Who among the following Indian-Americans has been conferred with Martin Luther King Award in the US, recently
A.
Shantanu Narayen
B.
Frank Islam
C.
Sundar Pichai
D.
Indra Nooyi
2.
The PM Narendra Modi has selected who among the following as the face and facilitator of his pet education project ‘Teach in India’?
A.
Kannan Soundararajan
B.
Akshay Venkatesh
C.
Subhash Khot
D.
Manjul Bhargava
3.
The Asian Games medalist OP Jaisha broke the 19-year-old national record in Mumbai recently. He is a
A.
runner
B.
triple jumper
C.
discus throw player
D.
swimmer
4.
Name the batsman who hit the fastest century in one-day internationals playing against the West Indies recently
A.
Hashim Amla
B.
Rohit Sharma
C.
Corey Anderson
D.
AB de Villiers
5.
Under which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution, the President of India notifies a joint sitting of the Parliament?
A.
Article 108
B.
Article 80
C.
Article 81
D.
Article 395
6.
Sri Lanka’s new foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera visited which of the following countries, recently, on his first visit abroad
A.
China
B.
Pakistan
C.
US
D.
India
7.
Which of the following dairy products giants in India is planning to invest Rs 5,000 cr in the next fiscal in order to achieve the revenue target of Rs 50,000 cr by 2020?
A.
Nestle
B.
Amul
C.
OMFED
D.
AAVIN
8.
Name the author of the novel Madhorubhagan, who came under attack different sections of the society for the novel and now has announced to give up writing altogether
A.
Melanmai Ponnusamy
B.
Perumal Murugan
C.
D Selvaraj
D.
None of these
9.
The present regime of which of the following countries has initiated the impeachment of the ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra?
A.
Philippines
B.
Thailand
C.
Singapore
D.
Myanmar
10.
What is full form of ASBA, a term used in connection of stock market?
A.
Application Supported By Base Amount
B.
Application Supported By Basket Amount
C.
Application Supported By Blocked Amount
D.
Application Supported By Borrowed Amount
11.
Which of the following space programmes of India has won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the science and engineering category from the US based National Space Society (NSS)?
A.
Mars Orbiter Mission
B.
IRNSS
C.
GSLV MK III
D.
PSLV C 23
12.
Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the Brisbane International tennis tournament?
A.
Serena Williams
B.
Caroline Wozniacki
C.
Maria Sharapova
D.
Venus Williams
13.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 16 Jan approved the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane at _______ per quintal for the 2015-16 season (Oct-Sep).
A.
Rs 210
B.
Rs 230
C.
Rs 250
D.
Rs 280
14.
Which of the following is NOT a member country of the BRICS grouping?
A.
Bangladesh
B.
Russia
C.
China
D.
South Africa
15.
The cash reserve ratio (CRR) has been kept at 4 per cent of NDTL at present. Here, what does the term NDTL stands for?
A.
New Demand and Time Liabilities
B.
Net Demand and Time Liabilities
C.
Net Differed and Time Liabilities
D.
New Demand and Transaction Liabilities
16.
What is the currency of Switzerland?
A.
Swiss franc
B.
Swiss ringgit
C.
Swiss krone
D.
Swiss krona
17.
Who among the following is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A.
VS Sampath
B.
Hari Shankar Brahma
C.
Shashi Kant Sharma
D.
Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
18.
The Microsoft Corporation has announced to suspend support for which of the following operating systems recently? The company will continue to patch security vulnerabilities until 2020.
A.
Windows Vista
B.
Windows 7
C.
Windows 8
D.
Windows XP
19.
Leela Samson resigned as chairperson of which of the following institutions recently?
A.
Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT)
B.
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
C.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
D.
Insurance Regulatory and Development authority (IRDA)
20.
The Army Day is celebrated in India every year on
A.
7 Jan
B.
9 Jan
C.
15 Jan
D.
27 Jan
21.
Otaram Devasi is the minister in charge of cow affairs, a first in the country, in
A.
Gujarat
B.
Haryana
C.
Rajasthan
D.
Madhya Pradesh
22.
What is the name of the UN mission introduced to combat Ebola disease?
23.
The Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh dedicated Biosafety laboratory (BSL) to strengthen livestock disease monitoring in which of the following south Indian cities recently?
24.
Which of the following countries in the world leads in terms of percentage of skilled people among the total workforce?
25.
As revealed by the MoS for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy, recently, what percent of the total workforce in India are skilled workers as of now?
26.
The women’s singles titled of the 2015 Sydney International was bagged by
27.
The national festival ‘Maati Ke Rang’ was held for the first time in the North-East region from 13-17 Jan. The venue of the festival was
28.
The winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit, 2014 for his work ‘Kanakalochanaha’ is
29.
The ‘Social Media Person of the Year’ award by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has been given to
30.
Section 9 of the Banking Regulation Act prohibits the banking Companies from holding any immovable property except for its own use for a period of not more property. The RBI may extend this period for a further period of ______:
31.
Which of the following stock exchange is derecognized by SEBI on 19.11.2014 on the allegations of serious irregularities in its functioning?
32.
Which of the following is not a function of General Insurance?
33.
Liability- side of the balance-sheet comprises:
34.
Which of the following organizations/ agencies has sought an emergency fund of Rs.1000 crore from banks to tackle acute liquidity crisis, which is coming in the way to give loans to micro borrowers?
35.
Which of the following types of accounts are known as "Demat Accounts"?
36.
Mortgage is a:
37.
___ assumed charge as the Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) on 11th November 2014.
38.
Identify the well known person related to Banking field in India from the following?
