9 JANUARY 2015 Ques. : 1 The Indian space agency ISRO had a number of successful launches in 2014. Which of the following is NOT one among them? 1) PSLV C-23 2) GSLV Mk III 3) GSAT 16 4) IRNSS 1C 5) IRNSS 1D Answer:- 5) IRNSS 1D Ques. : 2 Who among the following have been appointed as the two permanent members of the newly formed NITI Aayog? 1) Arvind Panagariya and Sindhushree Khullar 2) Bibek Debroy and VK Saraswat 3) Arvind Panagariya and VK Saraswat 4) Bibek Debroy and Arvind Panagariya 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Bibek Debroy and VK Saraswat Ques. : 3 Who among the following is the new Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)? 1) M Sathiyavathy 2) Prabhat Kumar 3) Arun Mishra 4) Ashok Lavasa 5) None of these Answer:- 1) M Sathiyavathy Ques. : 4 The President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) bill on 31 Dec 2014. Till now, what was the system to appoint judges to the apex court and the high courts? 1) The govt appointing the judges 2) The SC Collegium system 3) The group of Chief Justices of all the High Courts 4) The panel of Law Minister of India and Chief Justice of India 5) None of these Answer:- 2) The SC Collegium system Ques. : 5 Tulsi Gabbard visited India, recently, on the invitation of PM Narendra Modi. Which of the following statements is correct about her? 1) She is the first Hindu to serve as a member of the US Congress. 2) She is the only PIO to serve as a member of the US Congress. 3) She is the first Asian to serve as a member of the US Congress. ) She is the only PIO to serve as a member of any parliament in the world. 5) None of these Answer:- 1) She is the first Hindu to serve as a member of the US Congress. Ques. : 6 Who among the following Cabinet Ministers have been appointed as Ex-Officio members of the NITI Aayog? 1) Radha Mohan Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh 2) Thawar Chand Gehlot, Suresh Prabhu, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh 3) Radha Mohan Singh, Suresh Prabhu, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh 4) Smriti Zubin Irani, Suresh Prabhu, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Radha Mohan Singh, Suresh Prabhu, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh Ques. : 7 Who among the following Cabinet Ministers will be special Invitees to the NITI Aayog? 1) Suresh Prabhu, Smriti Zubin Irani, Thawar Chand Gehlot 2) Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Zubin Irani, Thawar Chand Gehlot 3) Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, Thawar Chand Gehlot 4) Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Zubin Irani, Rajnath Singh 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Zubin Irani, Thawar Chand Gehlot Ques. : 8 Which of the following is the first development bank in India? It was started in 1948. 1) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) 2) Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) 3) Export Import Bank (Exim Bank) 4) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ques. : 9 In the United States, who among the following has been re-elected and sworn in as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives? 1) Thomas Massie 2) Steve King 3) Tim Huelskamp 4) Nancy Pelosi 5) John Boehner Answer:- 5) John Boehner Ques. : 10 How many banks are associated with the State Bank of India (SBI) as of now? 1) Four 2) Five 3) Six 4) Seven 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Five
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