Latest Current Affairs (Que/Ans) Ques. : 1 The 11th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand from 14th Feb to 29th Mar. Apart from the 10 Full Members, four qualifiers will take part in the tournament. Which of the following is NOT among the qualifiers? 1) United Arab Emirates 2) Scotland 3) Ireland 4) Afghanistan 5) Iran Answer:- 5) Iran Ques. : 2 Which of the following countries has won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2014 title? 1) Pakistan 2) India 3) Iran 4) New Zealand 5) None of these Answer:- 2) India Ques. : 3 Who among the following has been named the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2013-14? 1) Romesh Sobti 2) Chanda Kochhar 3) Aditya Puri 4) Abraham Koshy 5) Uday Kotak Answer:- 1) Romesh Sobti Ques. : 4 Which of the following political parties has become the first in 14 years to form single-party govt in Jharkhand? 1) INC 2) BJP 3) JMM 4) Janata Dal (U) 5) RJD Answer:- 2) BJP Ques. : 5 The Winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 23 Dec after passing a record number of _____ legislations in 22 sittings. 1) 13 2) 16 3) 18 4) 21 5) 23 Answer:- 3) 18 Ques. : 6 Beji Caid Essebsi has won the first free presidential election in which of the following countries recently? 1) Tunisia 2) Yemen 3) Libya 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Tunisia Ques. : 7 Which of the following state govts has fixed minimum educational qualifications for contesting polls for panchayat samiti and district council elections recently? 1) West Bengal 2) Bihar 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) Madhya Pradesh Answer:- 4) Rajasthan Ques. : 8 Which of the following states has started ‘Prati Inta e-Sakshatha’ programme under National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) to e-literate 30,000 persons in the state? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Kerala 3) Karnataka 4) Telangana 5) Tamil Nadu Answer:- 4) Telangana Ques. : 9 The govt has ordered a cut of nearly 20 per cent in its 2014-15 healthcare budget due to fiscal strains. India spends about what per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on public health? 1) 1 per cent 2) 3 per cent 3) 5.3 per cent 4) 8.3 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 1) 1 per cent Ques. : 10 Who among the following has won the inaugural $500,000 Dubai Open golf tournament? 1) Jyoti Randhawa 2) Gaganjeet Bhullar 3) Shiv Kapur 4) Wang Jeung-hun 5) Arjun Atwal Answer:- 5) Arjun Atwal Ques. : 11 On the eve of Diwali, PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following states devastated by the natural calamity? 1) Jammu and Kashmir 2) Odisha 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Assam 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Jammu and Kashmir Ques. : 12 India has initiated efforts to commemorate which of the following days each year as the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations? 1) 20 Jun 2) 21 Jun 3) 23 Jun 4) 27 Jun 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 21 Jun Ques. :13 Who among the following is all set to be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Haryana after the recent assembly elections? 1) Dinesh Sharma 2) Manohar Lal Khattar 3) Kamal Gupta 4) Kuldeep Bishnoi 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Manohar Lal Khattar Ques. : 14 India and 20 other countries have set up Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB). The new bank will be headquartered in 1) Manila 2) Dhaka 3) Beijing 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Beijing Ques. :15 China has announced to open new route for Kailash Manasorvar in Tibet by 2015. This new route will pass through which of the following states? 1) Sikkim 2) West Bengal 3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Sikkim Ques. : 16 Who among the following has been appointed the first Secretary General of newly formed Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB)? 1) Lou Jiwei 2) Danny Yong 3) Gao Xiqing 4) Jin Liqun 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Jin Liqun Ques. : 17 The govt has decided to observe ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ on Oct 31 on the birth anniversary of who among the following every year? 1) Bhagat Singh 2) Lal Bahadur Shastri 3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 4) Subhas Chandra Bose 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ques. :18 The United Nations Day is observed every year on 1) 20 Oct 2) 21 Oct 3) 24 Oct 4) 25 Oct 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 24 Oct Ques. :19 Which of the following countries has/have been elected to the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) along with India recently? 1) Indonesia 2) Qatar 3) Bangladesh 4) All the above 5) None of these Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 20 Who among the following headed the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) that had recommended setting up FSAT to hear appeals related to financial sector? 1) Dhirendra Swarup 2) Sujata Manohar 3) Vinod Kumar Duggal 4) BN Srikrishna 5) None of these Answer:- 4) BN Srikrishna Ques. : 21 Who among the following has been appointed as the chief of Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), the country’s external intelligence wing? 1) Arvind Saxena 2) Rajinder Khanna 3) Hormis Tharakan 4) Vivek Srivastava 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Rajinder Khanna Ques. : 22 Thirty two years after the LCA project was sanctioned, the IAF is set to get its first home-grown fighter plane in Mar 2015. Name the fighter. 1) Pinaka 2) Arjun 3) Arihant 4) Tejas 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Tejas Ques. : 23 India exported its first warship to Mauritius on 20 Dec. What is the name of the warship? 1) CGS Barracuda 2) CGS Andaman 3) CGS Sumitra 4) CGS Centaur 5) None of these Answer:- 1) CGS Barracuda Ques. : 24 The govt has appointed who among the following as head of CRPF, the world’s largest para-military force with over three lakh personnel? 1) Anil Sinha 2) Dilip Trivedi 3) Rajinder Khanna 4) Prakash Mishra 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Prakash Mishra Ques. : 25 Which of the following two banks got clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for their respective foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals on 19 Dec? 1) HDFC Bank, RBL Bank 2) HDFC Bank, Federal Bank 3) HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank 4) HDFC Bank, Yes Bank 5) None of these Answer:- 1) HDFC Bank, RBL Bank Ques. : 26 Banks can have up to 49 per cent foreign investment without regulatory approval but require approval from which of the following if they want to increase the foreign investment limit to 74 per cent? 1) RBI 2) FIPB 3) SEBI 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 5) Only 1) and 2) Ques. : 27 China has eased rules to provide market access for foreign banks. Earlier, the parent foreign bank was required to transfer what amount to its newly-established Chinese branch? 1) 50 million yuan 2) 100 million yuan 3) 200 million yuan 4) 500 million yuan 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 100 million yuan Ques. : 28 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST)? 1) It will replace most indirect taxes with one tax. 2) It would have a dual structure - a Central component levied and collected by the Centre and a state component administered by states. 3) At the Central level, it will subsume Central excise duty, service tax and additional customs duties. 4) At the state level it will include value-added tax, entertainment tax, luxury tax, lottery taxes and electricity duty. 5) Central sales tax (CST) will be left unaffected. Answer:- 5) Central sales tax (CST) will be left unaffected. Ques. : 29 The US, in its annual defence policy bill, has granted what amount to Pakistan for the expenses made by its army in support of the US military operations in war-torn Afghanistan? 1) USD 1 bn 2) USD 1.2 bn 3) USD 1.7 bn 4) USD 2 bn 5) USD 2.1 bn Answer:- 1) USD 1 bn Ques. : 30 India’s official entry to the Oscars is now out of race. Which of the following films was India’s official entry to the coveted award? 1) Yellow 2) City Lights 3) Liar’s Dice 4) Ek Hazarachi Note 5) Fandry Answer:- 3) Liar’s Dice
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