SATYADEVA ASANSOL

GENERAL AWARENESS 2014 MCQ

1. Book entitled The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 has been written by   A. Carlotta GallB. Neville MaxwellC. Henderson BrooksD. None of the above

2. When is World Water Day celebrated annually?A. 22 MarchB. 5 MarchC. 13 MarchD. 20 March

3. Recently where was the Universal Mobile Charger Law introduced to make use of common charger?A. AsiaB. EuropeC. AustraliaD. USA

4. Malaysian Airlines flight that vanished from the radar screen over the South China Sea was coded as –A. MH 777-200ERB. MH370C. MA377D. MA370

5. SEBI announced to release FATCA compliance norms in the fiscal year 2014-15. FATCA stands for?A. Foreign Account Tax Compliance ActB. Foreign Act of Tax Compliance AccountC. Foreign Asset Tax Compliance ActD. None of these.6. Recently, Union Health Ministry revoked a ban Painkiller after the recommendation of Drugs Technical Advisory Board. What is the name of the Painkiller?A. AnalginB. AtropineC. StrychnineD. Yohimbine7. Google signed a deal with which company to design, develop and distribute Google Glass?A. LuxotticaB. AppleC. TrentD. Amazon8. Which city of Haryana has the maximum number of first time voters who will vote in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014?

A. FaridabadB. GurgaonC. JindD. Hissar

9. 7th Asian Air Gun Championship was held in March 2014 in –A. PuneB. KuwaitC. SeoulD. Tokyo

10. Name the winner of the inaugural Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship at Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Great Noida.A. Dave BallB. Paul McCumiskyC. Stuart Oliver D. Graham Powell.

11. Name the person who recently won the singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship?A. Tomas BerdychB. Roger FedererC. Novak DjokovicD. Andy Murray

12. Indian-American scientist Anil Jain on 6 March 2014 developed the first 3D model of a human fingerprint called –A. Finger WebB. PhantomC. Jain FingerD. Image

13. Who has been appointed as the first Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) on 4 March 2014?   A Sumith NakandalaB Kamlesh SinghC Fuwad ThowfeekD Surendra Pandey

14. The Union Health Ministry on 4 March 2014 issued new guidelines for treating rape victims and has asked all the hospitals to set up a designated room for forensic and medical examination of victims. These guidelines have been formulated on the recommendation of a committee chaired by   A Dr. ME KhanB Dr. VM KatochC Indrajit KhandekarD None of the above

15. India Aviation 2014 was held in a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad c) Pune d) New Delhi   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

16. Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014 held in March 2014?    A PakistanB IndiaC South AfricaD Australia17. Name the Deputy Governor of RBI, who resigned from the post on 20 March 2014?   A Anand SinhaB Rajiv TakruC KC ChakrabartyD S. L. N. Simha

18. An anti-dam march of 2400km was organised over the demand to cancel Myitsone dam. Where is the dam located?    A TripuraB MyanmarC ThailandD China19. Name the research report published by anti-poverty charity Oxfam that in its analysis has said that the divide between the rich and poor in the United Kingdom has widened?   AA Tale of Two BritainsB Britain of Rich and PoorC Tale of Rich and Poor in BritainD None of the above

20. Who won the Men’s single of Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2014 held in Pasir Gudang on 30 March 2014?   A Sourabh VermaB Simon SantosoC Wang XiaoliD Mahesh Bupathi

21. A country on 23 March 2014 shot down Syrian military jet on violation of its airspace. Name the country?   

A US

B Russia

C Turkey

D China

22. Which country is the second largest importer of the arm in the world according to new data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 17 March 2014?   A SwedenB ChinaC PakistanD India

23. Union Defense Ministry on 3 March 2014 ordered a CBI investigation into the purchase of jet fighter engines from a British firm. Name the firm?   A Lockheed MartinB Direction des Constructions Navales (DCNS)C Rolls-RoyceD ATA Defense

24. India at Risk is a book written by   A Yashwant SinhaB Brahma ChellaneyC Jaswant SinghD Y V Reddy25. Name the declaration under which Russia was suspended from Group of 8 countries (G-8) over its annexation of Crimea peninsula   A The Hague declarationB G-8 declarationC Declaration of suspensionD None

26. Name the country that recently approved a new election law allowing multiple candidates to run for the post of President? a)    Ukraine b)    Syria c)    Germany d)    Brazil   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

27. Name the person, who on 20 March 2014 was unanimously elected as the first women President of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London.   A Tarapada BasuB Sundar KabaddiC Rupanjana DuttaD Aditi Khanna

28. Sheila Dikshit has been appointed as a governor of a state. Name the state? a)    Tamil Nadu b)    Andhra Pradesh c)    Kerala d)    Pondicherry   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

29. Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia on 17 March 2014 signed a decree that recognize a state as a sovereign state. Name the state for which the decree was signed?   A KievB CrimeaC SevastopolD Moldova

30. Who won the men's singles title of BNP Paribas Tennis Open on 16 March 2014? a) Rafael Nadal b) Novak Djokovic c) Roger Federer d) Andy Murray   

A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

31. Name the 13-year old Indian-American student who won the National Spelling Bee Competition of the US held at Kansas City Public Library, Missouri? a)    Sophia Hoffman b)    Kush Sharma c)   Arvind Mahankali d) Ilia Sinha   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

32. Which prestigious institute of India on 13 March 2014 has developed first ever cloud based open-source Web-GIS tool to estimate the rooftop solar power potential for Indian cities? a) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur b) The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) c) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore d) National Institute of Technology, Jaipur   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 433. Who has topped the 28th Annual World Billionaires list of Forbes released on 3 March 2014?   A Bill GatesB Carlos Slim HeluC Amanico OrtegaD Larry Ellison

34. The 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014 was announced on 2 March 2014. Which film was awarded the best picture award?   A The Great GatsbyB 12 Years A SlaveC Dallas Buyers ClubD Gravity

35. Who is the brand Ambassador of Earth Hour 2014?   A Aamir KhanB Hrithik Roshan

C Arjun KapoorD Sonam Kapoor

36. Which cricketer has been voted as the Cricketer of the Generation on 14 March 2014 by a 50-member jury of ESPN cric info? a) Virender Sehwag b) Ricky Ponting c) Brian Lara

d) Sachin Tendulkar   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 437. Which state was the first to make all election booths to display No Smoking Areas in the Lok Sabha 2014 elections?   A AssamB ChandigarhC Tamil NaduD Jammu and Kashmir

38. World Dentist Day is observed on?    A 5 MarchB 6 MarchC 7 MarchD 8 March39. In which country Smog insurance was introduced to tackle air pollution?   

A USA

B China

C India

D Brazil

40. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently extended the timeline for full implementation of Basel III norms by   A 2015B 2017C 2019D 202041. Which State won the men's title at the recently concluded 64th National Basketball Championship?   A PunjabB Tamil NaduC KarnatakaD Rajasthan

42. Which of the following is the World largest TV unveiled recently?    A Big HossB Big Boss

C Boeing767D Speed way

43. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India in the last week of March 2014 conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards. How many armed personnel have been awarded with Kriti Chakras?   

A One

B Three

C Seven

D Ten

44. India, Sri Lanka and Maldives on 6 March 2014 held national security advisor-level meeting on maritime security cooperation in   A ColomboB New DelhiC MaldivesD Seychelles45. SEBI on 19 March 2014 inaugurated its local office at?   

A Pune

B Shimla

C Ranchi

D Bhopal

46. Recently Indian Navy successfully completed its one of the largest war drills spread over Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal region. Name the drill?   A Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX)B Naval Interaction-2013C INDRA-2014D 2014 KOMODO multilateral joint exercise

47. 16th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship was held in   A Seoul, South KoreaB Pune, IndiaC SingaporeD Bang Sean, Thailand

48. World Kidney Day was observed on a) 14 March b) 13 March c) 16 March d) 11 March   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

49. Which Indian Pharmaceutical company won the patent case against Israeli firm Teva on 3 March 2014 for launching the generic version of multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone in USA?   

A Ranbaxy

B Cipla

C Natco

D Pfizer

50. Wipro Limited and an Indian company on 20 March 2014 emerged as the only Indian entities in the 2014 list of World's Most Ethical Companies. Name the second company?   A Adani powerB RelianceC TVSD Tata Power

51. Name the Indian film that was screened at seventh Asian film festival in March 2014?   A Bhaag Milkha BhaagB Gangs of WassypurC Madras CaféD Are we Being Human, Lakshmi

52. A national campaign on dengue was launched on 11 March 2014. What is the name of the campaign? a) Prevent Dengue b) Read, Practice, and Prevent Dengue c) U & Me against Dengue d) Dengue Awareness   

A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

53. Which country's Supreme Court has sacked its Chief Election Commissioner Fuwad Thowfeek for contempt of court? a) Mauritius b) Iran c) Maldives d) Pakistan   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

54. The second update of the Annual Health Survey was released on 6 March 2014. In this context, consider the following statement. I. the Annual Health Survey was conducted in all the 284 districts in eight Empowered Action Group (EAG) States. II. EAG States includes Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Rajasthan.III. Crude Birth Rate (CBR) in urban areas districts is generally higher than that in rural areas.IV. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is minimum at 19 in Rudraprayag in Uttarkhand while in Sara Swati in Uttar Pradesh it was maximum at 103.Select the correct code   

A I, II and IVB II, III and IVC I, III and IVD All of the above

55. The strategic India-US Energy Dialogue was held from 5 - 11 March 2014 in a) Washingtonb) New York c) New Delhi d) Mumbai   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

56. The reason for the decline in Current Account Deficit (CAD) of India in the Third Quarter (October -December) of 2013-14 is/are I. Curbs on import in general II. Curbs on import of Gold III. Increase in Exports IV. Depreciation of Rupee against Dollar Select the correct code   A I, II and IIIB II, III and IVC I, III and IVD All of the above

57. Govind Mishra has been selected for the Sara Swati honour for the year 2013 for which book?   A Dhool Paudho ParB Wo Apna CehraC The Writings on the SandD Lal Peeli Zameen

58. When was Earth Hour Observed in 2014?   A March 22B April 1C March 29D March 31

59. Santosh Trophy 2014 of football was won by? a) Manipur b) Mizoram c) Railways d) West Bengal   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

60. Which team won the team title in the inaugural Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship at Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida?   A Castrol Becton

B Technologies Motor SportsC Dealer DaredevilsD Cummins

61. Name the person who died recently was famous for writing a book on US President Richard Nixon titled Selling of the President 1968 a) Amartya Sen b)    Stephens King c)    James Joyce

d)    Joe McGinnis’s   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

62. World Sparrow Day is celebrated annually?   

A 13 March

B 20 March

C 5 March

D 20 April

63. Assam government’s plan to trim down the horns of rhino’s to save their life from the poachers, is based on which plan?   A IVR 2018B Rhinos 2016C IRV 2020D Rhinos 2022

64. Which country on 11 March 2014 announced to hold a referendum on changing the National Flag? a) Australia b) New Zealand c) Syria d) Switzerland   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

65. Name the World Longest aircraft which was unveiled at Cardington in Bedfordshire, Britain recently? a) HAV304 b) Airbus A380 c) Antonov An-225 d) Boeing 747-8   

A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3

D Option 4

66. Who has been appointed as the interim President of BCCI to look after the IPL-7 following a decision of the Supreme Court on 28 March 2014?   A Ravi SashtriB Sunil GavaskarC Kapil DevD Sourav Ganguly

67. She is the first Woman Director of National Aluminum Company Ltd (NALCO). Name the woman – a) Soma Mondal b) Sabyasachi Bhattacharjee c) Swati Agarwal d) Chanda

Kochhar   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

68. NCDEX launched the future contract in which Agricultural Product in the last week of March 2014?   

A Rice

B Bajra

C Cotton

D Coffee

69. Name the only Parsi Community cricketer of Pakistan who died on 24 March 2014 in Karachi?   A Freddie MercuryB Diana EduljeeC Farukh BulsaraD Rusi Din Shaw

70. Union Finance Ministry and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 11 March 2014 jointly finalized the norms of investment for setting up Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) - Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). In this context which is/are not one of the features of CPSE-ETF? a) Individual investors can invest for CPSE-ETF in between 5 thousand rupees to 10 lakh rupees. b) CPSE- ETF is an open-ended fund and the units would have a face value of Rs.10 per unit. c) Goldman Sachs is acting as the asset management company for the ETF. d) None of the above   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

71. Mortal remains of about 282 Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed (dug out) on 2 March 2014 from the well at?   A Nankana Sahib in FaisalabadB Ajnala in AmritsarC Faridabad in HaryanaD Barrackpur in Uttar Pradesh

72. International Hockey Federation (FIH) on 20 March 2014 introduced a new format of 60-minute game in Hockey, comprising of four 15-minute quarters each. Name the president of FIH?   A Maximilian MullerB Leandro NegreC Richard PoundD Alyson Annan

73. Name the South African cricketer, who on 4 March 2014 announced his retirement from international cricket   A Hasim AmlaB Morne MorkelC Jacques KallisD Graeme Smith

74. Which State won the women's title at the recently concluded 64th National Basketball Championship?   A UttarakhandB PunjabC JharkhandD Chhattisgarh

75. To which country India has pledged to provide an assistance of 4500 crore rupees to implement its 11th Five Year Plan? a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Afghanistan d) Sri Lanka   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

76. Indian Ordinance factory recently launched a light-weight revolver designed especially for women to defend themselves from assault. Name it?   A NirbheekB NirbhayaC JessicaD Save the women

77. Sara Swati Sam man is an annual award and is given in recognition of outstanding prose or poetry literary works in Indian languages that are listed in Schedule VII of the constitution of India. The award is given by which institution?   A Sahitya AcademyB National Integrity Cultural AcademyC KalashetraD K. K. Birla Foundation

78. Which company announced on 12 March 2014 to provide pollution compensation for its worker in China? a) Samsung b) Apple c) Panasonic d) Toyota   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

79. 1st Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships was held in? a)    Bangkok b)    China c)   Brazil d)    France   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

80. Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London was set up in?   A May 1947B August 1947C January 1950D September 2000

81. Who won the Gold medal in the Men's rifle event of the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship held on 10 March 2014? a) Chain Singh b) Quin Cong c) Liu Zhinguo d) Gagan Narang   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

82. Which one of the following Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is not included in the CPSE - Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)? a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) b) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) c) Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) d) Container Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL)   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

83. Who is the Author of the Book the Sahara Testaments?   A Tade IpadeolaB Abdul KalamC Rebecca HuntD Victoria Grossack

84. Who won the best supporting actress award at the 86th Oscar Academy Awards held in Los Angeles?   A Cate BlanchettB Spike JonzeC Lupita Nyong'oD Kirsten Stewart

85. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 March 2014 extended the date for exchange of the pre-2005 banknotes from 31 March 2014 to   A 31 December 2014B 1 August 2014C 1 January 2015D 31 March 2015

86. Name the person, who has been appointed as the Governor of Kerala   A Sheila DikshitB Arvind KejriwalC Ashok GehlotD Nikhil Kumar

87. Which pharmaceutical company joined the list of other Indian pharmaceutical companies against whom import alert has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for non-compliance of good manufacturing practice? a) Wockhardt b) Sun Pharmaceuticals c) Ranbaxy

d) Cipla   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

88. Young Global Leaders list 2014 was recently released on 11 March 2014. This list was released by which organization? a) World Economic Forum b) World Bank c) Oxfam International

d) Forbes   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

89. Which among the following Indians were not listed in the Young Global Leaders list 2014 released on 11 March 2014? a) Nandini Primal b) Farhan Akhtar c) Sachin Bansal

d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

90. He was the former Union Home Secretary who recently resigned from the post of Chairman of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX-SX). Name the person a) Thomas Mathew b) K Subramanyam

c) G K Pillai d) Jignesh Shah   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

91. Name the virus detected by Cert-In recently which affects the Android based smart phones?     A Ten droidB DendroidC AndroidD True Virus

92. Forest Department and the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) recently captured and relocated seventh of the stranded Gibbon families in Dello village to Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary. Name the species of these Gibbons    A Hoolock GibbonB Plieated GibbonC Northern White Cheeked GibbonD Siamang Gibbon

93. Recently, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy signed a MoU to channelize subsidy for solar energy usage with which Bank?   A ICCI BankB SBIC HDFCD National Housing Bank

94. Which Municipal Corporation of India launched a new health scheme called Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana for women on 6 March 2014?   A North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)B Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)C Brinhan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)D Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)

95. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 3 March 2014 accorded a sports body with the status of a National Sports Federation (NSF) for governing the sport (both men and women) in India. Name the sports body?   A India HockeyB Indian Federation of HockeyC Indian Hockey FederationD None of the above

96. Who was appointed as the new Revenue Secretary on 25 March 2014?   A Rajiv TakruB Sumit BoseC GS SandhuD None of the above

97. Govind Mishra is the second Hindi author to be selected for the Sara Swati Award. Name the first person to be selected for the award and when?   A Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991B Subhadra Kumari Chauhan in 1948C Maithili Sharan Gupta in 1964D Mahadevi Verma in 1987

98. Which Maharatna PSU introduced Voluntary retirement Scheme for female Workers?   A Coal India LimitedB NTPCC Bharat Heavy Electricals LimitedD Steel Authority of India

99. Who won the doubles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship?   A Rohan Bopanna and Aihsan ul Haq QureshiB Daniel Nestor and N. ZimonjicC Bautista Agut and IstominD Tomasz Bednarek and Lukas Dlouhy

100. Egyptian Court sentenced to death to how many supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi?   

A 469

B 529

C 912

D 1243

101. Which private airline of India signed a deal with Boeing worth 4.4 billion dollars to buy 42 Next Generation 737 MAX8 aircraft by 2018? a) Indigo b) Kingfisher Airlines c) Spice Jet

d) Go Airways   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

102. Who won the International Women of Courage Award given by the US Secretary of State?   A NirbhayaB LaxmiC Iris YashminD Roshika Deo

103. Name the Indian film that on 18 March 2014 won the audience choice award in North Carolina film festival?   A Ekhon Nedekha Nadir XipaareB Gangs of WassepurC Free LunchD None of the above

104. European Union on 6 March 2014 froze the assets of Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted Ukrainian leader and other 17 former ministers, businessmen and security chiefs. This decision was taken by the leaders of European Union during an emergency meeting held in?    

A Brussels

B Kiev

C London

D Paris

105. Where Ebola Virus, which causes viral hemorrhagic fever, was detected in the last week of March 2014?   A GuineaB NigeriaC EthiopiaD Kenya

106. Name the Insurance Company which was in news due to registration of preliminary investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the company for alleged fraud into four government schemes? a) Star Health Insurance b) ICICI Lombard c) Bajaj Allianz d) PNB MetLife   

A Option 1

B Option 2

C Option 3

D Option 4

107. Who got the G D Birla award for the year 2013?   A Nagendra Kumar Singh, agricultural scientistB Rajesh Gopakumar, PhysicistC Shivram Baburao Bhoje, nuclear scientistD Thanu theoretical physicist and Cosmologist

108. Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014?   A Indian architect Eugene PandalaB Japanese architect Shigeru BanC Philippines architect Albert ZambranoD US architect Michael Middleton Dwyer

109. Which two States of India on 12 March 2014 became the first States to be issued with Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in India? a) Haryana & Punjab b) Bihar & Jharkhand c) Tamil Nadu & Kerala d) Assam & Nagaland   A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

110. Union Cabinet on 2 March 2014 cleared the Ordinance for reservation for which community under the central list of OBC category in nine northern states?   

A Jats

B Oraon

C Bheed

D Muslims

111. Which Maharatna PSU announced to build 30000 crore rupees refinery at Mundra in Gujarat?   A Indian Oil CorporationB ONGCC Coal India LimitedD GAIL

112. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recently announced to provide Universal Account Number to PF account holders from     A 1 September 2016B 1 October 2014C 1 March 2015D 1 March 2015

113. Which country has planned to lease Himalayas to private companies to boost tourism? a) India b) Nepal c) Bhutan d) China   

A Option 1B Option 2C Option 3D Option 4

114. Israeli Diplomats launched an open ended strike worldwide to mark the protest with the Israel Government. What was the issue?   

A Over pay disputeB Over disciplinary systemC Over immunity rightsD None of the above

115. According to the data released by RBI on 5 March 2014, Current Account Deficit (CAD) as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined to its lowest in past eight years. The CAD as a percentage of GDP at present is at   A 4.8B 0.9C 3.2D 1.4

116. Who received the Life-Time Achievement Award of the National Photography Awards 2014?   A Alok AvinashB Subhankar BanerjeeC Rajesh BediD Altaf Qadri