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    Contents 2014 Commonwealth Games ...................................................................................................................................... 2

    Medalists ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

    Medals by sport .................................................................................................................................................... 4

    2014 Commonwealth Medals Table ........................................................................................................................ 5

    Farewell Orkut! ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

    Israel Palestine Conflict ............................................................................................................................................... 6

    New Governors ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

    Wimbledon 2014 Winners .......................................................................................................................................... 8

    Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month ................................................................................................. 8

    RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks ....................................................................................... 9

    Country-Capital-Currency ............................................................................................................................................ 9

    Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ................................................................................................................................. 13

    Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014 ................................................................................................. 27

    Key: Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ......................................................................................................................... 38

    Key: Memory Based Questions SBI Clerical 2014 ....................................................................................................... 39

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    2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (officially the XX Commonwealth Games) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.

    It is the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports. India has competed in fourteen of the eighteen previous Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934 hosted the games one time. India participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom held from 23 July to 3 August 2014.

    India fielded a strong 215 member contingent, its second largest ever.

    The sports ministry cleared the 215 athletes from 14 sporting disciplines, including seven Para-athletes, at government cost, along with a contingent of 90 officials, coaches and support staff.

    The Glasgow Games had 17 sports and 261 medal events. India didnt participate only in three disciplinesnetball, rugby sevens and triathlon.

    VikasGowdawon gold in the Men's Discus throw event, thus winning a gold medal for India in athletics after 56 years.

    KashyapParupalli won gold in Badminton Men's Singles, becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games

    Medalists

    Medal Name Sport

    Gold SanjitaKhumukchan Weightlifting

    Gold SukhenDey Weightlifting

    Gold AbhinavBindra Shooting

    Gold ApurviChandela Shooting

    Gold RahiSarnobat Shooting

    Gold SathishSivalingam Weightlifting

    Gold JituRai Shooting

    Medal Name Sport

    Gold Amit Kumar Wrestling

    Gold Vinesh Wrestling

    Gold Sushil Kumar Wrestling

    Gold BabitaKumari Wrestling

    Gold YogeshwarDutt Wrestling

    Gold VikasGowda Athletics

    Gold DipikaPallikal Squash

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    Medal Name Sport

    JoshnaChinappa

    Gold KashyapParupalli Badminton

    Silver MirabaiChanuSaikhom Weightlifting

    Silver ShushilaLikmabam Judo

    Silver Navjot Chana Judo

    Silver MalaikaGoel Shooting

    Silver SantoshiMatsa Weightlifting

    Silver Prakash Nanjappa Shooting

    Silver Ayonika Paul Shooting

    Silver AnisaSayyed Shooting

    Silver Shreyasi Singh Shooting

    Silver Katulu Ravi Kumar Weightlifting

    Silver Gurpal Singh Shooting

    Silver GaganNarang Shooting

    Medal Name Sport

    Silver Vikas Thakur Weightlifting

    Silver Harpreet Singh Shooting

    Silver Sanjeev Rajput Shooting

    Silver Rajeev Tomar Wrestling

    Silver Lalita Wrestling

    Silver Bajrang Kumar Wrestling

    Silver Sakshi Malik Wrestling

    Silver SatyawartKadian Wrestling

    Silver GeetikaJakhar Wrestling

    Silver SeemaAntil Athletics

    Silver

    AchantaSharath

    Kamal

    Amalraj Anthony

    Arputharaj

    Table tennis

    Silver LaishramSarita Devi Boxing

    Silver Devendro Singh Boxing

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    Medal Name Sport

    Silver MandeepJangra Boxing

    Silver RajinderRahelu Weightlifting

    Silver Vijender Singh Boxing

    Silver Men's hockey team Hockey

    Silver JwalaGutta

    AshwiniPonnappa Badminton

    Bronze Ganesh Mali Weightlifting

    Bronze KalpanaThoudam Judo

    Bronze Swati Singh Weightlifting

    Bronze Rajwinder Kaur Judo

    Bronze OmkarOtari Weightlifting

    Bronze Mohammed Shooting

    Bronze Punam Yadav Weightlifting

    Bronze Manavjit Singh

    Sandhu Shooting

    Medal Name Sport

    Bronze GaganNarang Shooting

    Bronze LajjaGoswami Shooting

    Bronze ChandrakantMali Weightlifting

    Bronze Navjot Kaur Wrestling

    Bronze DipaKarmakar Gymnastics

    Bronze Pawan Kumar Wrestling

    Bronze Pinki Rani Boxing

    Bronze SakinaKhatun Weightlifting

    Bronze P. V. Sindhu Badminton

    Bronze R.M.V. Gurusaidutt Badminton

    Bronze Arpinder Singh Athletics

    Medals by sport

    Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

    Wrestling 5 6 2 13

    Shooting 4 9 4 17

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    Weightlifting 3 5 6 14

    Badminton 1 1 2 4

    Athletics 1 1 1 3

    Squash 1 0 0 1

    Boxing 0 4 1 5

    Judo 0 2 2 4

    Hockey 0 1 0 1

    Table tennis 0 1 0 1

    Gymnastics 0 0 1 1

    Aquatics 0 0 0 0

    Cycling 0 0 0 0

    Lawn bowls 0 0 0 0

    Netball Did not participate

    Rugby sevens Did not participate

    Triathlon Did not participate

    Total 15 30 19 64

    2014 Commonwealth Medals Table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

    1 England (ENG) 58 59 57 174

    2 Australia (AUS) 49 42 46 137

    3 Canada (CAN) 32 16 34 82

    4 Scotland (SCO) 19 15 19 53

    5 India (IND) 15 30 19 64

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    Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

    6 New Zealand (NZL) 14 14 17 45

    7 South Africa (RSA) 13 10 17 40

    8 Nigeria (NGR) 11 11 14 36

    9 Kenya (KEN) 10 10 5 25

    10 Jamaica (JAM) 10 4 8 22

    Total 261 261 302 824

    Farewell Orkut! Google Inc. will shut down its early social-networking service, Orkut, which was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web's most popular businesses.

    Google said it will shut down Orkut, which is widely used in Brazil and India but hasn't caught on more broadly, on September 30, to focus on its other social networking initiatives.

    The company declined to say how many users Orkut has.

    "Over the past decade, YouTube, Blogger and Google+ have taken off, with communities springing up in every corner of the world. Because the growth of these communities has outpaced Orkut's growth, we've decided to bid Orkut farewell," Google said in a post on the Orkut blog on Monday. Israel Palestine Conflict

    For centuries there was no such conflict. In the 19th century the land of Palestine was inhabited by a multicultural population approximately 86 percent Muslim, 10 percent Christian, and 4 percent Jewish living in peace.

    Zionism

    In the late 1800s a group in Europe decided to colonize this land. Known as Zionists, they represented an extremist minority of the Jewish population. Their goal was to create a Jewish homeland, and they considered locations in Africa and the Americas, before settling on Palestine.

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    At first, this immigration created no problems. However, as more and more Zionists immigrated to Palestine many with the express wish of taking over the land for a Jewish state the indigenous population became increasingly alarmed. Eventually, fighting broke out, with escalating waves of violence. Hitler's rise to power, combined with Zionist activities to sabotage efforts to place Jewish refugees in western countries, led to increased Jewish immigration to Palestine, and conflict grew.

    UN Partition Plan

    Finally, in 1947 the United Nations decided to intervene. However, rather than adhering to the principle of self-determination of peoples, in which

    the people themselves create their own state and system of government, the UN chose to revert to the medieval strategy whereby an outside power divides up other peoples land.

    Under considerable Zionist pressure, the UN recommended giving away 55% of Palestine to a Jewish state despite the fact that this group represented only about 30% of the total population, and owned fewer than 7% of the land.

    1947-1949 War

    While it is widely reported that the resulting war eventually included five Arab armies, less well known is the fact that throughout this war Zionist forces outnumbered all Arab and Palestinian combatants combined often by a factor of two to three. Moreover, Arab armies did not invade Israel virtually all battles were fought on land that was to have been the Palestinian state.

    Finally, it is significant to note that Arab armies entered the conflict only after Zionist forces had committed 16 massacres, including the grisly massacre of over 100 men, women, and children at Deir Yassin. Future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, head of one of the Jewish terrorist groups, described this as splendid, and stated: As in Deir Yassin, so everywhere, we will attack and smite the enemy. God, God, Thou has chosen us for conquest. Zionist forces committed 33 massacres altogether.

    By the end of the war, Israel had conquered 78 % of Palestine; three-quarters of a million Palestinians had been made refugees; over 500 towns and villages had been obliterated; and a new map was drawn up, in which every city, river and hillock received a new,

    Hebrew name, as all vestiges of the Palestinian culture were to be erased. For decades Israel denied the existence of this population, former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir once saying: There is no such thing as a Palestinian.

    1967 War & USS Liberty

    In 1967, Israel conquered still more land. Following the Six Day War, in which Israeli forces launched a highly successful surprise attack on Egypt, Israel occupied the final 22% of Palestine that had eluded it in 1948 the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Since, according to international law it is inadmissible to acquire territory by war, these are occupied territories and do not belong to Israel. It also occupied parts of Egypt (since returned) and Syria (which remain under occupation).

    Current Conflict

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    There are two primary issues at the core of this continuing conflict. First, there is the inevitably destabilizing effect of trying to maintain an ethnically preferential state, particularly when it is largely of foreign origin. The original population of what is now Israel was 96 percent Muslim and Christian, yet, these refugees are prohibited from returning to their homes in the self-described Jewish state (and those within Israel are subjected to systematic discrimination).

    Second, Israel's continued military occupation and confiscation of privately owned land in the West Bank, and control over Gaza, are extremely oppressive, with Palestinians having minimal control over their lives. Over 10,000 Palestinian men, women, and children are held in Israeli prisons. Few of them have had a legitimate trial; Physical abuse and torture are frequent. Palestinian borders (even internal ones) are

    controlled by Israeli forces. Periodically men, women, and children are strip searched; people are beaten; women in labour are prevented from reaching hospitals (at times resulting in death); food and medicine are blocked from entering Gaza, producing an escalating humanitarian crisis. Israeli forces invade almost daily, injuring, kidnapping, and sometimes killing inhabitants.

    According to the Oslo peace accords of 1993, these territories were supposed to finally become a Palestinian state. However, after years of Israel continuing to confiscate land and conditions steadily worsening, the Palestinian population rebelled. (The Barak offer, widely reputed to be generous, was anything but.) This uprising, called the "Intifada" (Arabic for "shaking off") began at the end of September 2000.

    New Governors

    Uttar Pradesh - Ram Naik Gujarat - O.P. Kohli West Bengal - KeshriNathTripathi

    Chhattisgarh - Balaram Das Tandon Nagaland - Padmanabh Acharya

    Wimbledon 2014 Winners Mens Singles- Novak Djokovic Womens Singles- Petra Kvitov Mens Doubles- VasekPospisil &Jack Sock

    Womens Doubles-Sara Errani &Roberta Vinci Mixed Doubles- NenadZimonji &Samantha

    Stosur Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month The number of free withdrawals from third-party ATMs is soon set to come down from five a month to two for account holders in cities. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to continue with the existing facility for rural ATMs and provide them details of the number of machines that are there in villages.

    The downside for customers is that if there is no home bank ATM nearby and they have exhausted their free usage, they will have to pay up to Rs 20 for a cash withdrawal from a third-party ATM.

    Banks have been lobbying for a cap on free usage and an increase in the fee that they pay each other for

    their customers using other banks' ATMs. Their argument is that the free access is being misused and accountholders have increased their frequency of withdrawals. This results in a loss to the card-issuing bank. At the same time, ATM deployers are complaining that they are facing an increase in charges following RBI and policy directives on new security features.

    At present, the fee is capped at Rs 15 which the ATM-deploying banks want to be increased. But other banks whose card issuances are disproportionate to their ATM networks and end up paying other banks on a net basis want the Rs 15 cap to continue.

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    RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks The Reserve Bank of India said Banks having size as a percentage of GDP equal to or more than 2 per cent will be designated as domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) and they will be subject to higher capital requirements.

    Additionally, five largest foreign banks, based on their size, will also be added to the sample for identification of D-SIBs.

    D-SIBs are perceived as banks that are Too Big To Fail (TBTF). This perception of TBTF creates an expectation of government support for these banks at the time of distress, the RBI said in its framework for dealing with D-SIBs.7

    Due to this perception, these banks enjoy certain advantages in the funding markets. However, the

    perceived expectation of government support amplifies risk-taking, reduces market discipline, creates competitive distortions, and increases the probability of distress in the future.

    These considerations require that SIBs should be subjected to additional policy measures to deal with the systemic risks and moral hazard issues posed by them.

    Due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness, disorderly failure of these banks has the potential to cause significant disruption to the essential services they provide to the banking system, and in turn, to the overall economic activity.

    Country-Capital-Currency Country Name Capital Currency

    Afghanistan Kabul Afghani

    Albania Tirane Lek

    Algeria Algiers Dinar

    Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro

    Angola Luanda New Kwanza

    Antigua and Barbuda

    Saint John's East Caribbean

    dollar

    Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

    Armenia Yerevan Dram

    Australia Canberra Australian dollar

    Austria Vienna Euro

    Azerbaijan Baku Manat

    The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar

    Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar

    Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

    Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar

    Belarus Minsk Belorussian rouble

    Belgium Brussels Euro

    Belize Belmopan Belize dollar

    Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc

    Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum

    Bolivia La Paz

    (administrative); Sucre (judicial)

    Boliviano

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Sarajevo Marka

    Botswana Gaborone Pula

    Brazil Brasilia Real

    Brunei Bandar Seri

    Begawan Brunei dollar

    Bulgaria Sofia Lev

    Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc

    Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc

    Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel

    Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc

    Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar

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    Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean

    escudo

    Central African Republic

    Bangui CFA Franc

    Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc

    Chile Santiago Chilean Peso

    China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi

    Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso

    Comoros Moroni Franc

    Congo, Republic of the

    Brazzaville CFA Franc

    Congo, Democratic

    Republic of the Kinshasa Congolese franc

    Costa Rica San Jose Coln

    Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro

    (official); Abidjan (de facto)

    CFA Franc

    Croatia Zagreb Kuna

    Cuba Havana Cuban Peso

    Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound

    Czech Republic Prague Koruna

    Denmark Copenhagen Krone

    Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc

    Dominica Roseau East Caribbean

    dollar

    Dominican Republic

    Santo Domingo Dominican Peso

    East Timor (Timor-Leste)

    Dili U.S. dollar

    Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar

    Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound

    El Salvador San Salvador Coln; U.S. dollar

    Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc

    Eritrea Asmara Nakfa

    Estonia Tallinn Kroon

    Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr

    Fiji Suva Fiji dollar

    Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly

    markka)

    France Paris Euro (formerly French franc)

    Gabon Libreville CFA Franc

    The Gambia Banjul Dalasi

    Georgia Tbilisi Lari

    Germany Berlin Euro (formerly

    Deutsche mark)

    Ghana Accra Cedi

    Greece Athens Euro (formerly

    drachma)

    Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean

    dollar

    Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal

    Guinea Conakry Guinean franc

    Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc

    Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

    Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

    Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira

    Hungary Budapest Forint

    Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krna

    India New Delhi Rupee

    Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah

    Iran Tehran Rial

    Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

    Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish

    pound [punt])

    Israel Jerusalem* Shekel

    Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira)

    Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

    Japan Tokyo Yen

    Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar

    Kazakhstan Astana Tenge

    Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling

    Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar

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    Korea, North Pyongyang Won

    Korea, South Seoul Won

    Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Mark

    prior to 2002)

    Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar

    Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som

    Laos Vientiane New Kip

    Latvia Riga Lats

    Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

    Lesotho Maseru Maluti

    Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar

    Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar

    Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc

    Lithuania Vilnius Litas

    Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly

    Luxembourg franc)

    Macedonia Skopje Denar

    Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc

    Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha

    Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit

    Maldives Male Rufiya

    Mali Bamako CFA Franc

    Malta Valletta Maltese lira

    Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar

    Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya

    Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee

    Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

    Micronesia, Federated States

    of Palikir U.S. Dollar

    Moldova Chisinau Leu

    Monaco Monaco Euro

    Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik

    Montenegro Podgorica Euro

    Morocco Rabat Dirham

    Mozambique Maputo Metical

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Rangoon (Yangon);

    Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw

    (administrative)

    Kyat

    Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar

    Nauru

    no official capital;

    government offices in Yaren

    District

    Australian dollar

    Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

    Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)

    Euro (formerly guilder)

    New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar

    Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba

    Niger Niamey CFA Franc

    Nigeria Abuja Naira

    Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

    Oman Muscat Omani rial

    Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee

    Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar

    Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar

    Papua New Guinea

    Port Moresby Kina

    Paraguay Asuncion Guaran

    Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)

    Philippines Manila Peso

    Poland Warsaw Zloty

    Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly

    escudo)

    Qatar Doha Qatari riyal

    Romania Bucharest Leu

    Russia Moscow Ruble

    Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc

    Saint Kitts and Basseterre East Caribbean

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    Nevis dollar

    Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean

    dollar

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    Kingstown East Caribbean

    dollar

    Samoa Apia Tala

    San Marino San Marino Euro

    Sao Tome and Principe

    Sao Tome Dobra

    Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal

    Senegal Dakar CFA Franc

    Serbia Belgrade

    Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo

    both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar

    are legal

    Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee

    Sierra Leone Freetown Leone

    Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar

    Slovakia Bratislava Koruna

    Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar;

    euro (as of 1/1/07)

    Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands

    dollar

    Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling

    South Africa

    Pretoria (administrative);

    Cape Town (legislative);

    Bloemfontein (judiciary)

    Rand

    South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound

    Spain Madrid Euro (formerly

    peseta)

    Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee

    Sudan Khartoum Dinar

    Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar

    Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni

    Sweden Stockholm Krona

    Switzerland Bern Swiss franc

    Syria Damascus Syrian pound

    Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar

    Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni

    Tanzania Dar es Salaam;

    Dodoma (legislative)

    Tanzanian shilling

    Thailand Bangkok baht

    Togo Lome CFA Franc

    Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga

    Trinidad and Tobago

    Port-of-Spain Trinidad and

    Tobago dollar

    Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar

    Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)

    Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat

    Tuvalu Vaiaku village,

    Funafuti province

    Australian dollar

    Uganda Kampala Ugandan new

    shilling

    Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna

    United Arab Emirates

    Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham

    United Kingdom London Pound sterling

    United States of America

    Washington D.C. dollar

    Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso

    Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum

    Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu

    Vatican City (Holy See)

    Vatican City Euro

    Venezuela Caracas Bolivar

    Vietnam Hanoi Dong

    Yemen Sanaa Rial

    Zambia Lusaka Kwacha

    Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar

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    Current Affairs Q & A July 2014

    1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) recently?

    (1) S.Ramakrishna (2) MC Dathan

    (3) Satish Dhawan (4) K Sivan

    (5) C N Rao

    2. The state animal of Rajasthan is

    (1) Black Buck (2) Camel

    (3) Deer (4) Black Panther

    (5) Tiger

    3. Who among the following is the only Indian tennis entry in the Youth Olympics? (1) Ojasveene Singh (2) AnkitaBhambri (3) Aditya Joshi

    (4) RushmiChakravarthi (5) Ankita Raina

    4. Who among the following has been ranked world No.1 in mens air pistol in the latest release by the

    International Shooting Federation (ISSF)? (1) RonjanSodhi (2) Mansher Singh (3) JituRai

    (4) GaganNarang (5) RajyavardhanRathore

    5. US government has named a mountain after the name of an eminent scientist. Name the scientist.

    (1) HomiBhabha (2) CV Raman (3) MeghnadSaha

    (4) C N Rao (5) Akhouri A. Sinha

    6. The essential commodities Act was enacted in

    (1) 1947 (2) 1950

    (3) 1955 (4) 1991

    (5) 2005

    7. Government of India has recently ratified Marrakesh Treaty to

    (1) Enrich art and culture (2) Help Visually Impaired (3) Renew the old Architectures

    (4) Increase Defence Forces (5) Identify the heritage buildings

    8. The 20th commonwealth games are currently being held in

    (1) Laos (2) Beijing

    (3) Glasgow (4) Moscow

    (5) New Delhi

    9. The Official Mascot of 20th Commonwealth Games is-

    (1) Fuleco (2) Shera

    (3) Karak (4) Kit a Cat

    (5) Clyde

    10. Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held in?

    (1) Gold City, Australia (2) Glasgow, Scotland (3) London, UK

    (4) Mumbai ,India (5) Toronto, Canada

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    11. Who will be the new Governor of West Bengal? (1) KeshariNathTripathi (2) MK Narayanan (3) O P Kohli

    (4) KamlaBeniwal (5) BV Wanchoo

    12. Which of the following is recently conferred the status of Tiger Reserve?

    (1) Spike Island wildlife Sanctuary (2) Bor Wildlife Sanctuary (3) Sanjay Gandhi National Park

    (4) Kambalkonda Wildlife Sanctuary (5) Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary

    13. Which of the following cyclone has hit Japan?

    (1) Thane (2) Giri

    (3) Neoguri (4) Phaillin

    (5) One

    14. Who among the following will be appointed as new Governor of Chhattisgarh?

    (1) Kamala Beniwal (2) BV Wanchoo

    (3) BalramdasTondon

    (4) BL Joshi (5) Ram Naik

    15. Who among the following has become first Indian to be appointed as dean of Berkeley University ?

    (1) Sujit Choudhry (2) AN Sinha

    (3) Sunil Chopra (4) Prof Amartyasen

    (5) SwamyGoud

    16. Who among the following has been conferred SantKabir Award recently

    (1) L Subadani (2) Ghulam Mehdi Joo (3) MM Mahapatra

    (4) Amish Tripathi (5) GhanshyamNimbark

    17. The National Doctors Day is celebrated on

    (1) 1st July (2) 2nd July

    (3) 3rd July (4) 4th July

    (5) 5th July

    18. The Liberty Medal 2014 has been awarded to

    (1) NarendraModi (2) Muhammad Ali (3) Hilary Clinton

    (4) Tony Blair (5) Mala Yousafzai

    19. Which of the following countries has authorized dual citizenship?

    (1) Germany (2) Australia

    (3) France (4) India

    (5) USA

    20. Who among the following is the first Indian -American to lead a university?

    (1) BeheruzSethna (2) Akhouri Sinha

    (3) Subra Suresh (4) AasifMandvi

    (5) Sunil Chopra

    21. Which of the following country has recently allowed multiple visas to Indian Citizens?

    (1) Pakistan (2) China

    (3) Bangladesh (4) Japan

    (5) Germany

    22. Who among the following has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?

    (1) Emma Watson (2) Shakira (3) Angelina Jolie

    (4) Miley Cyrus (5) MariyaSherapova

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    23. What is the name of interactive software launched by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and TheFootballLink, to promote football at the grass-root level?

    (1) MyFootball (2) MyFeet

    (3) GlobeFoot (4) F-Cube

    (5) Fuleco

    24. Which of the following bodies has submitted a report titled Manpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print to

    the Union Government? (1) Planning Commission of India (2) Finance Commission of India (3) Law Commission of India

    (4) National Development Council (5) PMO

    25. With a new amendment, TRAI has raised the minimum broadband speed to

    (1) 512 kbps from the earlier 256 kbps (2) 1024 kbps from the earlier 512 kbps (3) 1 mbps from the earlier 256 kbps

    (4) 1 Gbps from the earlier 1 mbps (5) 128 kbps to earlier 64 kbps

    26. As per the Union Budget 2014-15, the tax bracket for general citizens has been increased to

    (1) 2. 0 lakh rupees (2) 2. 5 lakh rupees

    (3) 3 lakh rupees (4) 3. 5 lakh rupees

    (5) 1.5 lakh rupees

    27. Which of the following teams has been suspended by FIFA from all international football competitions with

    immediate effect? (1) Ghana (2) Costa Rica

    (3) Nigeria (4) Mexico

    (5) Uruguay

    28. ZohraSehgal died on 10 July 2014. Who was she?

    (1) Famous Tennis Player (2) Renowned Business Woman (3) Notorious Politician

    (4) Glib Artist (5) Veteran Actress

    29. According to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, what percent of the world's

    population lives in urban areas? (1) 50 percent (2) 54 percent

    (3) 60 percent (4) 45 percent

    (5) 83 percent

    30. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitely presented Economic Survey of India 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha. Which of

    the following statements is correct regarding Economic Survey of India? (1) The Economic Survey is often called part A of the budget. (2) The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the Union Budget and after the Railway

    Budget. (3) It reviews the developments in the Indian economy of previous 12 months (fiscal year). (4) All of above (5) None of the above

    31. World Population Day was observed on?

    (1) July 9 (2) July 10

    (3) July 11 (4) July 12

    (5) July 13

    32. Which of the following pairs regarding 2014 FIFA World Cup is incorrectly matched? (1) Golden Ball - Lionel Messi of Argentina (2) Golden Boot - James Rodriguez of Colombia (3) Golden Glove - Manuel Neuer of Germany (4) Best Young Player Neymar of Brazil (5) Best young player - Paul Pogba of France

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    33. According to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, which of the following cities is the ranked at first position as most populous cities in 2014?

    (1) New Delhi (2) Mexico City

    (3) Shanghai (4) Mumbai

    (5) Tokyo

    34. Which of the following warship was damaged in a mishap on 13 July 2014? (1) INS

    Sindhurakshak (2) INS Sindhudurga (3) INS Kuthar

    (4) INS Sindhuchakra (5) INS Vikramaditya

    35. SimBhullar became the first Indian origin player to join the

    (1) National Basketball Association (NBA) (2) Wimbledon league (3) FIFA

    (4) International Tennis Association (ITA) (5) UEFA

    36. What is the name of India's first indigenous anti-submarine warship (ASW) which was handed over to the

    Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata on 12 July 2014? (1) INS Kamorta (2) INS Vinashak

    (3) INS Darshan (4) INS Trishul

    (5) INS Arihant

    37. Ram Naik has been appointed as the new Governor of

    (1) Bihar (2) Chhattisgarh

    (3) Tripura (4) West Bengal

    (5) Uttar Pradesh

    38. Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded with the prestigious

    (1) Dada SahebPhalke Award for 2013 (2) Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 (3) Sahitya Academy

    (4) Arjun Award (5) Jnanpith Award

    39. BRICS nations have decided to launch 'BRICS Bank' headquartered in

    (1) Mumbai (2) Moscow

    (3) Braslia (4) Johannesburg

    (5) Shanghai

    40. Which of the following States Government has decided to set up 320 MahilaSurakshaDals (MSDs) to ensure

    women safety at public places? (1) Punjab (2) Maharashtra

    (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Delhi

    (5) Assam

    41. 6th BRICS Summit was held in at?

    (1) South Africa (2) Brazil

    (3) India (4) Russia

    (5) China

    42. China lashed out at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for backing Vietnam over tensions in

    the South China Sea recently. Who among the following is the Secretary General of ASEAN at present? (1) PhungQuangThanh (2) Ong Keng Yong (3) Marty Natalegawa

    (4) Nguyen Tan Dung (5) Le Luong Minh

    43. As announced by the Russian President, the country is all set to sign a major gas deal with which of the

    following countries in order to diversifying gas supply destinations amid tension in ties with the West over Ukraine?

    (1) Kazakhstan (2) Pakistan

    (3) India (4) China

    (5) None of these

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    44. The ace player Rakesh Kumar, who emerged as the top money earner in a recent auction for a league, is associated with which of the following games?

    (1) Kho-kho (2) Kabaddi

    (3) Hockey (4) Badminton

    (5) Football

    45. The term of members of which of the following institutions is co-terminus with the union govt. and all its

    members submit their resignation after the general elections? (1) Election Commission (2) Central Vigilance Commission (3) Planning Commission

    (4) Finance Commission (5) None of these

    46. Which among the following countries has passed a law to legalize child labour for kids from age 10?

    (1) Bolivia (2) Brazil

    (3) Bulgaria (4) Sweden

    (5) Norway

    47. Name the German football captain, who has announced his retirement from international career

    (1) MiroslavKlose (2) Philipp Lahm

    (3) Bastian Schweinsteiger

    (4) Toni Kroos (5) Manuel Neuer

    48. Name the Malaysia Airlines, which was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border on

    July 17, 2014 (1) MH-17 (2) MH-21

    (3) MH-27 (4) MH-72

    (5) MH-370

    49. 7th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in 2015 in

    (1) New Delhi (2) Pretoria

    (3) Fortaleza (4) Braslia

    (5) Cape Town

    50. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Governor of Gujarat?

    (1) S Y kuraishi (2) Ram Naik (3) OM Prakash Chautala

    (4) VishwanathTripathi (5) Om Prakash Kohli

    51. Who has took charge as the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the Indias largest oil firm?

    (1) B Ashok (2) Brij Mohan Bansal (3) R S Butola

    (4) B C Tripathi (5) VineetTaneja

    52. On July 16th Which of the following states observed 95th Garo Labour Corps Day and saluted and paid

    homage to the heroes of World War I? (1) Nagaland (2) Assam

    (3) Mizoram (4) Meghalaya

    (5) Assam

    53. In which of the following states archeologists have discovered prehistoric rock paintings depicting aliens and

    UFOs in Caves of Charama? (1) Chhattisgarh (2) Maharashtra

    (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Odisha

    (5) Kerala

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    54. Name the former India cricket captain who has been elected as the 47th member of Laureus World Sports Academy panel.

    (1) Rahul Dravid (2) SauravGanguli

    (3) Anil Kumble (4) Sachin Tendulkar

    (5) Ravi Shastri

    55. Who has been sworn in as the next President of Syria?

    (1) Abdul Halim Khaddam (2) Bashar al-Assad (3) Ahmad al-Khatib

    (4) Hafez al-Assad (5) NouriAbusahmain

    56. The 127th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held in?

    (1) Maharashtra (2) Goa

    (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) West Bengal

    (5) Assam

    57. Recently Typhoon Rammasun hit which of the following countries? (1) Philippines (2) Bangladesh

    (3) Indonesia (4) Thailand

    (5) Japan

    58. After the nuclear tragedy in march 2011, Sendai nuclear power plant restarted recently; the plant is located

    in? (1) China (2) South Korea

    (3) North Korea (4) China

    (5) Japan

    59. Which country has ranked number One in the latest FIFA's world rankings released on 17 July 2014?

    (1) Netherlands (2) Argentina

    (3) Germany (4) Portugal

    (5) Brazil

    60. 6th BRICS Summit was held in?

    (1) Fortaleza (2) Brasilia

    (3) Rio de Janeiro (4) La Plas

    (5) Moscow

    61. The Nagoya Protocol received the 50th instrument of ratification which was mandatory for it. The Nagoya

    Protocol is associated with (1) Chemical weapons (2) Nuclear safety (3) Wetlands

    (4) Conservation of biodiversity (5) FDI

    62. The Union Finance Minister, ArunJaitley on 18 July 2014 announced to provide a sum of 200 crore rupees for

    setting up of mega food parks to? (1) Ministry of Food Processing Industries (2) NABARD (3) RRB

    (4) Tata Foods and Chemicals (5) IRDA

    63. Currently, Delhi is under President Rule. In this condition who has presented Delhis Budget 2014-15?

    (1) Governor of Delhi (2) Finance Secretary of Delhi (3) Chief Secretary of Delhi

    (4) Union Finance Minister (5) Union Finance Secretary

    64. 20th AIDS International Conference is being held in

    (1) Paris (2) London

    (3) Melbourne (4) New York

    (5) Moscow

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    65. Recently, which one of the following countries has announced a one billion Euros credit to India to take initiates in the climate control area?

    (1) France (2) Brazil

    (3) Switzerland (4) Germany

    (5) Italy

    66. The FIBA Asian cup is associated with which among the following sports?]

    (1) Table Tennis (2) Basketball

    (3) Hockey (4) Football

    (5) Cricket

    67. According to Assocham report, which among the following states has recorded the highest per capita milk

    availability? (1) Haryana (2) Punjab

    (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Kerala

    (5) Maharashtra

    68. The Asian Games 2014 will be held in ____?

    (1) South Korea (2) North Korea

    (3) Japan (4) Indonesia

    (5) China

    69. Which among the following states has highest share in total milk production in India?

    (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Rajasthan

    (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Gujarat

    (5) Kerala

    70. Indias Golden Triangle is a famous tourist circuit which includes:______?

    (1) Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (2) Mumbai, Aurangabad and Pune (3) Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai

    (4) Kolkata, Puri and Konark (5) Guwahati, Shilong and Cherapunji

    71. Recently JokoWidodo won the presidential elections of ______?

    (1) Indonesia (2) Mexico

    (3) Argentina (4) Ukraine

    (5) Israel

    72. Recently, India and which of the following countries released the first encyclopaedia on their age-old cultural

    contacts, tracing back their history to over 2,000 years? (1) Sri Lanka (2) China

    (3) South Africa (4) Russia

    (5) USA

    73. The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently launched on board India's PSLV C-23 shuttle recently, belongs to __?

    (1) Italy (2) France

    (3) Australia (4) Canada

    (5) USA

    74. Recently, Indian Air Force has launched its first 3D mobile game to encourage youths to join the Air Force.

    The name of the game is _____? (1) Sky is the Limit (2) Guardians of the Sky (3) Sky Scrapers

    (4) The Protectors (5) IAF

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    75. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has been set up recently to develop a road map for fuel efficiency norms for heavy duty vehicles?

    (1) Rajive Kumar (2) Anil Goswamy

    (3) Ravi Krishnan (4) Ajit Agarwal

    (5) M B Shaha

    76. What is the name of NASAs first satellite launched to measure the carbon dioxide in the environment?

    (1) OCO-2 (2) OCO-1

    (3) MCO-1 (4) iMax

    (5) HUBEL

    77. Recently, the Finance ministry has decided to go in OFS route to sell its stake in the state-owned companies.

    What does the OFS stands for _____? (1) Opportunity for Sale (2) Offer for Sale (3) Offer for Stockholdings

    (4) Open for Sale (5) None of the above

    78. The Bor Wildlife Sanctuary which has become the countrys 47th Tiger Reserve is located in ____?

    (1) Karnataka (2) Maharashtra

    (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Madhya Pradesh

    (5) Kerala

    79. Which among the following countries has become the first to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired or otherwise printed disabled?

    (1) India (2) Sri Lanka

    (3) Russia (4) USA

    (5) China

    80. The Lasalgaon town which is known as Asias largest Onion market is located in _____? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh

    (3) Gujarat (4) Assam

    (5) Maharashtra

    81. According to tourism ministry data, which state has topped the list of states in terms of number of domestic

    tourist visits during 2013? (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu

    (3) Karnataka (4) Uttar Pradesh

    (5) Goa

    82. The Golden Pen of Freedom Award is an annual international journalism award given by the _____?

    (1) UNESCO (2) United Nations (3) World Association of Newspapers

    (4) Times Group (5) UN

    83. Recently, the Indian railway has test drives a semi-bullet train which sets new national speed record of ____

    kilometer per hour. Fill the blank with correct option? (1) 180 (2) 200

    (3) 160 (4) 220

    (5) 150

    84. Who among the following founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on 21 October 1951?

    (1) Motilal Nehru (2) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (3) Syama Prasad Mukherjee

    (4) SardarVallabhai Patel (5) Vinay DamodarSawarkar

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    85. According to NCRB report, which city has recorded highest number of cyber crime cases in the country? (1) Hyderabad (2) Vishakhapatnam

    (3) Pune (4) Mumbai

    (5) Bangalore

    86. The SantKabir award is given for the personalities who have given outstanding contribution in the field of

    _____? (1) Handicrafts and Handlooms (2) Literature (3) Hindustani Music

    (4) Culture and Heritage (5) Social Work

    87. As per the Rangarajan committee report which was tasked with revisiting the Tendulkar formula for

    estimation of poverty and identification of poor what percent of the India population lives below the poverty line?

    (1) 19.5% (2) 35%

    (3) 21.5% (4) 33.5%

    (5) 29.5%

    88. Novak Djokovic, has won his second Wimbledon singles title after winning Wimbledon mens single title for

    2014 by defeating ___? (1) Roger Federer (2) Rafael Nadal

    (3) StanislasWawrinka

    (4) Andre Agassi (5) Pete Sampras

    89. Who among the following has won the British Grand Prix -2014 title?

    (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) ValtteriBottas

    (3) KimiRaikkonen (4) Jenson Button

    (5) Susie Wolf

    90. Recently, Susie Wolff becomes the first woman to take part in a Formula1 racing weekend race in 22 years

    during the British Grand Prix. Who among the following was the last woman to enter the F1 world Championship?

    (1) Giovanna Amati (2) Lella Lombardi

    (3) Christiana Amati (4) Susi Hudson

    (5) Maria Teresa de Filippis

    91. Who was the first woman to enter a Grand Prix tournament? (1) Giovanna Amati (2) Lella Lombardi

    (3) Christiana Amati (4) Susi Hudson

    (5) Maria Teresa de Filippis

    92. Which of the following stadium is often called Mecca of Cricket where India recently defeated England

    after 28 years? (1) Eden Garden, Kolkata (2) Melbourne Cricket Ground,

    Melbourne

    (3) The Lords, London (4) The Oval, London (5) Wankhede, Mumbai

    93. The year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the National Anthem of United States. Identify the national

    anthem of US in the options given below? (1) God Save the Queen (2) The Star-Spangled Banner (3) My Country, Tis of Thee

    (4) O Say Can You Sing (5) God Save the Queen

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    94. Recently, retail giant Carrefour has announced its intention to close its stores in India. Carrefour is a multinational retailer based in which country?

    (1) France (2) USA

    (3) Germany (4) England

    (5) UK

    95. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which corridor?

    (1) Delhi-Agra (2) Mumbai-Ahmadabad (3) Delhi-Kanpur

    (4) Delhi-Kolkata (5) None of the Above

    96. According to Rangarajan Panel on poverty estimation which state has highest number of people below poverty line?

    (1) Jharkhand (2) Chhattisgarh

    (3) Odisha (4) Bihar

    (5) Maharashtra

    97. Which among the following companies has topped the Fortune Global 500 list of the worlds biggest

    companies? (1) Exxon Mobil (2) Wal-Mart

    (3) Sinopec Group (4) Indian Oil Corp

    (5) Facebook

    98. The Mission Mangalam is an integrated poverty alleviation and rural woman empowerment initiative of

    which state? (1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat

    (3) Karnataka (4) Maharashtra

    (5) Goa

    99. According to latest survey, which of the following cities is expected to become Worlds Top Tourist

    destination? (1) London (2) Bangkok

    (3) Paris (4) Singapore

    (5) Mumbai

    100. The Signature bridge project is being constructed across river ___?

    (1) Ganga (2) Yamuna

    (3) Beas (4) Hoogly

    (5) Brahmaputra

    101. India is building the world's highest railway bridge in Jammu & Kashmir which is expected to be 35 metres

    taller than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge is being constructed over which river? (1) Bramhaputra (2) Ganga

    (3) Chenab (4) Beas

    (5) Sindhu

    102. Recently, which of the following actors ancestral home in Pakistan has been declared national heritage? (1) Devanand (2) Dilip Kumar

    (3) Raj Kapur (4) Kishore Kumar

    (5) Amitabh Bachhan

    103. Which among the following committees was constituted to look into the concerns of people from the North

    East living in different parts of the country that submitted its report, recently? (1) Bezbaruah committee (2) Srinivasan Committee (3) Radhakrishnan Committee

    (4) Muralijoshi committee (5) M B Shaha committee

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    104. Which of the following cities are the worlds first and second populous cities in 2014? (1) Tokyo, Mumbai (2) London, Delhi

    (3) Tokyo, Delhi (4) Berlin, Tokyo

    (5) Shanghai, Tokyo

    105. According to State of Forest report-2013, which among the following states has lost maximum forest cover

    in the country? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) West Bengal

    (3) Assam (4) Maharashtra

    (5) Andhra Pradesh

    106. According Employment Exchange Statistics-2013, which state has been rated as the top state for providing

    jobs through employment exchanges? (1) Punjab (2) Kerala

    (3) Gujarat (4) Tamil Nadu

    (5) Maharashtra

    107. Which one of the following is not a financial regulatory body in India?

    (1) RBI (2) SEBI

    (3) CCI (4) IRDA

    (5) PFRDA, FMC

    108. As of 2014, the BRICS nations represented ____ per cent of the World economy. Fill the blank with correct

    option? (1) 10 (2) 15

    (3) 18 (4) 20

    (5) 50

    109. The tar balls phenomenon which is getting wider attention of environmentalist and parliamentarians

    nowadays is associated with which states? (1) Gujarat (2) Assam

    (3) Karnataka (4) Kerala

    (5) Goa

    110. According to the latest World Development Indicators (WDI) data, public spending on health and education

    in India is ___ per cent of countrys GDP. Fill the blank with correct option? (1) 8.5 (2) 4.7

    (3) 7.0 (4) 8.9

    (5) 9.0

    111. Recently, which among the following has kicks off global Digital Literacy Campaign to teach people basic

    Internet use and other digital skills? (1) Google (2) Mozilla

    (3) Facebook (4) Microsoft

    (5) IBM

    112. Which of the following countries will host the 2018 21st FIFA world cup?

    (1) Argentina (2) Russia

    (3) Qatar (4) Belgium

    (5) USA

    113. As per the latest report, which among the following is the least urbanised state in the country?

    (1) Himachal Pradesh

    (2) Kerala (3) Rajasthan

    (4) Jharkhand (5) Assam

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    114. Which among the following has unveiled Project Zero a team of elite hackers designated for checking internet security holes and secure people from cyber-attacks?

    (1) Google (2) Yahoo

    (3) Microsoft (4) IBM

    (5) Facebook

    115. Currently (July 2014), which country holds the chair of the Group of Twenty (G-20) forum?

    (1) Russia (2) Australia

    (3) Brazil (4) Canada

    (5) India

    116. According to recent data, which among the following diseases has emerged as the biggest killer in India?

    (1) Malaria (2) Tuberculosis

    (3) HIV/AIDS (4) Dengue

    (5) Cancer

    117. The Kameng hydropower project is a 600 MW hydropower project located in ____?

    (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Sikkim

    (4) Haryana (5) Assam

    118. Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on ____? (1) July 14 (2) July 17

    (3) July 18 (4) July 19

    (5) July 20

    119. The Union government has announced the setting up of Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga to link

    which of the following places? (1) Allahabad and Haldia (2) Allahabad and Kanpur (3) Kanpur and Patna

    (4) Varanasi and Haldia (5) Allahabad and Varanasi

    120. Recently, which Asian country has allowed foreign banks to have 100% ownership?

    (1) Philippines (2) Singapore

    (3) Sri Lanka (4) Bangladesh

    (5) Thailand

    121. Which one of the following is not amongst the Millennium Development Goals that was established by

    United Nations in 2000? (1) To Eradicate Extreme Poverty (2) To Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other disease (3) To Promote Gender Quality (4) To Eradicate Human Trafficking (5) None of the above

    122. According to a United Nations latest report India ranks 6th in prevalence of child marriage in the world. As

    per the report country has highest number child marriages ___? (1) Niger (2) Bangladesh

    (3) Chad (4) Mali

    (5) Thailand

    123. Recently, the union government has given in-principle approval for the creation of two new tiger reserves

    at ____? (1) Ratapani and Sunabeda (2) Rajaji and Bor (3) Kudremukh and Bor

    (4) Ratapani and Rajaji (5) None of the above

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    124. Who amongst the following celebrities were recently appointed as Brand Ambassador of Telangana? (1) Katrina Kaif (2) SaniaMirza

    (3) SainaNehwal (4) VVS Laxman

    (5) Sachin Tendulkar

    125. Recently Nepal inaugurated Khurkot Bridge which will provide the shortest land route between __ ?

    (1) India and Bangladesh (2) India and China (3) China and Bangladesh

    (4) Bangladesh and Bhutan (5) India and China

    126. The Reserve Bank of India is planning to launch of banks called D-SIB. What does D-SIB stands for ___?

    (1) Domestic Systematically Important Banks (2) Domestic Systematically Improvised Banks (3) Domestic Synchronized Important Banks (4) Domestic Synchronized Improvised Banks (5) None of the above

    127. India has been ranked 135th among 187 countries in the recently released Human Development Report-

    2014. Which country was ranked number one? (1) Australia (2) Switzerland

    (3) Norway (4) Netherlands

    (5) Malaysia

    128. Which among the following is the motto of Commonwealth Games 2014?

    (1) Come and Play (2) People, Place, Passion (3) Sporty, Spirit and Game

    (4) One World, One Aim (5) Sponsors of tomorrow

    129. Recently, which company becomes Indias first company to cross market capitalization value of Rs. 5 lakh

    crore? (1) Wipro (2) TCS

    (3) Infosys (4) HCL

    (5) Patni Systems

    130. Dr Jim Yong Kim, who was on three-day visit to India recently, is the current President of ___?

    (1) World Trade Organisation (2) European Commission (3) World Bank

    (4) Asian Development Bank (5) BRICS Bank

    131. Recently "Bladabindi" was in news. What is "Bladabindi"?

    (1) Computer Virus (2) A World Heritage site (3) A community in Africa

    (4) A new comet discovered recently (5) Space Shuttle

    132. The Union government is planning to launch new schemes such as Ustaad, HamariDharohar and

    NaiManzil for the welfare of ___? (1) Minorities (2) Tribal Communities (3) SC/ST Communities

    (4) Other Backward Classes (5) ECB

    133. SanjitaChanu, who won the first gold medal for India at the 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, is

    associated with which sports? (1) Weightlifting (2) Cycling

    (3) Shooting (4) Boxing

    (5) Badminton

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    134. What is the minimum number of employees a firma firm should have to cover them under the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)?

    (1) Ten (2) Twenty

    (3) Thirty (4) Fifteen

    (5) Five

    135. Indias Prakash Nanjappa who won silver medal in 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, is associated

    with which of the following sports/events? (1) Boxing (2) Badminton

    (3) Squash (4) Badminton

    (5) Shooting

    136. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as Horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra state?

    (1) Shah Rukh Khan (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Amir Khan

    (4) Salman Khan (5) Sachin Tendulkar

    137. Who led the Indian sports contingent at the opening ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow

    2014? (1) Vijay Kumar (2) Sushil Kumar

    (3) AbhinavBindra (4) YogeshwarDutt

    (5) Merry Come

    138. Recently, the realty show based on classical music NaadBhed-The Mystery of Sound has been selected by

    the Limca Book of records. NaadBhed is a first of its kind national-level reality television show in the country on classical music aired by which of the following TV channel __?

    (1) Zee Network (2) Colors

    (3) Star Plus (4) Sun Network

    (5) Doordarshan

    139. Every year the Nobel prizes other than the Peace Prize are awarded at__?

    (1) Oslo (2) New York

    (3) Stockholm (4) London

    (5) Paris

    140. With reference to the Gaza Blockade, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was set up to govern

    Palestinian areas- West Bank and Gaza, PNA was established by which among the following accords? (1) Sochi Agreement (2) Oslo Accords (3) Kremlin accords

    (4) Copenhagen Accords (5) 1947 UN Agreement

    141. Who among the following has been appointed as Indias permanent representative to International

    Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)? (1) T P Seetharam (2) P Sridharan (3) Aravind Nair

    (4) C N Rao (5) P Sadashivam

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    Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014

    1. The book Sahara the untold story was written by? (1) Amish Tripathi (2) VishwanathTripathi (3) P C Parakh

    (4) Sanjay Baru (5) TamalBandyopadhy

    2. Amul has set up a Dairy worth 200 cr in which city?

    (1) Bangalore (2) Hyderabad

    (3) Varanasi (4) Surat

    (5) Ahmadabad

    3. A man travelling to china has to carry his money in which currency?

    (1) EURO (2) YEN

    (3) YUAN (4) DOLLAR

    (5) AUD

    4. Sachin Tendulkar coins were sponsored by which company?

    (1) MRF (3) Ferrari (5) NIKE (2) Aditya Birla Group (4) EAST INDIA COMPANY

    5. Who among the following is an RBI governor? (1) Urjit Patel (2) T N Session

    (3) P C Parakh (4) M B Shaha

    (5) R M Lodha

    6. Human rights day is observed on which day?

    (1) DEC 9 (2) DEC 10

    (3) DEC 11 (4) DEC 12

    (5) DEC 13

    7. Who is the current road, transport, highways and shipping minister?

    (1) Uma Bharti (2) Piyush Goel

    (3) Dharmendra Pradhan

    (4) Nitin Gadkari (5) Ram Madhav

    8. Expand ECB stands for?

    (1) EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BROADCAST (2) EXTRA COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS (3) EXTERNAL CURRENCY BORROWINGS

    (4) EXTRA CURRENCY BORROWINGS (5) EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL

    BORROWINGS

    9. WIMBLEDON championship is related to which of the following game? (1) Lawn Tennis (2) Base Ball

    (3) Cricket (4) Basket Ball

    (5) Football

    10. Who is the current SBI chairman?

    (1) ChandaKhochar (2) Vishal Sikka

    (3) N Chandra (4) Nishi Vasudeva

    (5) Arundati Bhattacharya

    11. Which among the following is a girl child development scheme?

    (1) MNREGA (2) Sabala (3) Roshnee

    (4) Indira AawasYojna

    (5) None of the above

    12. Who among the following is the regulatory authority of Cooperative banks & RRB's?

    (1) RBI (2) Finance Ministry

    (3) Union Government

    (4) NABARD (5) MMRDA

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    13. Which of the following Scheme is named as Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls also known as?

    (1) MANREGA (2) SABLA

    (3) ROSHNEE (4) PURA

    (5) AADHAR

    14. Who won the 49th Jananpeeth Award?

    (1) VishwanathTripathi (2) KedarNath Singh (3) B K S Iyengar

    (4) Sunil Chopra (5) Dr.Raghunath A. Mashelkar

    15. Who control the Monetry policy of India?

    (1) SEBI (2) IRDA

    (3) RBI (4) Finance Ministry

    (5) TRAI

    16. Amul related to which of the following?

    (1) Green Revolution (2) White Revolution (3) Telecom Revolution

    (4) MANREGA (5) None of the above

    17. FIBA is related to which of the following sport?

    (1) Basketball (2) Football

    (3) Cricket (4) Base Ball

    (5) Hockey

    18. Recently in which state largest solar thermal power plant is installed?

    (1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra

    (3) Goa (4) Assam

    (5) Madhya Pradesh

    19. Which of the following card is issued by NPCI?

    (1) Master Card (2) Visa Card

    (3) American Express

    (4) RuPay Card (5) Mastro Card

    20. Which of the following south east organisation has 10 members?

    (1) UN (2) G-7

    (3) ASEAN (4) BRICS

    (5) European Union

    21. When ARMY FLAG DAY is Observed?

    (1) 7 December (2) 8 December

    (3) 9 December (4) 10 December

    (5) 11 December

    22. Which machine is used in shop transactions?

    (1) POO (2) POS

    (3) PKI (4) KYC

    (5) PIN

    23. Who is appointed as resource & Ganga Rejuvenation minister in new union cabinet?

    (1) Nitin Gadkari (2) ArunJetli

    (3) SushmaSwaraj (4) Uma Bharti

    (5) SmritiIrani

    24. Who was recently honoured with the DadasahebPhalke Academy Award for Best Singer (Female)?

    (1) LattaMangeshkar (2) Bhoomi (3) Sunidhi Chauhan

    (4) KavitaSubamaniam (5) Monali Thakur

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    25. Recently which award was given to Leander Paes& Ruskin bond? (1) Padma Vibhushan Award (2) Arjun Aeard (3) Dronacharya Award

    (4) Padma Bhushan (5) Padmashri Award

    26. Vijay Hazare trophy is related to which of the following sports? (1) Hockey (2) Football

    (3) Cricket (4) Badminton

    (5) Kho-Kho

    27. Night blindness occurs due to deficiency of which Vitamin?

    (1) A (2) B

    (3) C (4) D

    (5) E

    28. Which of the following activities is not done by RBI?

    (1) Change CRR (2) Change SLR (3) Monitory Policy Making

    (4) Trading in Commodities (5) Change Repo/ Reverse Repo Rate

    29. Which of the following is not a bank?

    (1) RBI (2) SBI

    (3) IRDA (4) BOB

    (5) IDBI

    30. What is the currency of Kuwait?

    (1) Franc (2) Peso

    (3) Yen (4) Rupiah

    (5) Kuwaiti Dinar

    31. What is the Capital of Bhutan?

    (1) Ngultrum (2) Thimphu

    (3) Dhaka (4) Sofia

    (5) Beijing

    32. Recently manufacturer of famous Ambassador car- Hindustan Motor shut down which of its plant?

    (1) Yantra Park, Mumbai (2) Dharuhera Plant, Haryana (3) Dharwad Plant, Karnataka

    (4) Uttarpara plant in West Bengal (5) Chakan Plant, Maharashtra

    33. Who is the author of the book My Journey Transforming Into Dreams?

    (1) P C Parakh (2) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam (3) Sanjay Baru

    (4) Natwar Singh (5) Formar Prime Minister Manmohan

    Singh

    34. Which state has Highest rural population as per Census 2011 (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Maharashtra

    (3) Uttarakhand (4) Bihar

    (5) Madhya Pradesh

    35. Recently banking license was issued to which firms? (1) TCS (2) Prometric

    (3) IDFC &Bandhan (4) IRDA

    (5) SEBI

    36. What is the Full form of CAG?

    (1) Comptroller and Additional General (2) Computer and Additional General (3) Computer and Auditor General

    (4) Comptroller and Auditor General (5) None of the above

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    37. Which of the following is not an indirect tax? (1) 10% surcharge on income (2) VAT (3) GST

    (4) Sales Tax (5) None of the above

    38. Who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan Award this year

    (1) RaghunathAnantMashelkar

    (2) B.K.S. Iyengar (3) Sachin Tendulkar

    (4) C N Rao (5) Both (1) & (2)

    39. 2014 Asian games will be held in?

    (1) North Korea (2) South Korea

    (3) Vietnam (4) India

    (5) Scotland

    40. What is the currency of Afghanistan?

    (1) Afghani (2) Dollar

    (3) Ruppeh (4) Dinar

    (5) Taka

    41. Commercial Paper is issued for how many days?

    (1) Minimum of 1 days and maximum from one year from the date of issue (2) Minimum of 30 days and maximum from one year from the date of issue (3) Minimum of 7 days and maximum from 6 months from the date of issue (4) Minimum of 7 days and maximum fort one year from the date of issue (5) No Limit

    42. What is the currency of Malaysia?

    (1) Afghani (2) Dollar

    (3) Ruppeh (4) Dinar

    (5) Ringgit

    43. Why did India ban China milk products? (1) It was costlier (2) It was increasing current deficit (3) It contained melamine

    (4) To increase Indian milk productivity (5) None of the above

    44. Who did hat trick in 2014 FIFA World Cup?

    (1) XherdanShaqiri (2) Thomas Muller

    (3) Messi (4) Nemar

    (5) Both (1) & (2)

    45. Which of the following is the capital of Mynamar? (1) Canberra (2) Naypyidaw

    (3) Thimpu (4) Ottawa

    (5) Addis Ababa

    46. In LoK Sabha elections if any candidate wins two seats, in how many days he has to vacate one of them?

    (1) 15 days (2) 12 Days

    (3) 14 days (4) 10 Days

    (5) 30 Days

    47. What is the name of 2014 FIFA World Cup Mascot? (1) Fuleco (2) Shera

    (3) Wenlock and Mandeville

    (4) Clydes (5) Zakumi

    48. Who is the first female External Affairs minister of India?

    (1) Sonia Gandhi (2) SmritiIrani

    (3) SushmaSwaraj (4) NajmaHeptulla

    (5) Uam Bharti

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    49. What is full for of IBSA? (1) Indonesia, Brazil, South America (2) India, Brazil, South Africa (3) India, Brazil, South America

    (4) Indonesia, Brazil, Serbia (5) India, Brazil, Serbia

    50. World Autism day is observed on?

    (1) 30 March (2) 31 March

    (3) 1 April (4) 2 April

    (5) 3 April

    51. World aids day is observed on

    (1) 1 June (2) 1 July

    (3) 1 October (4) 1 November

    (5) 1 December

    52. Who is the minister for Chemical and fertilizer?

    (1) SushmaSwaraj (2) Ananth Kumar

    (3) Rajnath Sing (4) NarendraModi

    (5) Nitin Gadkari

    53. Beiji oil refinary located in which country?

    (1) China (2) Israel

    (3) Iraq (4) Iran

    (5) Egypt

    54. Recently Flipkart acquire which of the following online shop

    (1) Myntra.com (2) LenseCart.com

    (3) Jobong.com (4) Ebay.in

    (5) Amazone.in

    55. Currency of Italy is?

    (1) Dinar (3) Euro (5) Lira (2) Pound (4) Dollar

    56. What is the Capital of Brazil? (1) Brasilia (2) Rio De Jenero

    (3) Riga (4) Wellington

    (5) Oslo

    57. The book named Casual vacancy is written by?

    (1) George Martin (2) R R Tolkien

    (3) Paulo Coelho (4) Dan Brown

    (5) J K Rowling

    58. Currency of Iraq is?

    (1) Dinar (2) Pound

    (3) Euro (4) Dollar

    (5) Lira

    59. Who regulates the Monetary policy of INDIA?

    (1) SEBI (2) RBI

    (3) IRDA (4) Finance Ministry

    (5) PMO

    60. The union budget is referred in which article of the constitution?

    (1) Article 370 (2) Article 371

    (3) Article:112 (4) Article 420

    (5) Article 12

    61. Each bank note has its amount written in how many languages?

    (1) 10 (2) 15

    (3) 12 (4) 17

    (5) 19

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    62. Kanyakumari was formerly known as? (1) Dubri (2) Chariali

    (3) Basishtha (4) Puducherry

    (5) Cape Comorin

    63. Recently York University, Canada awarded Doctorate to which of the following Indian?

    (1) Aditya BIrla (2) Ratan Tata

    (3) Sachin Tendulkar (4) Laxmi Mittal

    (5) Amish Tripathi

    64. Nivea, the leading FMCG company will be investing 1000 crores to set up a new plant in which city?

    (1) Pune, Maharashtra (2) Sanand, Gujarat (3) Guwahati, Assam

    (4) Chennai, Tamil Nadu (5) Kolkata, West Bengal

    65. Who win 3 medals in ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) world cup held in Munich?

    (1) JituRai (2) GaganNarang

    (3) AbhinavBindra (4) Sushilkumar

    (5) P Kashyap

    66. Who is Richest Player in FIFA?

    (1) Messi (2) Nemar

    (3) Rooney (4) Luis Suarez

    (5) Ronaldo

    67. OPEC has how much % of total oil reserves?

    (1) 50 (2) 81

    (3) 30 (4) 20

    (5) 10

    68. As per recent data which country has least global peace index?

    (1) Iran (2) Syria

    (3) Israel (4) USA

    (5) China

    69. Recently Tata group launched a new airline named

    (1) Air Asia (2) Jet Airways

    (3) British Airways (4) Indigo Airline

    (5) Etihad Airways

    70. Commercial papers issued multiples of?

    (1) 50 Thousand (2) 1 lakh

    (3) 2 lakh (4) 5 lakh

    (5) 3 lakh

    71. Recently Navaratna status was given to which PSU?

    (1) Coal India Ltd (2) Indian Oil Corporation (3) National Building Construction

    Corporation &

    (4) Engineers India Ltd (EIL) (5) Both (3) & (4)

    72. Azlan Shah who died recently was?

    (1) Hockey Player (2) Cricket Player

    (3) Football Player (4) Ruby Player

    (5) Base Ball Player

    73. Indian currency notes has signature of

    (1) Finance Secretary (2) Finance Minister (3) Prime Minister

    (4) President (5) RBI Governor

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    74. The 25th World economic forum was held in? (1) Bern (Switzerland) (2) Vietnam (Hanoi) (3) Abuja (Nigeria)

    (4) Zimbabwe (Harare) (5) Slovenia Ljubljana

    75. Indian IT Company Infosys is headquartered at?

    (1) Mumbai (2) Bangalore

    (3) Pune (4) Delhi

    (5) Kolkata

    76. Which Indian institute was ranked 1among BRICS top universities 2014?

    (1) IIT Madras (2) FMS (3) Symbiosis

    (4) IIT Delhi (5) IIT Guwahati

    77. Salarjung museum is located in which state?

    (1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka

    (3) Telangana (4) Kerala

    (5) Assam

    78. Which of the following is the committee on financial inclusion?

    (1) M B Shaha Committee (2) NachiketMor Committee (3) C Rao Committee

    (4) Narsimhan Committee (5) S SKohli

    79. What is the name of 150 km missile launched by DRDO recently?

    (1) Bramhos (2) Drishti

    (3) Tejas (4) Agni 5

    (5) Prithvi

    80. Who is the Minister of Social Justice and empowerment?

    (1) Thawar Chand Gehlot (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) SushmaSwaraj

    (4) NarendraModi (5) ArunJetli

    81. Who is the chairman of BhartiyaMahila Bank?

    (1) MalwanathPurna (2) UshaAnanthasubramanium (3) LaxmiSwaminathan

    (4) SushmaSwaraj (5) IndraNooyi

    82. When did the 1st bank nationalization occur?

    (1) 1966 (2) 1967

    (3) 1968 (4) 1969

    (5) 1970

    83. Which among the following is the capital of Argentina?

    (1) Rome (2) Berlin

    (3) Buenos Aires (4) Mendoza

    (5) Catamarca

    84. What is the official Currency of Indonesia?

    (1) Rupee (2) Indonesian Rupiah (3) Dollar

    (4) Baht (5) Ringgit

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    85. Vijay Sheshadri won Pulitzer Prize for which of his novel? (1) 3 Sections (2) God of Small Things (3) Immortals of Meluha

    (4) White Tiger (5) Malgudi Days

    86. Which of the following state dont shares the border with Telangana?

    (1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka

    (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Jharkhand

    (5) Orissa

    87. Which of the following is the constituency of Nitin Gadkari the minister of Road Transport?

    (1) Amravati (2) Buldhana

    (3) Nagpur (4) Chandrapur

    (5) Washim

    88. Recently PM NarendraModi inaugurated a hydro power plant at which place?

    (1) Reasi (2) Uri

    (3) Neemuch (4) Varanasi

    (5) Dhule

    89. Press freedom day is observed on?

    (1) 6 May (2) 5 May

    (3) 4 May (4) 2 May

    (5) 3 May

    90. RBI was established in which year?

    (1) 1950 (2) 1935

    (3) 1947 (4) 1951

    (5) 1969

    91. Who is the current Food & Consumer Affairs minister?

    (1) Ram Vilas Paswan (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) Uma Bharti

    (4) Gen V K Singh (5) SadanandaGowda

    92. World Tourism Day is celebrated on which day?

    (1) 15 August (2) 1 July

    (3) 27 September (4) 22 April

    (5) 5 December

    93. Gillette cup is associated with which of the following sports?

    (1) Football (2) Hockey

    (3) Squash (4) Cricket

    (5) Badminton

    94. Kaveri river water dispute is in between which of the two states?

    (1) Maharashtra & Gujarat (2) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh

    (4) Maharashtra & Karnataka (5) Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh

    95. Worlds highest railway tunnel is located in?

    (1) China (2) Brazil

    (3) Japan (4) France

    (5) USA

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    96. Which of the following is the capital of Canada? (1) Port Louis (2) Hanoi

    (3) Jerusalem (4) Madrid

    (5) Ottawa

    97. Where is CRISILs (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) Headquarter located?

    (1) Pune (2) New Delhi

    (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata

    (5) Chennai

    98. Which of the following is related to financial inclusion?

    (1) BSBDA (Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account) (2) MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) (3) PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojna} (4) IAY (Indira AawasYojna) (5) None of the above

    99. Which of the following device is used to measure blood pressure?

    (1) Barrow meter (2) Ammeter (3) Multi meter

    (4) Sphygmomanometer (5) Manometer

    100. Which state has highest per capita milk availability?

    (1) Maharashtra (2) Uttar Pradesh

    (3) Punjab (4) Gujarat

    (5) Haryana

    101. What is the full form of MIS faineance?

    (1) Marketing Improvement System (2) Marketing Improvement Security (3) Marketing Improvement Security

    (4) Marketing Intelligence Security (5) Marketing Intelligence System

    102. 24th ASEAN summit was held in-

    (1) Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei ) (2) NayPyidaw (Myanmar) (3) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

    (4) New Delhi (India) (5) Peshawar (Pakistan)

    103. Who is the cabinet minister for MSME?

    (1) Nitin Gadkari (2) Kalraj Mishra

    (3) Uma Bharti (4) NarendraModi

    (5) AnantGeete

    104. Bhartiyamahila bank was inaugurated by-

    (1) Ex. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2) Prime Minister NarendraModi (3) Sonia Gandhi

    (4) P Chidambaram (5) Amit Shaha

    105. Study of kidney disease comes under which of the following branch?

    (1) Psychology (2) Eulogy

    (3) Graphology (4) Nephrology

    (5) Chronology

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    106. What is the full form of CSO? (1) Central Statistical Operation (2) Central Statistical Organization (3) Century Statistical Organization

    (4) Central Stationary Operating (5) China Statistical Organization

    107. What is the full form of CBS?

    (1) Central Banking Solution (2) Core Banking Software (3) Core Banking Solution

    (4) Central Banking Software (5) None of the above

    108. Which of the following organization collects and publish financial data?

    (1) CSO (2) CRISIL

    (3) DRDO (4) CIBIL

    (5) NSSO

    109. Ashes trophy is played between which two countries?

    (1) Pakistan-England (2) India-Pakistan (3) Australia-India

    (4) Australia-England (5) India -England

    110. Which is the Lok Sabha Constituency of Exernal Affairs minister SushmaSwaraj?

    (1) Indore (2) Bhopal

    (3) Varanasi (4) Amethi

    (5) Vidisha

    111. Who is current Health Minister?

    (1) Dr. Harsh Vardhan (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) Ram Vilas Paswan

    (4) SmritiIrani (5) Rajnath Singh

    112. Who of the following provides assistance to small industries?

    (1) RBI (2) SEBI

    (3) MMRDA (4) SIDBI

    (5) IRDA

    113. RBI Adjust Liquidity by which tool?

    (1) MSF (2) LAF

    (3) SLR (4) NDTL

    (5) Mid Quarter Review

    114. Camel is the official animal of which of the following state?

    (1) Maharashtra (2) Gujarat

    (3) Rajasthan (4) Madhya Pradesh

    (5) Uttarakhand

    115. Which of the following is the Capital of Sweden?

    (1) Stockholm (2) Bern

    (3) Doha (4) Wellington

    (5) Jakarta

    116. Who won the Australian Grand Prix2014?

    (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Susi Wolf

    (3) NicoRosberg (4) Adrian Sutil

    (5) Kamui Kobayashi

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    117. Nilgiris is located in which of the following state? (1) Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu

    (3) Karnataka (4) Kerala

    (5) Madhya Pradesh

    118. International Day for Old Person is celebrated on?

    (1) 1st November (2) 1st December

    (3) 1st March (4) 1st October

    (5) 1st April

    119. 1 Rupee currency note has whose sign?

    (1) Finance Minister (2) RBI Governor (3) RBI Deputy Governor

    (4) Finance Secretary (5) Nobody Signs 1 & 2 rupee notes

    120. Capro Group has won the International Business Year of the award who founded the Capro group?

    (1) TATA (2) Aditya Birla

    (3) MukeshAmbani (4) Laxmi Mittal

    (5) Lord Swaraj Paul

    121. 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in?

    (1) Gold Coast City (2) Malta

    (3) Colombo (4) Perth

    (5) Port of Spain

    122. Which of the following is the committee on Cauvery water dispute?

    (1) M B Shaha (2) B.S Chauhan (3) A Ghosh Committee

    (4) A C Shaha Committee (5) C Rao Committee

    123. Which country started first plastic currency notes?

    (1) India (2) Japan

    (3) China (4) Australia

    (5) USA

    124. Name the plane indigenously developed by DRDO?

    (1) Drishti (2) E Fly

    (3) Tejas (4) Solar Impulse 2

    (5) Dhanush

    125. Japan has sea-conflict with which of the following country?

    (1) China (2) Russia

    (3) India (4) Vietnam

    (5) USA

    126. Recently which country named a street after A.R Rahman?

    (1) USA (2) China

    (3) Canada (4) Dubai

    (5) Britain

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