Thursday 4 December 2014

General Awareness-8

1.      Telangana became the ............. state of India on 2 June 2014.
a.       28th
b.      29th
c.       30th
d.      27th

2.      Solar Impulse-2 was in headlines in June 2014. Identify the correct statement in this context.
a.      It is a newly designed fighter craft made by USA.
b.      It is an energy saving mechanism designed by the Russians.
c.       It is an airplane which works on solar power and made its inaugural flight in Switzerland.
d.      None of these

3.      ....................... was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister in Narendra Modi's government and died in a road accident on 3 June, 2014.
a.      Gopinath Munde
b.      Nitin Jairam Gadkari
c.       Uma Bharati
d.      Kalraj Mishra


4.      As per a UN report in June 2014 , India became the ..................... largest textile exporter in the world.
a.      Second
b.      Third
c.       Fourth
d.      None of these

5.      As per the second bi-monthly monetary policy statement announced by the RBI in June 2014, the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) has been changed to .................
a.      23%
b.      22.5%
c.       24%
d.      23.5%

6.      Sumitra Mahajan replaced ................... as speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha on 6 June, 2014.
a.      Sumitra Mahajan
b.      Meera Kumar
c.       Sushma Swaraj
d.      None of these

7.      US scientists were in news in June 2014 for developing a new biochip to detect ...................... via saliva.
a.      Cancer
b.      Blood Pressure
c.       Blood Sugar
d.      Heart Attack

8.      Which country won the elections held in UNESCO in June 2014 for the inter-governmental committee for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage?
a.      China
b.      UK
c.       Japan
d.      India

9.      World Environment Day was observed on .................. across the World.
a.      5 June 2014
b.      10 June 2014
c.       15 June 2014
d.      None of these

10.  The 40th G-7 summit was held at ......................... from 4-5 June 2014.
a.      Tokyo
b.      New York
c.       Brussels
d.      London

11.  Rafael Nadal won the French Open title (men) in June 2014. Which of the following is NOT true in this context?
a.      Rafael Nadal won the French Open title for the ninth time.
b.      He is the first man to win five French Open titles in a row.
c.       He defeated Roger Federer in the final to win this title.
d.      With this win, he equaled the record of 14 Grand Slams won by Pete Sampras of USA.

12.  Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation. How many districts are there in the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh?
a.      Eleven
b.      Thirteen
c.       Twelve
d.      Ten

13.  Kudankulum, in June 2014, became India's first nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power. In which state is the plant located?
a.       Tamil Nadu
b.      Kerala
c.       Andhra Pradesh
d.      West Bengal

14.  Which country's foreign minister visited India from 8-9 June 2014, to establish contact with the Narendra Modi led government?
a.      Japan
b.      USA
c.       China
d.      None of these

15.  Bollywood actor, Dilip Kumar's biography was released in June 2014. What is the title of the biography?
a.      The Substance and The Shadow
b.      Achiever
c.       The Man Who Conquered Indian Cinema
d.      None of these

16.  Supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, was successfully test fired from INS Kolkata on 9 June, 2014. BrahMos is the product of joint collaboration between India and ................
a.       Japan
b.      Russia
c.       USA
d.      China

17.  Which state government, in June 2014, notified to provide 12% job reservation for BPL (below poverty line) candidates in all state government and public sector undertaking jobs?
a.      Sikkim
b.      Assam
c.       Manipur
d.      None of these

18.  ....................... was conferred with Bharat Ratna JRD award for 2013, in June 2014.
a.      Dilip Kumar
b.      Sachin Tendulkar
c.       Somasundaram
d.      None of these

19.  .................. Government, in June 2014, got approval from Narmada Control Authority (NCA) to raise Sardar Sarovar Dam height to 138.68 metres.
a.      Maharashtra
b.      Gujarat
c.       Kerala
d.      Andhra Pradesh

20.  Government of which state launched "Amma Salt", in June 2014, as a part of social welfare scheme in the state?
a.      Tamil Nadu
b.      Andhra Pradesh
c.       Gujarat
d.      Karnataka

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