19 NOVEMBER 2014 Ques. : 1 According to the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of the World’s Population Report, which of the following countries has the largest proportion of youths as of now? 1) China 2) India 3) US 4) Indonesia 5) Malaysia Answer:- 2) India Ques. : 2 India conducted the fourth joint military exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand 2014’ with which of the following countries in Pune starting 16 Nov? 1) Russia 2) US 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) China Answer:- 5) China Ques. : 3 While addressing India diaspora in Australia, PM Narendra Modi assured them to merge PIO and OCI schemes before Jan 7. Jan 7 is celebrated in India as 1) National Education Day 2) National Unity Day 3) Sadbhavana Divas 4) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 5) National Integration Day Answer:- 4) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Ques. : 4 Which of the following abbreviations and their extensions is/are matched correctly? 1) OCI: Overseas Citizen of India 2) PIO: Persons of Indian Origin 3) NRI: Non-Resident Indian 4) All the above 5) None of these Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 5 As per the news published in financial newspapers, which of the following countries has slipped into recession, paving the way for delay in sales tax hike and snap election in the country? 1) Germany 2) France 3) Italy 4) Japan 5) UK Answer:- 4) Japan Ques. : 6 In a bid to encourage the habit of small savings among citizens, the Union govt re-launched the once successful Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) on 18 Nov. What is the upper ceiling on investment through this instrument? 1) Rs 50000 2) Rs 100000 3) Rs 200000 4) Rs 500000 5) No upper ceiling Answer:- 5) No upper ceiling Ques. : 7 The Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) has been re-launched on 18 Nov. The KVP will be available in which of the following denominations? 1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 5,000 3) Rs 10,000 4) Rs 50,000 5) All the above Answer:- 5) All the above Ques. : 8 The Akash missile test fired successfully from a test range in Odisha recently is a 1) surface-to-surface 2) surface-to-air 3) air-to-air 4) air-to-surface 5) None of these Answer:- 2) surface-to-air Ques. : 9 In view of popular demand, the govt relaunched saving instrument Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), wherein the invested money will get doubled in 1) 72 months 2) 84 months 3) 96 months 4) 100 months 5) 108 months Answer:- 4) 100 months Ques. : 10 India and Australia signed five pacts during the bilateral summit between PM Narendra Modi and his Aussie counterpart Tony Abbott. Which of the following is NOT an area in which the pacts were signed? 1) Social security 2) Transfer of sentenced prisoners 3) Combating narcotics trade 4) Tourism 5) Free Trade Agreement Answer:- 5) Free Trade Agreement
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:10:47 +0000
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