the current champion of the Durand Cup Football Tournament?

(a) Dempo Sports Club (b) Mahindra United

(c) Churchill Brothers SC (d) Mohammedan Sporting Club

184. The 2015 BRICS summit will be held in(a) Ufa (b) Mumbai

(c) Durban (d) Beijing

185. Which of the following states recently set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to promote one of its major cities

as its cultural capital?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Odisha

(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat


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186. Union Ministry of Environment and Forests recently notified Bor Wildlife Sanctuary as the 47th Tiger Reserve of

India. The Bor Wildlife Sanctuary is located in

(a) Odisha (b) West Bengal

(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra

187. Kailash Satyarthi recently won the Nobel Peace Prize 2014. Satyarthi is a part of which of the following

organisations?

(a) Gareebi Mitao Andolan (b) Jungle Bachao Andolan

(c) Naari Bachao Andolan (d) Bachpan Bachao Andolan

188. A Man and A Motorcycle, a recently released book, is based on

(a) Barack Obama (b) Hamid Karzai

(c) Narendra Modi (d) Abraham Licoln

189. The Open Era of professional tennis started in

(a) 1946 (b) 1957

(c) 1968 (d) 1979

190. The 2014 US Open tennis tournaments mens singles final was played between players who were not ranked in

top 10. When was the last time before this when a tennis grand slam mens singles final was

played beteween players both not ranked in top 10?

(a) 1997 (b) 1999

(c) 2002 (d) 2006

191. Kalpana Morparia recently became the first woman director of

(a) ITC (b) Hindustan Uniliver Limited

(c) Tata Steel (d) Wipro

192. Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy signed an MoU recently for setting uo first-ever Offshore Wind

Power Project in India. The project will be set up along the

(a) Maharashtra Coast (b) Kerala Coast

(c) Gujarat Coast (d) Tamil Nadu Coast

193. Cramer Ball recently became the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of

(a) Air India (b) Jet Airways

(c) AirAsia (d) GoAir

194. The Battle of the Somme, one of the worlds bloodiest battles ever, was fought during the World War I in

(a) Germany (b) France(c) Russia (d) Poland

195. The IndiraSheikh accord between Kashmiri politician Sheikh Abdullah and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

was signed in

(a) 1970 (b) 1972

(c) 1974 (d) 1976


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196. Union Government launched Pashmina Promotion Programme (P-3) recently. Pashmina is a fine quality fabric

extracted from

(a) Yak (b) Goat

(c) Rabbit (d) Husky dog

197. The World Post Day is observed anually on

(a) September 5 (b) September 9


198. The 35thNationl Games (2005) will be held in

(a) Telangana (b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala (d) Delhi

199. Google has announced that it will shut down its social networking service Orkut in September 2014.

Orkut was started in

(a) 2002 (b) 2004

(c) 2006 (d) 2008

200. Who among the following became the first Indian to recieve the Victoria Cross?

(a) Darwan Singh Negi (b) Abdul Hafiz

(c) Kulbir Thapa (d) Khudadad Khan


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Answer Key

1 a 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 c 6 a 7 d 8 c 9 a 10 c

11 b 12 c 13 a 14 b 15 b 16 c 17 b 18 a 19 c 20 c

21 b 22 a 23 b 24 a 25 c 26 d 27 a 28 d 29 a 30 d

31 a 32 c 33 c 34 b 35 c 36 b 37 b 38 c 39 a 40 c

41 d 42 b 43 c 44 b 45 a 46 d 47 d 48 d 49 b 50 b

51 b 52 c 53 c 54 a 55 c 56 b 57 c 58 b 59 c 60 d

61 d 62 c 63 a 64 d 65 b 66 b 67 c 68 d 69 c 70 d

71 d 72 d 73 c 74 a 75 c 76 b 77 a 78 d 79 b 80 d

81 a 82 c 83 b 84 d 85 b 86 b 87 c 88 c 89 b 90 b

91 a 92 b 93 c 94 c 95 b 96 c 97 a 98 b 99 c 100 c

101 a 102 a 103 c 104 c 105 d 106 d 107 a 108 b 109 b 110 a

111 b 112 c 113 a 114 a 115 c 116 d 117 c 118 a 119 b 120 d

121 c 122 b 123 a 124 c 125 b 126 c 127 c 128 c 129 d 130 d

131 d 132 c 133 a 134 c 135 a 136 d 137 a 138 b 139 d 140 a

141 c 142 b 143 c 144 a 145 b 146 c 147 b 148 c 149 d 150 a

151 c 152 b 153 c 154 a 155 a 156 a 157 b 158 a 159 c 160 d

161 a 162 c 163 a 164 b 165 d 166 b 167 b 168 a 169 b 170 a

171 d 172 d 173 d 174 d 175 d 176 a 177 c 178 b 179 d 180 a

181 c 182 d 183 d 184 a 185 d 186 d 187 d 188 b 189 c 190 c

191 b 192 c 193 b 194 b 195 c 196 b 197 d 198 c 199 b 200 d

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