Friday, 26 December 2014

Expected Current Affairs Questions For Competitive Exam

Q. : 1   The 11th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand from 14th Feb to 29th Mar. Apart from the 10 Full Members, four qualifiers will take part in the tournament. Which of the following is NOT among the qualifiers?

1) United Arab Emirates
2) Scotland
3) Ireland  
4) Afghanistan
5) Iran

Q. : 2   Which of the following countries has won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2014 title?

1) Pakistan
2) India
3) Iran
4) New Zealand
5) None of these





Q. : 3   Who among the following has been named the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2013-14?

1) Romesh Sobti
2) Chanda Kochhar
3) Aditya Puri
4) Abraham Koshy
5) Uday Kotak  

Q. : 4   Which of the following political parties has become the first in 14 years to form single-party govt in Jharkhand?

1) INC
2) BJP
3) JMM
4) Janata Dal (U)
5) RJD

Q. : 5   The Winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 23 Dec after passing a ‘record’ number of _____ legislations in 22 sittings.

1) 13
2) 16
3) 18
4) 21
5) 23

Q. : 6   Beji Caid Essebsi has won the first free presidential election in which of the following countries recently?

1) Tunisia
2) Yemen
3) Libya
4) Nigeria
5) None of these

Q. : 7   Which of the following state govts has fixed minimum educational qualifications for contesting polls for panchayat samiti and district council elections recently?

1) West Bengal
2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Madhya Pradesh

Q. : 8   Which of the following states has started ‘Prati Inta e-Sakshatha’ programme under National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) to e-literate 30,000 persons in the state?

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Telangana
5) Tamil Nadu

Q. : 9   The govt has ordered a cut of nearly 20 per cent in its 2014-15 healthcare budget due to fiscal strains. India spends about what per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on public health?

1) 1 per cent
2) 3 per cent
3) 5.3 per cent
4) 8.3 per cent
5) None of these

Q. : 10   Who among the following has won the inaugural $500,000 Dubai Open golf tournament?

1) Jyoti Randhawa
2) Gaganjeet Bhullar
3) Shiv Kapur
4) Wang Jeung-hun
5) Arjun Atwal

Q. : 11   India’s Shiv Kapur is associated with which of the following games?

1) Golf
2) Badminton
3) Tennis
4) Billiards
5) Shooting

Q. : 12   The govt is considering merging OCI and PIO schemes on the eve of the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), to be held in Gujarat from Jan 7 to 9. So far, NRIs holding OCI cards are entitled to get lifelong visas while PIOs get visas for

1) 5 years 
2) 10 years
3) 15 years
4) 20 years
5) None of these

Q. : 13   The govt has scrapped the idea to sell Specified Undertaking of UTI’s (Suyuti’s) stake in private-sector companies through the ETF route. The term ETF stands for

1) Externally-Traded Fund
2) Estimate-Traded Fund
3) Exchange-Traded Fund
4) Eco-Traded Fund
5) None of these

Q. : 14   Which of the following Indian films has been named best first feature film by Toronto Film Critics?

1) Yellow
2) City Lights
3) Liar’s Dice
4) The Lunchbox
5) Fandry

Q. : 15   Which of the following countries has won the fifth men’s Kabaddi World Cup title?

1) Pakistan
2) India
3) Iran
4) New Zealand
5) None of these

Q. : 16   Who among the following has been named ambassador for 2015 ICC World Cup?

1) Sourav Ganguly
2) Virender Sehwag
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) Sachin Tendulkar

Q. : 17   What is the theme of the new Govt of India calendar 2015?

1) Clean India, Green India
2) Make in India
3) Incredible India
4) Good governance
5) None of these

Q. : 18   What is the new deadline set by the RBI to exchange pre-2005 currency notes? The earlier deadline was to end on 1 Jan.

1) Jan 31
2) Mar 1
3) Mar 31
4) Apr 1
5) Jun 30

Q. : 19 Which of the following three countries have inaugurated a 925km long new railway route that will improve resource-rich Central Asia’s access to markets in the Middle East and South Asia?

1) Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran
2) Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran
3) Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Iran
4) Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran
5) None of these

Q. : 20   Inmates of Delhi’s Tihar jail will soon get life and accidental insurance cover as their accounts are being opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna. Under the PMJDY scheme, what are the accidental and life insurance covers respectively?

1) Rs 50,000, Rs 20,000
2) Rs 75,000, Rs 30,000
3) Rs 1 lakh, Rs 30,000
4) Rs 1.5 lakh, Rs 50,000
5) None of these


Answer Key :
  1. Ans.) 5
  2. Ans.) 2
  3. Ans.) 1
  4. Ans.) 2
  5. Ans.) 3
  6. Ans.) 1
  7. Ans.) 4
  8. Ans.) 4
  9. Ans.) 1
  10. Ans.) 5
  11. Ans.) 1
  12. Ans.) 3
  13. Ans.) 3
  14. Ans.) 4
  15. Ans.) 2
  16. Ans.) 5
  17. Ans.) 1
  18. Ans.) 5
  19. Ans.) 1
  20. Ans.) 3
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