Important Questions on General Awareness Part 1 for Competitive Exam.

1. Who grabbed India's first athletics medal in the 20th edition of Common wealth Games ?
Ans- Vikas Gowda
2. Book One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography written by..
Ans- Kunwar Natwar Singh
3. Which player has been suspended from Indian men hockey team in the Commonwealth Games 2014 ?
Ans- Sardar Singh
4. Which country will sign a pact with India for new BrahMos missile version Su-30MKI.
Ans- Russia
5. Double-Decker train will run between the..............and ..
Ans- Lucknow & New Delhi
6. Which Indian women wrestler bagged gold medal in 55kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014
Ans- Babita Kumari
7. RBI has recently cancelled the licence of................in Hyderabad (Telangana).
Ans- Vasai Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd
8. Name the US Defence Secretary who visited New Delhi to encourage defence ties between the duos.
Ans- Alfredo Di Stefano
9.

National Security Advisor in defence ?

Ans- Ajit K Doval

10. The first Indian woman mountaineer...................... has been awarded with
Ans- Bachendri Pal , Bharat Gaurav
11. Who is the first Indian woman gymnast who won bronze medal in Commonwealth Games 2014 ?
Ans- Dipa Karmakar
12. India and Nepal has recently signed pacts which include 5,600 MW. Name of the project is
Ans- Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project
13. Who received Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2014 ?
Ans- Hu Shuli and Wang Canfa
14. Which edition of Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2014 was held recently ?
Ans- 20
15. Which country topped with the most medals in Commonwealth Games 2014 ?
Ans- Scotland
16. Which Indian men wrestler bagged gold in 65kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Yogeshwar Dutt
17. Which Indian women wrestler bagged gold in 48 kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014
Ans- Vinesh Phogat
18. Which India men wrestler bagged gold in weightlifting 77 kg in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Satish Sivalingam
19. Indias......................bagged gold in mens shooting 50 m Pistol in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Jitu Rai

20. Indias......................bagged gold in womens shooting 25 m Pistol in Commonwealth Games 2014

Ans- Rahi Sarnobat
21. Indias......................bagged gold in womens shooting 10 m Air Rifle in Commonwealth Games 2014
Ans- Apurvi Chandela
22. Indias......................bagged gold in mens shooting 10 m Air Rifle in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Abhinav Bindra
23. Indias ......................bagged gold in women's weightlifting 48 kg group in Commonwealth Games 2014
Ans- K Sanjita Chanu
24. Indias ......................bagged gold in men's weightlifting 56 kg group in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Sukhen Dey
25. Indias Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa bagged gold in womens..............in Commonwealth Games
2014.
AnsSquash
26. The closing ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games held in
Scotland

Ans-

27. The next (21 edition ) Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be held in which country ?
Ans- Australia
28. S. Khatun has snatched bronze in light weight category of women..............
Ans- Power Lifting
29. PM Narendra Modi visited Nepal which is the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM to Nepal in 17 years
.Which PM of india had visited nepal in 1997.
Ans- I K Gujral
30. Indias wrestler Babita Kumari bagged......in womens 55kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games2014
Ans- Gold
31. Pinki Rani won first medal............in Boxing in the 48 to 51 kg category.
Bronze

Ans-

32. PM Narendra Modi offers $ 1 billion donation to.........for road and hydro-power projects.
Nepal

Ans-

33. How many bronze medals have been secured by India in Commonwealth Games 2014 ?
Ans-19
34. Which country secured second position in Commonwealth Games 2014 ?
Ans- Australia
35. Which Indian wrestler bagged gold in mens wrestling 75kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Sushil Kumar
36. Which Indian wrestler bagged gold in mens wrestling 57kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Amit Kumar
37. Which Indian bagged gold in mens badminton and became the first Indian male to win a gold medal at in
Commonwealth Games 2014 after 32 years.
AnsParupalli Kashyap
38. Indias Jawala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bagged.....................in womens doubles pair of badminton
in Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Silver
39. India secured......................medal in mens hockey in the 20th Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans- Silver

40. Wrestling Federation of India suspended referee......................in CWG 2014.

Ans- Virendra Malik
41. Reserve Bank of India recently declared that GDP growth is expected to upgrade up to............per cent
from 4.7 per cent in the last financial year.
Ans- 5.5
42. Who has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor ?
Ans- Dr. Arvind Gupta
43. Who took over as Army Vice Chief ?
Ans- Lt Gen Philip Campose
44. The World Bank will give financial assistance of USD 200 million to help the West African countries to
fight against ..
Ans- Ebola infections
45. a risk index that helps banks and financial institutions to grant loans and advances to corporate ?
Ans- CIBIL
46. Which state has topped the list of growth in employment ?
Manipur

Ans-

47. ..is the first Indian woman gymnast to win Bronze medal in Commonwealth Games 2014
Ans- Dipa Karmakar
48. Pinki Rani snatched first medal bronze in............in the 48 to 51 kg category.
Boxing

Ans-

49. India had to satisfy with silver medal after being smashed by..................in men's hockey in CWG 2014.
Ans- Australia
50. ....................was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court ?
Ans- Justice Dr. Manjula Chellur
51. Name the Foreign Office minister of Britain who has recently resigned from British government over
Gaza conflict in protest of Britains policy on Gaza.
Ans- Sayeeda Warsi
52. which Indian cartoonist had created famous iconic cartoons character like Chacha Chowdhury.
Ans- Pran Kumar Sharma
53. Doordarshan has recently signed an agreement with a..................channel called Deutsche Welle.
Ans- German
54. Fifth India-US Energy Summit will be held in Washington to focus on .
Ans- energy security and renewable energy.
55. Which bank has launched travel card for students going abroad for studies ?
Ans- ICICI
56. The only Hungarian champion woman has died recently who secured an Olympic title and that too gold
in throwing event.
Ans- Angela Nemeth
57. The 18th BASIC ministerial meeting was recently held in which city ?
New Delhi

Ans-

58. According to RBI recent norms, now the asset reconstruction companies will have to give .......% of the
bid value of non-performing loans.
Ans15 %
59. Newly appointed Vice-President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce Mr. Aditya Vardhan Agarwal is
Director of ..
Ans- Emami Group

60. Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014 that will amend the Juvenile
Justice Act................
Ans- 2000
61. Who has been appointed as new Managing Director and CEO of SBI Life Insurance ?
Ans- Arijit Basu
62. Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has launched a scheme namedfor minority
community
AnsPadho Pradesh
63. Who grabbed Entrepreneur of the Year award from All India Management Association ?
Ans- Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
64. The World Health Organisation has recently declared which disease as epidemic ?
Ans- Ebola
65. Recently Reserve Bank of India has proposed implementation of anytime anywhere bill payment system
called...................
Ans- Bharat Bill Payment System
66. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting was held in.
Myanmar

Ans-

67. The infrastructure finance company IDFC has appointed ..as the head of Bharat Banking ?
Ans- Ravi Shankar
68. Who has been nominated to head Arjuna Award selection committee to choose outstanding
sportspersons of this year ?
kapil Deo

Ans-

69. Recently union government launched a National rural scheme on PPP model called the National
Rural Mission of 100 crore rupees.
Ans- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
70. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of 13 crore rupees to which
company ?
Ans- Reliance Industries Limited
71. India will give financial assistance of $...........million for construction of cricket stadium in Afghanistan
Ans- One
72. Who will head Dronacharya award selection committee ?
Ans- Ajitpal Singh
73. Who is author of the book Munger through the Ages ?
Ans- Late Devendra Prasad Yadav
74. Which edition of BASIC ministerial meeting was recently held in New Delhi ?
Ans- 18
75. Age of a Juvenile in the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014 will treat any person below the age of..............which
was earlier 18.
Ans- 16
76. Who represented the 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship ?
Ans- Miihier Singh
77. The 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship will be held in .
Ans- China
78. India clinched hockey ,three-match test series by defeating ................ by 3-1 in the final hockey match
Ans- Afghanistan

79. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of..............won his countrys first direct presidential election.
Ans- Turkey
80. Which state has become the favorite destination of foreign tourists in North-East states ?
Ans- Sikkim
81. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga grabbed Rogers Cup by smashing................
Ans- Roger Federer
82. India bagge medals in Archery World Cup held in Poland ?
Ans- 5
83. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced............hydro power projects in Leh and Kargil .
Ans- 2
84. Senior IRS officer........................ appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes.
K V Chowdary

Ans-

85. Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) has named its new joint venture airline as
Ans- Vistara
86. Which Oscar-winning actor and comedian has died recently ?
Ans- Robin Williams
87. According to new ICC Test Ranking, which cricketer has topped as all-rounder in Test matches.
R Ashwin

Ans-

88. According to new ICC Test Ranking, what is ranking of India in Test team ranking ?
Ans- 4th
89. Which football player of Germany has announced his retirement from International Football ?
Ans- Miroslav Klose
90. Indian origin mathematicians............................has recently secured the esteemed award of the
International Mathematical Union (IMU) .
Ans- Manjul Bhargava and Subhash Khot
91. RBI has limited free cross-bank ATM transactions to......... per month in six Indian metro cities.
Ans-3
92. Pakistan has recently celebrated its...............independence day.
Ans 68th
93. Which state has been selected to host first Para-gliding World Cup in India in 2015 ?
Ans- Himanchal Pradesh
94. A Delhi court has given life sentence to the convict Sher Singh Rana for murdering.................bandit-turnedpolitician in 2001.
Ans- Phoolan Devi
95. Who became the first sportsperson to triumph 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level by smashing Vasek
Pospisil ?
Ans- Novak Djokovic
96. Which football club grabbed UEFA Super Cup recently ?
Real Madrid football club

Ans-

97. Who will head the Expenditure Management Commission to give suggestion on managing public finances.
Ans- Bimal Jalan
98. Which country has recently revealed its next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Dongfeng 41 ?
Ans- China
99. Delhi University professor...................received Global South Award presented by International Political Science
Association for his exceptional work on the developing worlds politics.
Ans- Dr. Sunil Kumar

100. Union Minister for Roads, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has recently announced Rs...........crore for
road construction in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Ans- 15000
101. Union government has re-launched...................for the benefit of 60 years above citizens.
Ans- Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
102. Union Government has launched.............to promote financial inclusion that will come with the facility of an
insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh and debit card.
Ans- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
103. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced.........................that will be started on the birth anniversary of
Jaiprakash Narain, October 11.
Ans- Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna
104. Karnataka and Kerla governments have signed pact for rural livelihood mission to help rural Self Help Groups
in Karnataka
105. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inducted..............Indias largest indigenously built warship to boost
our military skill.
Ans- INS Kolkata
106. According to recently released Global Peace Index 2014................are the two most peaceful countries in the
South Asian region.
Ans- Bhutan & Nepal
107. According to recently released Global Peace Index 2014, India has been rated at............place.
Ans- 143
108.

Who topped the Global Peace Index 2014 ?

Ans- Ice land

109.

Which legendary Hollywood actress has died recently ?

Ans- Lauren Bacall

110. Which state government has increased age of retirement up to 60 years ?

Ans- Haryana
111.President of Athletics Federation of India has appointed............ as the Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent for
Asian Games 2014.
Ans- Adille Sumariwala
112. Deepika Kumari won.................medal in the Recurve individual event and the Recurve mixed team pair event
held in Archery World Cup.
Ans- Bronze
113. Deepika Kumari-led recurve women's team won.................medal in the recently held archery world cup.
Ans- Gold
114. Which edition of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting was held in Myanmar ?
Ans- 47
115.

Which country topped in newly released ICC Test team ranking ?

Ans- South Africa

116. Famous soccer player Miroslav Klose of..................has announced his retirement from International Football ?
Ans- Germany
117. As per Renewable Global Status 2014, India stood on ...........place amongst top ten wind power producers
worldwide
Ans- 5th
118. As per Renewable Global Status 2014, which country was the leading wind power producer ?
Ans- China
119. Who became the new chief of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ?
Ans- Prof. D P Agrawal

120.

Which bank has recently started EMI facility on debit cards ?

Ans- ICICI

121. Who is the newly appointed Director of Indian cricket team ?

Shastri

Ans- Ravi

122. Famous club cricketer and founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club ...........has died recently
Singh

Ans- Dilbagh

123. Which tennis player grabbed Cincinnati Tennis Open ?

Federer

Ans- Roger

124.

Ans- Jetpac

Google has recently bought travel guide................mobile application .

125. Which state is going to set up a marine Fossil Park ?

Chhattisgarh

Ans-

126.

Ans- Australia

................and Japan will support India in civilian nuclear deal

127. Senior Congress leader................has recently been appointed as the new Chairman of Parliaments Public
Accounts Committee.
Ans- K V
Thomas
128. World-famous yoga guru and founder of the Iyengar School of Yoga...................... has recently passed away.
Ans- BKS Iyengar
129. Dutch..................... is going to become youngest Formula One driver in the F1 history.
Ans- Max Verstappen
130. Which state hosted The All India Football Federation (AIFF) 2015 ?
K

Ans- J &

131. Which bank has donated Rs9 crore to build 300 gender-segregated toilets in schools in rural and semi-urban
areas ?
Ans- IDBI Bank
132. Tata Consultancy Services and.................. has announced to spend 200 crore rupees for Clean India Campaign.
Ans- Bharti Foundation
133. The world's first eco-temple, a Hindu temple called Shree Swaminarayan Mandir has recently been opened in
which country ?
Ans- Londan
134. As per Brand top 50 most valuable Indian brands ranking, which among the following has been accorded most
valued brand ?
Ans- HDFC bank
135. Which year has been declared as Water Conservation Year by Union Water Resources Ministry ?
Ans- 2015-2016
136. A US based Indian neuroscientist.............. has been awarded Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research
(EAGER) to map the human brain.
Ans- Partha Mitra
137.

India secured...........position in the latest ICC ODI team rankings.

Ans- Second

138. Weightlifter.................has recently bagged first gold for India at Youth Olympics Games in China
Ans- Ragala Venkat Rahul
139. Who is appointed as the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) ?
Subramanian

Ans- Arvind

140. Hockey India has recently added...................as its 23rd new associate member.
Ans- Madhya Pradesh
141. Union government has recently raised import duty of sugar from 15 to.......... per cent.
25

Ans-

142. Which country has recently decided to set up an exclusive economic zone for Japan to attract entrepreneurs and
investors ?
Ans- Bangladesh
143. Who has been elected as the new Chairman of Indian Banks Association ?
Ans- T M Bhasin
144. Which country recently celebrated its 95th Independence Day on 19 August 2014 ?
Ans- Afghanistan
145. Delhi-based wrestling academy.....................has been selected for Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2014.
Ans- Guru Hanuman Akhara
146. Veteran CPI-M leader......................has died recently
Nandy

Ans- Amitava

147. Which edition of annual Delhi Book Fair was organised in New Delhi ?
20

Ans-

148. What was the theme of nine day annual Delhi Book Fair event organised in New Delhi ?
Ans- Literature in Cinema
149. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently declared............................to cater the irrigation needs of all farmers
nationwide.
Ans- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana
150. Renowned Kannada writer and Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith awardee..........................has died recently.
Ans- UR Anantha Murthy
151. An indigenously built anti-submarine............. has been inducted into the Navy.
Kamorta

Ans- INS

152. Deposit money under Public Provident Fund increased from 1 lakh rupees to.................rupees
Ans- 1.5 lakh
153. Union Textiles Ministry has recently signed a MoU with which online shopping website to give a marketing
platform to handloom weavers nationwide.
Ans- Flipkart
154. Which Oscar-winning British filmmaker who made milestone films like Gandhi filmmaker has died
recently ?
Ans- Richard Attenborough
155. IPS officer from Kerala.................... has been appointed as new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee.
Ans- RN Ravi
156. Recently Maharashtra Governor has resigned from his post. Name him.
Sankaranarayanan

Ans- K

157. Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute Director.................has been conferred with Energy and
Environment Foundation Global Excellence Award-2014
Ans- Prof T Harinarayana
158. Carnatic vocalist..........................has been selected for the 5th Indira Sivasailam Endowment Medal and Concert.
Ans- T. M. Krishna
159. Who grabbed the ICSI life time achievement award 2013 for corporate governance ?
Ans- Shiv Nadar

160. Who has been appointed as Shadow Minister in U.K ?

Malhotra

Ans- Seema

161. Employees Provident Fund Organization has decided to maintain interest rate on PF at.................percent for
current financial year
Ans- 8.75

162. Who following became the first woman to grab coveted mathematician awards Fields Medal ?
Ans- Maryam Mirzakhani
163. Who became the first Indian player to settle in semifinal of World Junior Squash Championship held in Namibia
?
Ans- Kush Kumar
164. World number three Roger Federer grabbed Cincinnati Tennis Open by defeating................
Ans- David Ferrer
165. India and........................has recently signed pact on technical cooperation in Railway sector.
Ans- Czech Republic
166.

Which among the following country has topped in newly released ICC ODI ranking ?

167.

Which among the following cricketer has topped in newly released ICC ODI ranking ?

168.

Indian batsman Virat Kohli secured..............position in the latest ICC ODI team rankings.

Ans- Australia
Ans- Hashim Amla
Ans- 3rd

169. Weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul has recently bagged first...............for India at recently held Youth Olympics
Games.
Ans- Silver

170. Bangladesh has decided to set up an exclusive economic zone for ....... to attract entrepreneurs and investors ?
Ans- Japan
171. T M Bhasin has been elected as the new Chairman of Indian Banks Association. He replaced ..
Ans- KR Kamath
172.
.

Following 3 personhas been elected as the deputy chairperson of Indian Banks Association ?

Chanda Kochhar
S L BAnsal
173.

Arun Kaul

Ans- 95th

Afghanistan has recently celebrated its............Independence Day on 19 August 2014 ?

174. T. M. Krishna, a..................has been selected for the 5th Indira Sivasailam Endowment Medal and Concert.
Ans- Carnatic vocalist
175. Indian origin Seema Malhotra has been appointed as Shadow Minister in U.K. She replace ..
Ans- Helen Jones
176.

Indias first private wildlife corridor will soon come up in which state ?

Ans- Madhya Pradesh

177. Who has retained her number one position as Batswoman in latest ICC ranking ?
Ans- Mithali Raj
178. Reliance Jio Infocomm has recently signed a deal with......................for sharing mobile towers.
Ans- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
179.

Reliance Jio Infocomm has recently signed an infrastructure sharing deal with following companies ?
Ascend Telecom Infrastructure
Reliance Communications

Bharti Airtel

180. Recently Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Air Force has started the first aerial exercise Indo-Russian Air
Force Exercise................in Russia.
Ans- Avia Indra-2014
181.

Who has been elected as first President of Indian Steel Association ?

Ans- C.S.Verma

182. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, how many accounts had to be opened on Ist day of launch of
scheme ?
Ans- 1.5 crore

183. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the scheme aims to cover.................people under this scheme till 25
January 2015.
Ans- 7.5 crore
184. As per newly launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, every account holder will receive a............debit card
with life insurance worth Rs 30,000.
Ans- RuPay
185. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, each and every account holder will receive an accidental insurance
up to Rs.................
Ans- 1
Lakh
186. Who among the following has been appointed as new Prime Minister of Turkey ?
Ans- Ahmet Davutoglu
187. Who has been appointed Interpols ambassador of Turn Back Crime campaign ?
Ans- Shahrukh Khan
188. Supreme Court directed real estate major DLF to pay Rs............fine imposed by the Competition Commission
of India.
Ans- 630 crore
189. Which company has removed four independent directors appointed by UPA regime on PSU boards ?
Ans- IOC
190. Who has bagged the prestigious UEFA Best Player award ?
Ronaldo

Ans- Cristiano

191. According to UNICEF, which southern part of the country has seen rise in child marriage ?
Kerla

Ans-

192. A Delhi based teenager................... has written a novel called God of Antarctica.
Ans- Yashwardhan Shukla
193. Which committee has submitted
Ans- Sivaramakrishnan committee

to Union Home Ministry to suggest the capital city of Andhra Pradesh ?

194. National Sports Day to mark the birth anniversary of hockey player Dhyan Chand was celebrated nationwide on
which date ?
Ans- 31 Aug
195.

Which countrys Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited India recently ?

196. Which actor and singer will receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar Award ?
Belafonte
197. Eminent historian...................has died recently after prolonged illness.
Chandra

Ans- Australia
Ans- Harry

Ans- Bipin

198. India and................. will soon review their Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) that was
signed way back in 2011.
Ans- Malaysia
199. Which Public sector will revise the interest rate on foreign currency non-resident (banking) term deposits ?
Ans- Indian Bank
200. India and . has signed a MoU to develop Varanasi into smart city ?
Japan

Ans-

201. Which award has not been given to any sportsperson this year ?
Ans- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
202. How much cash prize is given to Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awardees ?
Rupee

Ans- 5 lakh

203. Indian Cricketer R Ashwin has received whihc of the following award ?
award

Ans- Arjuna

204. Shooter Heena Sidhu has received which of the following award ?
award

Ans- Arjuna

205. Weightlifter Renubala Chanu has received which of the following award ?
award

Ans- Arjuna

206. Boxer Jai Bhagwan Weightlifter Renubala Chanu has received which of the following award ?
Ans- Arjuna award
207. How many sportspersons have received Arjuna award in 2014 for their exceptional performance in the field of
sports ?
Ans- 14
208.

Following won Dhyan Chand award 2014 ?

K.P. Thakkar (Swimming-diving)
Gurmail Singh (Hockey)
Zeeshan Ali (Tennis)

209.

Fwon Dronacharya award 2014 ?

Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling)
Gurcharan Singh Gogi (Judo)
N. Lingappa (Athletics)

219. Which team won the inaugural title of Pro Kabaddi League ?

Ans- Jaipur Pink Panthers

220. Polish.....................has set world record in the womens hammer throw at Internationals Stadionfest Berlin
Athletics meet held in Germany.
Ans- Anita Wlodarczyk
221. Indian Telugu Actor................. has become the first Indian actor to be honoured with a postage stamp by the US
Post Service (USPS).
Ans- Nageswara Rao
222. Thailand Army Chief ..................has been recently elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand.
Ans- Prayuth Chanocha
223. Famous agriculture Scientist.................has recently been conferred with the Doctor of Science by the University
of Agriculture of Pakistan
Ans- MS
Swaminathan
224. Which bank has recently grabbed the Core Banking System Initiative Award for the year 2014 ?
Ans- Bharatiya Mahila Bank
225. Which country has recently approved residence permit to the former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden .
Ans- Russia
226. Following has been recently conferred with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards by President Pranab
Mukherjee ?
Karan Singh ,

Arun Jaitley ,

Sharad Yadav

227. Recently Nuri al-Maliki was in news. He resigned as the Prime Minister of which country ?

Ans- Iraq

228. Recently Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) has resigned from his post.her nameis.
Ans- Mamta Sharma
229. Former Comptroller and Auditor General.................. has written a book titled Not Just an Accountant.
Ans- Vinod Rai
230. A book titled Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job was released recently. The book is authored by
Ans- Faraz Ahmad
231. A book titled Gujarats success story in Water Management was released recently. The book is authored by
Ans- Sriram Vedire
232. A book titled Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gurcharan was released recently. The book is authored by AnsDaman Singh

233. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently set up ..................... to identify outdated laws.
Ans- Ramanujam committee
234. Which author has received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award recently ?
Ans- Salman Rushdie
235. According to Moody, what will be Indias GDP growth in 2015 ?

Ans- 5 per cent

236. As per latest global liveability study, Delhi has secured ............ poor position out of 140 world cities.
Ans- 111
237. Which is the leading state that attracts significant investment in Indias hotels and tourism industry ?
Ans- Gujarat
238. The union government is going to spend....................to provide mobile connectivity in 55,000 villages in the next
five years.
Ans- Rs 20,000 crore
239. Asian Development Bank will provide up to.....................loan to India over the next three years.
Ans- 7-9 billion
240. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced to replace which institution ?
Ans- Planning Commission
241. India and.............. has decided to sign pact for investment and trade which has a huge surge from USD 4.2 billion
to 19.4 billion.
Ans- Singapore
242. China inaugurated its second railway line in..................to enhance mobility of its military in the remote Himalayan
region.
Ans- Tibet
243. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to wave off Rs.............. liability of Jammu and Kashmir towards
the Food Corporation of India
Ans- 60 crore
244. The union government is going to spend Rs 20,000 crore to provide mobile connectivity in.................villages in
the next five years.
Ans-55,000
245. Union government will set up..............new ultra mega power projects in Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand.
Ans- Four
246. Which state has grabbed big portion of the country's total exports that was made from Special Economic Zones
during 2013-14 ?
Ans- Gujarat
247. The Union Home Ministry has recently suggested whose name for Bharat Ratna award ?
Ans- Major Dhyan Chand
248. Union government is planning to increase its stake in IFCI Ltd to........%from 45 per cent.

Ans- 51

249. Mother Dairy and.................has recently announced launch of the Smart Change Card for Mother Dairy booths
in the National Capital Region.
Ans- SBI
250. China inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet with a cost of USD................ to enhance mobility of its military
in the remote Himalayan region.
Ans- 2.16 billion
251. India and Singapore has decided to sign pact for investment and trade which has a huge surge from USD 4.2
billion to..........billion.
Ans-19.4
252. Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Mamta Sharma has resigned from his post.
Now................will replace her.
Ans- Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar
253. Jaipur Pink Panther (JPP) which won the inaugural title of Pro Kabaddi League has been owned by whom ?
Ans- Abhisek Bachchan
254. Eminent historian. Bipin Chandra has died recently. He received which of these highest civilian awards ?
Ans- Padma Bhushan

255. Actor and singer Harry Belafonte will receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar Award. He belongs to..
Ans- US
256. Recently India has signed a pact with World Bank for Mizoram State Roads Project with the financial assistance
of ...............million US dollar.
Ans- 107
257. Who has resigned from the post of the Governor of Manipur ?
258. Gujarat has grabbed how much per cent of the country's total exports during 2013-14 ?

Ans- Vinod Kumar Duggal

Ans- 45 percent