21 OCTOBER 2014 Ques. : 1 Christophe de Margerie, who was killed in an airplane collision with a snow plough at Moscows Vnukovo International Airport, recently, was the CEO of which of the following leading oil giants? 1) Total 2) Mobil 3) Shell 4) BP 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Total Ques. : 2 Goa Legislative Assembly has ratified the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014 passed by Parliament. The Bill needs to be endorsed by at least ____states before it can be sent for Presidential assent and brought into effect. 1) 5 States 2) 8 States 3) 10 States 4) 12 States 5) 15 States Answer:- 5) 15 States Ques. : 3 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days without any new confirmed cases of the deadly virus. Which of the following is the capital city of Nigeria? 1) Windhoek 2) Luanda 3) Lusaka 4) Abuja 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Abuja Ques. : 4 Which of the following is NOT a part of the public debt of India? 1) Multilateral borrowings 2) National Savings Certificate 3) Provident Fund 4) Insurance policies 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Insurance policies Ques. : 5 Which of the following Indian airlines has placed orders for 250 latest Airbus A-320 NEO planes worth USD 25.5 bn (Rs 1.55 lakh cr), making it the European manufacturers biggest ever contract in terms of aircraft numbers? 1) IndiGo 2) Spicejet 3) Jet Airways 4) AirAsia India 5) None of these Answer:- 1) IndiGo Ques. : 6 In a major move towards energy sector reforms, the Cabinet recommended promulgation of an Ordinance related to coal block allocation. Which of the following is correct in this regard? 1) It will facilitate e-auction of coal blocks for private companies for captive use. 2) It will facilitate allotment of coal mines directly to state and central PSUs. 3) The amount received through the e-auction of blocks will be given to the concerned states. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 7 Joko Widodo has been sworn in as the new President of which of the following countries? 1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia 3) Philippines 4) Thailand 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Indonesia Ques. : 8 The govt has allowed private companies in the defence sector to sell equipment to state-run entities without prior approval of the defence ministry. At present, what is the FDI cap allowed in the defence sector? 1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent 3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 49 per cent Ques. : 9 John Baird, who visited India, recently, is the current foreign minister of which of the following countries? 1) Italy 2) Spain 3) Canada 4) South Korea 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Canada Ques. : 10 The Boko Haram militants have reached an ceasefire agreement with which of the following countries and have agreed to free more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls? 1) Kenya 2) Nigeria 3) Angola 4) Mozambique 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Nigeria
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