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Who among the following is the first woman to head an Oil Marketing Company in India, namely HPCL?

  1. Chanda Kochhar

  2. Shikha Sharma

  3. Arundhati Bhattacharya

  4. Nishi Vasudeva


Correct Option: D

Which book of Richard Flanagan won him the Man Booker Prize?

  1. Death of a River Guide

  2. The Unknown Terrorist

  3. Wanting

  4. The Narrow Road to the Deep North

  5. And what do you do, Mr. Gable


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

In October 2014, who among the following won the Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament?

  1. Parupalli Kashyap

  2. Anand Pawar

  3. Ajay Jayaram

  4. Srikanth Kidambi

  5. Tarun Kona


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Which of the following Indian airstrips is the world’s highest airstrip?

  1. Fukche

  2. Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe

  3. Qamdo Bamda

  4. Daulat Beg Oldie


Correct Option: D

In October 2014, who among the following was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) in the Union Finance Ministry?

  1. Kaushik Basu

  2. Arvind Virmani

  3. Raghuram Rajan

  4. Arvind Subramanian

  5. Ashok Lahiri


Correct Option: D

Who among the following was conferred with Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014?

  1. Agustin Carstens of Mexico

  2. Mark Carney of Canada

  3. Durmus Yilmaz of Turkey

  4. Raghuram Rajan of India

  5. Zhou Xiaochuan of China


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

As per the provisions of the Food Security Act, the responsibility to identify the beneficiaries and implement the program under the Targeted Public Distribution Scheme rests with

  1. Planning Commission

  2. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

  3. State Government

  4. Food Corporation of India


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements is/are true about the International Olympic Committee? A. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. B. It organises the modern Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games, held in summer and winter, every four years. C. The first Summer Olympics organised by the IOC were held in Athens, Greece in 1896.

  1. Only B

  2. Only A and B

  3. Only B and C

  4. All three are correct


Correct Option: D

A committee, established by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under the chairmanship of Sunita Narain, director general of Centre for Science and Environment, has slapped a penalty of Rs. 200 crore on the Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone for inflicting harm to mangroves, creeks and the local environment at the project site. Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone is a project initiated by which of the following business groups of India?

  1. Tata Group

  2. Ruia Group

  3. Birla Group

  4. Adani Group


Correct Option: D

Which of the following certifications indicates a guarantee of quality for agricultural food products like ghee, honey, etc.?

  1. ISI

  2. Agmark

  3. BIS

  4. BEE


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Agmark indicates a guarantee of quality for agricultural food products like ghee, honey, etc. Directorate of Marketing and Inspection was set up for quality certification of agricultural produce through a net work of 22 Regional Agmark Laboratories at different places in the country with Central Agmark Laboratory, Nagpur as the apex laboratory.

CRISIL - the largest credit rating agency in India, is a subsidiary of which of the following global rating agencies?

  1. Moody's Investors Service

  2. Fitch Ratings

  3. Standard & Poor's

  4. Sothbey’s


Correct Option: C

Which chapter of the UN charter allows the Security Council to take military and non-military action to "restore international peace and security"?

  1. Chapter V

  2. Chapter VI

  3. Chapter VII

  4. Chapter VIII


Correct Option: C

In which state was the first Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) of India established?

  1. Goa

  2. Punjab

  3. Tripura

  4. Mizoram


Correct Option: C

The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of states that are located primarily in Europe. How many states constitute the European Union?

  1. 22

  2. 24

  3. 26

  4. 28


Correct Option: D

Raghuram Rajan is the ___ Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

  1. 23rd

  2. 24th

  3. 25th

  4. 27th


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Indian activists won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize?

  1. Om Prakash Gurjar

  2. Shantha Sinha

  3. Kavita Krishnan

  4. Kailash Satyarthi

  5. V. Mohini Giri


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Who among the following is the first woman Chief Information Commissioner of India?

  1. Ms. Mamta Sharma

  2. Ms. Kushal Singh

  3. Dr. Sudha Sharma

  4. Ms. Deepak Sandhu


Correct Option: D

What was India's rank as per the 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI)?

  1. 45

  2. 39

  3. 61

  4. 55

  5. 26


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) are a series of ambitious power projects planned by the Government of India to overcome the chronic deficiency of power in India. What is the minimum power generating capacity that allows a power project to be categorized as UMPP?

  1. 10000 MW

  2. 7000 MW

  3. 4000 MW

  4. 2000 MW


Correct Option: C

National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) has been in the news for a scam of 5600 crore rupees. Which among the following are the promoters of NSEL?

  1. NSE and Shah Investments

  2. NPCI and Financial Technologies India Ltd

  3. Financial Technologies India Ltd and NAFED

  4. NSDIL and MCX


Correct Option: C

Which of the following represents the highest national sports award in India, at the university level?

  1. Khel Ratna Puruskar

  2. Vivekananda Smriti Puruskar

  3. Dhyan Chand Trophy

  4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are the principal function(s) of the International Labour Organization?

  1. The formulation of international standards in the form of international labour conventions and recommendations
  2. Formulation of labour unions in every country
  3. Formulation of labour laws in every country
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 1 and 2

  3. Only 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The principle of ILO is the formulation of international standards in the form of international labour conventions and recommendations. The ILO is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards. It is the only 'tripartite' United Nations agency that brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programmes promoting decent work for all.  

Which organization among the following releases GDP data in India?

  1. Finance Commission

  2. Planning Commission

  3. National Sample Survey Office

  4. Central Statistical Office


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Census 2011?

I. Literates constitute 69% of the total population aged 7 and above. II. The number of illiterates in the population has declined in Census 2011. III. Females outnumber males in the number of literates added to the population during 2001-11.

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both I and III

  4. Both II and III


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The number of illiterates in the population has declined and females outnumber males in the number of literates added to the population during 2001-11 according to census 2011.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about earnings of SEZ units?

I. Export earnings receive 100% exemption from income tax for 5 years. II. They are required to pay excise duty on goods purchased from industries outside India. III. Export earnings do not get any tax exemption from income tax after 15 years.

  1. Only I

  2. I and II

  3. II and III

  4. I and III


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Export earnings receive 100% exemption from income tax for 5 years. There is no exemption from income tax after 15 years. The income tax is exempted for a period of 15 years, i.e. 100% of export profit is exempted from income tax for the first 5 years from the date of first exports. For the next 5 year, 50% of export profit is exempted. For the last 5 years, 50% of the ploughed back export profit is exempted from income tax. The above benefits are available subject to attainment of positive Net Foreign Exchange (NFE) earning in a block of 5 years from the date of commencement of operations.

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