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Q-1

 Which venerable institution of US whose policies have impact on financial markets worldwide celebrate its 100th anniversary recently ?

ANSWER

 Federal Reserve

Q-2

 In which tech company, the CEO says the company culture is ‘work-life balance is for those who don’t like their work’ ?

ANS

Amazon 

Q- 3

This is being voted one of the most unforgettable commercials of 2013. Name the brand and the model.?

ANS

Volvo trucks, Jean Claude Van Damme

Q-4

 ’90 minutes > 24 hours’ is the slogan of what ?

ANS

Times Now News Hour

Q-5

After graduating from IIT KGP, where did the newly appointed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal take up a job ? He resigned this job and joined IRS

ANS

Tata Steel 

Q-6Famous car launched by this gigantic corporation means ‘sport of the kings’ that shared it’s name with a famous confectionary brand.

ANS

Polo.

Q- 7

Which Tata company funded lifeline Express ?

ANS

Voltas.

Q-8

 2013 BRICS summit will be held at which place ?

ANS

Durban (South Africa)

Q-9

Who equaled the world record of eight golds at the 2013 World AthleticsChampionships?

ANS

Usain Bolt

Q-10

Whose new book, ‘My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions’ has been released recently?

ANS

 A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Q-11

In which state is the Election Commission planning to use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) system for the first time in the country?

ANS

 Nagaland

Q-12

A Street in which foreign country has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of India’s 67th Independence Day?

ANS

Canada.

Q-13

Who won this year’s Children’s Peace prize, instituted by the Dutch based Kids Rights Foundation?

ANS

Malala Yousafzai

Q-14

Who received this year’s Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation?

ANS

Brigalia Bam

Q-15

Which Gulf nation has passed the country’s first law against domestic violence?

ANS

Saudi Arabia

Q-16

Where was this year’s G-20 Summit held?

ANS

 St. Petersburg, Russia

Q-17

Which central Government agency has collaborated with theTata Motors in developing India’s first Hydrogen powered bus?

ANS

ISRO

Q-18

International Day of Democracy was observed on ...?

ANS

September 15

Q-19

 Which car manufacturer has promised that they will launch self driving cars by 2020 ?

ANS

Nissan

Q-20

Under what rule is the PSU Shipping Corporation if India set to lose its Navaratna status ?

ANS

 Losses in 3 consecutive financial years