13 SEPTEMBER 2014 Ques. : 1 As per the present norms, the central govt is authorised for minting of coin of denomination not higher than 1) Rs 10 2) Rs 50 3) Rs 100 4) Rs 1,000 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Rs 1,000 Ques. : 2 Which of the following state govts has decided to impose one rupee cess on purchase of every packet of cigarette and bottle of liquor and the revenue collected from this will be used to establish an Urban Transport Fund to promote public transport? 1) Gujarat 2) Kerala 3) Delhi 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Delhi Ques. : 3 According to a UN report, India has second-highest number of child marriages. Which of the following countries has the highest rate of child marriage? 1) Afghanistan 2) Nepal 3) Myanmar 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Bangladesh Ques. : 4 As forecasted in the UNCTAD Trade and Development report 2015, India’s economy is poised to grow at _______during 2014. 1) 5.1 per cent 2) 5.3 per cent 3) 5.6 per cent 4) 5.9 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 5.6 per cent Ques. : 5 Oscar Pistorius, the gold medalist in London Olympics in 2012 who has been tried for killing his girlfriend, is a handicapped athlete of 1) South Africa 2) England 3) Australia 4) US 5) None of these Answer:- 1) South Africa Ques. : 6 As announced by the Election Commission recently, state assembly poll in Haryana and Maharashtra will be held on 1) 11 Oct 2) 13 Oct 3) 15 Oct 4) 19 Oct 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 15 Oct Ques. : 7 The upper age limit for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) and other whole-time director of banks in the private sector has been fixed by the RBI, recently, at 1) 60 years 2) 63 years 3) 65 years 4) 70 years 5) None of these Answer:- 4) 70 years Ques. : 8 The Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his visit to India, will present Friendship awards to the family of who among the following for his service in China during the Sino-Japanese war? 1) Dwarkanath Kotnis 2) BR Deepak 3) Rewi Alley 4) Ma Haide 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Dwarkanath Kotnis Ques. : 9 The Science and Technology Ministry has announced a special promotion scheme KIRAN. This scheme is aimed at eliminating parity in the field of science and technology by promoting 1) handicapped 2) women scientists 3) tribals 4) scientists from all SAARC countries 5) None of these Answer:- 2) women scientists Ques. : 10 Who among the following has been appointed as Executive Director in World Bank recently? The Executive Directors are responsible for the conduct of the general operations of the World Bank and exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Boards of Governors. 1) Subhash Chandra Garg 2) C Rangarajan 3) Pranab Bardhan 4) Kaushik Basu 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Subhash Chandra Garg
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