1 DECEMBER 2014 Ques. : 1 India’s space agency ISRO plans to launch GSLV-Mark III soon. With this launch vehicle, ISRO will be capable of placing satellites weighing __________into the geosynchronous transfer orbit. 1) 1,500 kg 2) 2,500 kg 3) 3,000 kg 4) 4,500 kg and above 5) None of these Answer:- 4) 4,500 kg and above Ques. : 2 Jiang Yi-huah, who resigned on 29 Nov after his party suffered a landslide defeat at the local elections, was the erstwhile Prime Minister of 1) Singapore 2) Malaysia 3) Taiwan 4) Thailand 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Taiwan Ques. : 3 A court has found Hosni Mubarak not guilty in the killing of hundreds of unarmed protesters during the 2011 revolution. He was the former President of 1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Iraq 4) Yemen 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Egypt Ques. : 4 India launched its national solar policy on Jan 11, 2010. The country has an ambitious target of generating _________of solar power by 2022. 1) 5,000 MW 2) 10,000 MW 3) 20,000 MW 4) 25,000 MW 5) 40,000 MW Answer:- 3) 20,000 MW Ques. : 5 Indias ace player Anirban Lahiri is associated with which of the following games? 1) Chess 2) Badminton 3) Golf 4) Snooker 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Golf Ques. : 6 Natarajan Chandrasekaran is present CEO of which of the following IT firms in India? 1) HCL 2) Infosys 3) TCS 4) Wipro 5) Tech Mahindra Answer:- 3) TCS Ques. : 7 Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy recently? 1) Kim Hyo Min 2) PV Sindhu 3) Wang Shixian 4) Ashwini Ponnappa 5) Saina Nehwal Answer:- 2) PV Sindhu Ques. : 8 Which of the following films was adjudged the best film of the 45th International Film Festival of India which concluded recently in Panaji? 1) Leviathan 2) The Kindergarten Teacher 3) Behaviour 4) Ek Hazarachi Note 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Leviathan Ques. : 9 The IIIT Bill, 2014 to bring the four IIITs under the ambit of a single authority and help students get degrees has been passed in the Lok Sabha. Which of the following cities does not have an IIIT? 1) Kancheepuram 2) Jabalpur 3) Gwalior 4) Jaipur 5) Allahabad Answer:- 4) Jaipur Ques. : 10 The United Nations climate summit was held in Lima starting Dec 1. Lima is the capital city of 1) Bolivia 2) Peru 3) Ecuador 4) Paraguay 5) Chile Answer:- 2) Peru
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