GK MODEL EXAM -4 1) Devendra Fadnavis is set to become the first BJP Chief Minister of which state? (A) Haryana(B) Maharashtra(C) Delhi(D) Hp 2) Which of these derives its name from a river in the Democratic republic of Congo? (A) Chikungunia virus (B) Lassa fever (C) Ebola virus (D) Salmonella bacteria 3) Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti Board on 28 October 2014 for a term of three years? (A) Jawhar Sircar (B) Bimal Julka(C) Surya Prakash(D) None of these 4) 2018 FIFA World Cup logo was unveiled by FIFA President Sepp Blatter on 28 October 2014. Which country is hosting the event? (A) Qatar(B) Japan(C) Brazil(D) Russia 5) Union Government on 28 October 2014 has launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for the welfare of? (A) Tribal People(B) Transgenders(C) Labourers(D) Minorities 6) What was India’s rank in the World Economic Forum’s 2014 gender gap index that was released on 27 October 2014? (A) 101st(B) 77th(C) 114th (D) 5th 7) Which company on 28 Oct 2014 launched the refreshed version of its popular hatchback car named Swift with 10 per cent enhanced fuel efficiency? (A) Maruti Suzuki(B) Honda(C) Chevrolet (D) Hyundai 8) International Internet Day was observed globally on? (A) 30 October 2014(B) 29 October 2014(C) 28 October 2014(D) 27 October 2014 9) Japanese telecom giant Softbank on 27 October 2014 announced to invest 627 million US dollar in which online retailer? (A) Snapdeal(B) Flipkart(C) Amazon(D) eBay 10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gave a commitment to modernise which countrys defence and security forces, after talks with his counterpart of that country? (A) Bhutan(B) Indonesia(C) Vietnam(D) Cuba 11) Currency of Argentina A) Peso(B) Ruble(C) euro(D) Yen 12) Maiden National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was celebrated across the nation on 31 October 2014 in the 139th birth anniversary of? (A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) B R Ambedkar(C) Lal Bahadur Shashtri(D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 13) Foundation stone for Worlds tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel laid on 31 October 2014. In which state the Statue of Unity is coming up? (A) Kerala(B) Maharashtra(C) Rajasthan(D) Gujarat 14) With a view to uplift rural India, the government is set to launch a new programme called Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. This programme is an initiative of which Ministry? (A) Ministry of Women & Child Development(B) Ministry of Human Resource Development(C) Ministry of Minority Affairs(D) Ministry of Tourism 15) The 2nd Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Education/Higher Education was held recently at? (A) Kathmandu(B) Colombo(C) Dhaka(D) New Delhi 16) Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide Corporation, responsible for poisonous gas leak at the companys plant in Bhopal died recently. In which year Bhopal gas tragedy happened? (A) 1963(B) 1984(C) 1991(D) 1976 17) Nation remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 30th death anniversary on 31 October 2014. On this day in which year, she was assassinated by her bodyguards? (A) 1984(B) 1974(C) 1983(D) 1981 18) New restricted free monthly ATM usage regime came into effect in 6 metro cities of the country from 1 November 2014. From now, the number of mandated free transactions for account holders at same bank and other bank ATMs in metros will be respectively? (A) Unlimited & 5(B) Unlimited & 3(C) 5 & 3(D) 3 & 5 19) Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first European nation to accord official recognition to Palestine? (A) Sweden(B) Norway(C) Turkey(D) Tunisia 20) Full form of ISL? (A) Indian Sports League(B) Indian Star League(C) Indian Super League (D) None of these 21) Which cricketer equaled the record of fastest Test century of Vivian Richards on 02 Nov 2014, reaching the milestone in 56 balls during the Test match against Australia? (A) Younis Khan(B) AB de Villers(C) Corey Anderson(D) Misbah-ul-Haq 22) 60 people were killed in a suicide attack at Wagah border on 02 November 2014. Indian side of Wagah border is in which state? (A) Gujarat(B) Punjab(C) Delhi(D) Rajasthan 23) “Playing It My Way“which is set to be released on November 6 is the autobiography of which famous sports person? (A) Sachin Tendulkar(B) Vishwanathan Anand(C) Saina Nehwal(D) Kapil Dev 24) Which team won the Duleep Trophy 2014 on 02 November 2014? (A) South Zone (B) East Zone(C) West Zone(D) Central Zone 25) India thrashed Sri Lanka by 169 runs in 1st ODI played at Cuttack on 02 November 2014. Which player scored a century in the match? (A) Ajinkya Rahane(B) Shikhar Dhawan(C) Both A &B(D) None of these 26) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through programme Mann Ki Baat over All India Radio for the ..... time on 2 November 2014? (A) First(B) Second(C) Third(D) Fourth 27) Which session of Parliament is scheduled to be held from 24 November to 23 December2014? (A) Budget Session(B) Winter Session(C) Summer Session(D) Monsoon Session 28) Controversial event Kiss of Love protesting against moral policing was held on 02 November 2014 at which city? (A) Bangalore(B) Hyderabad(C) Pune(D) Kochi 29) The first oil refinery in India was set up at? (A) Barauni(B) Vishakhapatnam(C) Digboi(D) Mumbai 30) 54th National Open Athletics Championships began on 02 November 2014 at? (A) New Delhi(B) Kochi(C) Dehradun(D) Hyderabad 31) Bangalore officially becomes Bengaluru on 01 November 2014. Similarly ..... other cities in Karnataka were renamed with their Kannada names? (A) 11(B) 10(C) 12(D) 15 32) Khangchendzonga National Park (previously named Kanchenjunga National Park) is located in? (A) Uttar Pradesh(B) West Bengal(C) Sikkim(D) Jammu and Kashmir 33) Which country on 1 November 2014 successfully completed its first return mission to the moon with its unmanned orbiter landing back on Earth? (A) USA(B) Russia(C) Japan(D) China 34) The name of the train Shatabdi Express refers to the centenary of? (A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) Indian National Congress(C) Indias War of Independence(D) Jawaharlal Nehru 35) Which company has adopted the historic monument Jantar Mantar as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modis cleanliness drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on 1 Nov 2014? (A) ONGC(B) BPCL(C) IOC(D) SAIL 36) The fourteen major banks in India were nationalized in the year? (A) 1967(B) 1968(C) 1969(D) 1971 37) Rajiv Mehrishi has recently took charge as? (A) Chief Economic Advisor(B) National Security Advisor(C) Economic Affairs Secretary(D) CM of Maharashtra 38) The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance painting was a master piece of ………? (A) Michael Angelo(B) Titian(C) Leonardo da Vinci (D) Raphael 39) A nationwide power blackout hit which country on 1 November 2014 when a transmission line supplying electricity from India broke down? (A) Nepal(B) Srilanka(C) Pakistan(D) Bangladesh 40) How many items are there in the Union list? (A) 52(B) 66(C) 97(D) 99 41) Pakistan won its first test series against which cricketing nation in 20 Years on 3 November 2014? (A) Australia(B) India(C) Sri Lanka(D) South Africa 42) Which Indian won the Japans top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers on 3 November 2014, thus becoming the first Indian to receive the rare honour? (A) Narendra Modi(B) Sashi Tharoor(C) Manmohan Singh(D) Raghuram Rajan 43) Which leader from opposition has been recently inducted by Government into the three-member selection committee which will select the Chief Information Commissioner? (A) Rahul Gandhi(B) Jayaram Ramesh(C) Mallikarjun Kharge (D) Kamal Nath 44) Who won the US Grand Prix racing on 3 November 2014? (A) Nico Rosberg(B) Lewis Hamilton(C) Sebastian Vettel(D) Daniel Ricciard 45) Sadashiv Amrapurkar who passed away on 3 November 2014 was a famous? (A) Actor(B) Musician(C) Politician(D) Film Director 46) What was Indias position in the recently concluded Asian Para Games 2014? (A) 5th(B) 7th(C) 11th(D) 15th 47) Name the committee which submitted the final report to Supreme Court, on 3 November 2014, of its investigation into the allegations of betting and spot fixing in the 2013 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)? (A) Justice Vishwanathan committee (B) Justice Mukul Mudgal committee (C) Justice Sivaramakrishnan committee(D) Justice Ramanujam committee 48) Name the former Union minister from Tamil Nadu who left the congress party and formed a new party on 3 November 2014? (A) T R Balu(B) P Chidambaram(C) A Raja(D) G K Vasan 49) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the Finance Ministry’s think-tank National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (NIPFP) on 3 November 2014? (A) Vijay Kelkar(B) C. Rangarajan(C) Aravind Mayaram(D) H R Khan 50) Which tech giant on 3 November 2014 announced the Indian Language Internet Alliance which aims to get 500 million internet users in India by 2017? (A) Facebook(B) Yahoo(C) Microsoft(D) Google 51) Who is/are the winner of World’s Children prize 2014? (A) Malala Yousafzai(B) Indira Ranamagar(C) John Wood(D) All the above 52) Michael Sata, who passed away on 28 October 2014 in London was the President of which African country? (A) Nigeria(B) Uganda(C) Zambia(D) Mangolia 53) Sachin Tendulkar along with which other player was on 29 October 2014 inducted into Don Bradman Hall of Fame? (A) Brian Lara(B) Steve Waugh(C) Ricky Ponting(D) Rahul Dravid 54) Which territory in September 2014 held a referendum for independence from the United Kingdom? (A) England (B) Northern Ireland (C) Scotland (D) Wales 55) What was India’s rank in the World Bank’s latest “Ease of Doing Business” report which was released on 29 October 2014? (A) 142(B) 189(C) 140(D) 134 56) Union Health Minister on 29 Oct 2014 announced TB-Mission 2020 to eliminate Tuberculosis from the country. Name the Union Health Minister? (A) Nitin Gadkari(B) Arun Jaitley(C) Harsh Vardhan(D) Sis Ram Ola 57) Srinagar city is situated on the banks of which river? (A) Sutlej (B) Tapi (C) Jhelum (D) Tawi 58) India along with 20 other countries on 23 October 2014 signed an agreement to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Where will be its headquarters? (A) Tokyo(B) New Delhi(C) Dhaka(D) Shanghai 59) Where will the 2018 Commonwealth games be held? (A) India (B) Wales (C) Australia (D) Canada 60) Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami from which country was on 29 October 2014 handed death penalty for killings of nation’s leading intellectuals during the country’s War of Liberation in 1971? (A) Bangaldesh(B) Pakistan(C) Iran(D) Saudi Arabia 61) Pankaj Advani won World Billiards Championship (time format) on 30 October 2014 beating England’s Robert Hall, becoming the first cueist to bag the double three times in his career. Where was the event held? (A) Bangalore, India(B) Malta(C) Leeds, England(D) Brussels, Belgium 62) Which sports person was appointed as the brand ambassador of Delhi in September 2014? (A) Abhinav Bindra(B) Yogeshwar Dutt(C) Saina Nehwal(D) Sushil Kumar 63) Tim Cook who on 30 October 2014 announced himself as a gay to potentially help others who fear to publicly disclose such things, is the CEO of? (A) Amazon(B) Apple(C) Accenture(D) Twitter 64) Union Government on 30 Oct 2014 launched austerity measures including ..... percent cut in non-plan funds? (A) 15(B) 10(C) 20(D) 5 65) Jan Koum and Brian Acton who received 116 million shares of Facebook stock currently worth nearly $9 billion on 30 Oct 2014 are the founders of? (A) Whatsapp(B) Skype(C) Twitter(D) We Chat 66) Arvind Mayaram was appointed as Secretary in which ministry on 30 Oct 2014? (A) Minority Affairs (B) Finance Ministry(C) Tourism Ministry(D) None of these 67) ISRO plans its second Mars Mission with rover and lander in which year as announced recently? (A) 2016(B) 2015(C) 2018(D) 2020 68) In 2014, which athlete got upgraded to gold after Russia’s Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for doping at the 2005 World Athletics Final? (A) K M Beenamol (B) Anju Bobby George(C) Anuradha Biswal (D) Neelam Jaswant Singh 69) In the history of ODI matches which of these teams has Zimbabwe defeated only twice, once in 1983 and later in 2014? (A) Australia (B) New Zealand (C) Pakistan (D) Sri Lanka 70) Indian Super Leagues official tagline is? (A) Lets football(B) Kings of football(C) Game begins here(D) All the above 71) Election Commission on 25 October 2014 announced poll dates for assembly elections to which states? (A) Jammu and Kashmir(B) Jharkhand(C) Both A & B(D) None of these 72) A commemorative postage stamp on Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala from which country, was released in New Delhi on 25 October 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee? (A) Bhutan(B) Nepal(C) Tibet(D) Srilanka 73) Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh on 25 October 2014 became the co-owner of which franchise of the Hockey India League (HIL)? (A) Ranchi Rays(B) Punjab Warriors(C) Uttar Pradesh Wizards(D) Delhi Wave Riders 74) Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Haryana on 26 October 2014? (A) Jitan Ram Manjhi(B) Manohar Lal Khattar(C) Raman Singh (D) Manohar Parrikar 75) India became the ....... largest steel maker of the World as per findings which were published recently in the World Steel Association (WSA) data? (A) 5th(B) 4th(C) 2nd(D) 8th 76) Sania Mirza along with Cara Black clinched the WTA finals doubles title on 26 October 2014. Cara Black is from which country? (A) Brazil(B) Switzerland(C) Serbia(D) Zimbabwe 77) Name the new cyclone building up over the Arabian Sea which is expected to hit Karachi in Pakistan and adjoining Kutch in northwest Gujarat in India in the coming days? (A) Hudhud(B) Phailin(C) Nilofar(D) Nisha 78) Which Indian has been named on 26 October 2014 to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development? (A) Raghuram Rajan(B) Jairam Ramesh(C) P Chidambaram(D) Shashi Tharoor 79) India has recently initiated efforts to have .... commemorated each year as the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations? (A) June 21(B) May 21(C) October 21(D) January 21 80) Indian Air Force (IAF) has recently asked its personnel and their families not to use a mobile phone of which Chinese company sold in India? (A) Huawei(B) Lenovo(C) Motorola(D) Xiaomi 81) Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed this year from October 27, 2014 to November 01, 2014 with the theme? (A) “Transparency in Public(B) Promoting Good Governance -- positive contribution of vigilance.(C) Combating Corruption- Technology as an enabler(D) Participative Vigilance 82) In the recently released World Bank report titled India Development Update, claims Indias GDP to grow by ....... percent in current fiscal year? (A) 5.6(B) 4.3(C) 3.6(D) None of these 83) Senzo Meyiwa who was shot dead by intruders on 26 October 2014 was the captain of which country’s national soccer team? (A) Nigeria(B) Italy(C) Afghanistan(D) South Africa 84) Dilma Rousseff was on 27 October 2014 re-elected as the president of which country? (A) Germany(B) Brazil(C) South Korea(D) Liberia 85) What was Indias position in the latest ICC Test rankings released on 26 October 2014? (A) 3rd(B) 4th(C) 5th(D) 6th 86) Name the dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) lauched by Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014? (A) pmjdy(B) jandhan.gov.in(C) pmjdy.gov.in(D) jdyojana.nic.in 87) Who won the womens singles title of BNP Paribas WTA Finals on 26 October 2014? (A) Serena Williams (B) Cara Black(C) Simona Halep(D) Sania Mirza 88) Nguyen Tan Dung who began his two-day India visit on 27 October 2014 is the Prime Minister of which country? (A) Taiwan(B) Vietnam(C) Mongolia(D) North Korea 89) Which Indian golfer recently won the Venetian Macau Open? (A) Anirban Lahiri(B) Arjun Atwal(C) Shiv Kapur(D) Himmat Rai 90) Who is the subject of Sanjaya Baru’s book, The Accidental Prime Minister which was released some months back? (A) H D Deve Gowda (B) Inder Kumar Gujral (C) Manmohan Singh (D) Rajiv Gandhi
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