In continuation......, Day 17 :- Ques. : 451 Who among the following replaced Anand Sinha, who retired in Jan, as RBI deputy governor recently? 1) G Padmanabhan 2) B Mahapatra 3) P Vijaya Bhaskar 4) DK Mohanty 5) R Gandhi Ans.) 5 Ques. : 452 The United Nations and which of the following international sports bodies signed a historic agreement, recently, with the objectives of using the power of sports to promote peace and economic development across the world? 1) FIFA 2) IOC 3) FIDE 4) ICC 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 453 Telecom tribunal TDSAT upheld the plea to provide 3G intra-circle roaming services and also quashed the cumulative penalty of Rs 1,200 cr imposed on which of the following three telecom companies recently? 1) Idea, Reliance and Airtel 2) Idea, Vodafone and Aircel 3) Idea, Vodafone and Airtel 4) Reliance, Vodafone and Airtel 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 454 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to have one more deputy governor. Which of the following is correct with respect to the appointment of deputy governors to the RBI? 1) To be eligible for deputy governor post in the RBI, a candidate needs to be below 60 years. 2) A deputy governor could be appointed for a maximum period of five years or till the age of 62, whichever is earlier. 3) At present, the RBI has provision for five deputy governors. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 455 A new purple mineral with a unique makeup was discovered in a remote part of Australia recently. Name the mineral. 1) Putnisite 2) Siderite 3) Limonite 4) Pyrite 5) Malachite Ans.) 1 Ques. : 456 Who among the following has won CIMB Indonesian Masters golf tournament recently? 1) Gaganjeet Bhullar 2) Jeev Milkha Singh 3) Arjun Atwal 4) Jyoti Randhawa 5) Anirban Lahiri Ans.) 5 Ques. : 457 Which of the following countries has set up a Special Police Force to handle religious disputes in the country in response to the rising incidents of religious intolerance? 1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka 3) Thailand 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 458 The Supreme Court stayed the execution of death sentence of LeT terrorist Mohd Arif (Ashfaq) who plead that he has already spent over 13 years behind bars and hanging him would amount to punishing him twice for the crime. He was convicted in _______case. 1) Red Fort attack 2) Jama Masjid attack 3) Sarojini Nagar bomb blast 4) Attack on the Parliament 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 459 The 28-member European Union temporarily banned the import of which of the following items from Indian recently? 1) snake gourd 2) bitter gourd 3) Alphonso mangoes 4) All the above 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 460 Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia appointed who among the following as its President and CEO recently? 1) Ajay Banga 2) Rajeev Suri 3) Stephen Elop 4) Risto Siilasmaa 5) Rakesh Kapoor Ans.) 2 Ques. : 461 RBI generally has four deputy governors - two RBI insiders, one an economist and the other a banker. Who among the following is NOT a deputy governor of the RBI at present? 1) Urjit Patel 2) DK Mohanty 3) HR Khan 4) R Gandhi 5) None of the above Ans.) 2 Ques. : 462 Who among the following has been given this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the Green Nobel? 1) Ramesh Agrawal 2) Soni Sori 3) Sunderlal Bahuguna 4) Aruna Roy 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 463 The first ever Asian Cricket Council Premier League tournament was inaugurated in which of the following countries recently? 1) Oman 2) Hong Kong 3) United Arab Emirates 4) Nepal 5) Malaysia Ans.) 5 Ques. : 464 According to a recent World Bank report, based on the purchasing power parities (PPPs), India emerged as the world’s third-largest economy in 1) 2005 2) 2007 3) 2009 4) 2011 5) 2013 Ans.) 4 Ques. : 465 Which of the following institutions has taken India into the worlds top 100 university rankings for the first time with an entry at No. 87 in the ranking released by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine for 2014 recently? 1) IIT DELHI 2) IIT Kanpur 3) IIT Guwahati 4) IIT Madras 5) IIT Bombay Ans.) 3 Ques. : 466 Who among the following has been named the Professional Footballers Association player of the year for 2013-14 recently? 1) Gareth Bale 2) Wayne Rooney 3) Edinson Cavani 4) Luis Suarez 5) Steven Gerrard Ans.) 4 Ques. : 467 Bangladesh signed a MOU with which of the following countries for setting up a 1320 MW coal-based power plant at Moheshkhali in southeastern part of Bangladesh recently? 1) India 2) China 3) US 4) Japan 5) Russia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 468 Indian gymnasts won seven medals, including three golds, from the International Commonwealth Championships held at ________recently. 1) Perth 2) Seoul 3) Tokyo 4) Kuala Lumpur 5) Manila Ans.) 1 Ques. : 469 The regulation of mutual funds is done by which of the following institutions in India? 1) RBI 2) FMC 3) SEBI 4) IRDA 5) BSE Ans.) 3 Ques. : 470 The Washington headquartered International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved a two-year loan package for Ukraine worth _________recently. 1) $15 bn 2) $17 bn 3) $19 bn 4) $20 bn 5) $23 bn Ans.) 2
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