Current Affairs MCQ: 30 December 2014

1) Union government on 29 December 2014 has given its nod for ordinance route to amend which act, which will benefit People of Indian Origin (PIO) and will give them benefits like life-long visa and exemption from appearing before the local police station on every visit etc?

(A) Citizenship Act, 1955

(B) Citizenship Act, 1947

(C) Citizenship Act, 1950

(D) Citizenship Act, 1983

2) Union Cabinet on 29 December 2014 has approved a proposal to take the ordinance route to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of which year?

(A) 2014

(B) 2009

(C) 2013

(D) 2011

3) Union Government has reconstituted the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on 29 December 2014 by nominating three new members. Who is the chairman of NDMA?

(A) President of India

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Lok Sabha Speaker

(D) Any person nominated by Union Government

4) As of 24 December 2014, 10 crore accounts have been opened under the PMJDY scheme with a collective deposit amounting to Rs 7,690.89 crore, thus achieveing the target well before the target date. What was the target date for opening 10 crore accounts accounts under PMJDY fixed initially?

(A) January 1, 2015

(B) March 31, 2015

(C) August 15, 2015

(D) January 26, 2015

5) Department of Disability Affairs (Nishaktata Karya Vibhag) functioning under which Ministry on 29 December 2014 renamed as the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Viklangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag)?

(A) Ministry of Minority Affairs

(B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(C) Ministry of Labour

(D) Ministry of Home Affairs 

6) Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister on 29 December 2014 approved the infusion of RS. 60 crore in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. to make it a Government company. A contribution of Rs. 60 crore to the capital of the company would raise the shareholding of the Government to?

(A) 51%

(B) 60%

(C) 75%

(D) 100%

7) Government has recently decided to set up 'Saffron Production & Export Development Agency (SPEDA) to be headquartered at?

(A) Darjeeling, West Bengal

(B) Kottayam, Kerala

(C) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(D) Srinagar, J&K

8) Which mobile company on 29 December 2014 announced rolling back of plan to start charging customers for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services?

(A) Vodafone

(B) Airtel

(C) Docomo

(D) Idea

9) Delhi on 28 December 2014 recorded the lowest temperature in past five years with the mercury dipping to 2.6 degrees Celsius. Delhi's all-time low of 1.1 degrees Celsius was recorded on 26 December of which year?

(A) 2001

(B) 1911

(C) 1945

(D) 1974

10) Which social networking site has recently apologized for the grief its "Year in Review" feature caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones?

(A) Facebook

(B) Twitter

(C) Instagram

(D) Whatsapp

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Citizenship Act, 1955

2) Ans. (C) 2013

3) Ans. (B) Prime Minister

4) Ans. (D) January 26, 2015

5) Ans. (B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

6) Ans. (A) 51%

7) Ans. (D) Srinagar, J&K

8) Ans. (B) Airtel

9) Ans. (C) 1945

10) Ans. (A) Facebook

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29th December 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Union Cabinet approved ordinance to amend Land Acquisition Act: The Union Cabinet on 29 December 2014 approved an ordinance to amend the contentious land acquisition act and ease restrictions including a "consent clause" which was seen as obstacle for power, highways, housing, defence and infrastructure projects and holding up the economy's growth potential. The ordinance seeks to waive the "consent clause" - the requirement to secure specific consent of owners of 70% -80% of land owners if acquisitions are meant for defence and defence production, rural infrastructure including electrification, housing for poor and affordable housing, industrial corridors and infrastructure projects including projects under Public-Private Partnership mode where ownership the land continues to be vested with the government.

2) Government to soon establish 'SMART Police' stations in each state: In line with prime minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'SMART Police', home minister Rajnath Singh on 29 December 2014 decided to establish one model 'SMART Police Station' in each state. Some suggested features of the SMART Police Station included basic amenities for visitors, waiting area, toilets, drinking water, receptionist whom the visitors can meet. The station will include rest room for constables, including separate room for women constables. PM had introduced the concept of SMART Police ( where S stands for sensitive and strict; M for modern with mobility; A for alert and accountable; R- for reliable and responsive; T for trained and techno-savvy) during the 49th Directors General/Inspectors General Annual Conference at Guwahati on November 30, 2014. 

3) Delhi first city to achieve 100% enrolment in PMJDY: Delhi has become the first city to achieve 100 percent enrolment under Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), according to a top Delhi government official. Bank accounts of more than 31.63 lakh families have been opened under the scheme in the national capital.

4) Government to set up Saffron Production & Export Development Agency: Government has approved setting up of the Specialized Agency under the Spices Board with the nomenclature of 'Saffron Production & Export Development Agency (SPEDA) to be headquartered at Srinagar (J&K) to plan and implement programmes for development and promotion of exports of quality saffron. The agency will be set up by the Spices Board in consultation with the Government of J&K as expeditiously as possible.

5) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reconstituted: The central government on 29 December 2014 reconstituted the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), a home ministry notification said. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) director of health, safety and environment D.N. Sharma has been nominated as a member of the NDMA. Kamal Kishore, programme advisor of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Lt. Gen. (retd) N.C. Marwah were also named as members.

6) IFCI to become Government Company: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on 29 December 2014 approved the infusion of RS. 60 crore in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. to make it a Government company by way of acquisition of preference shares from existing share holder(s). Industrial Finance Corporation of India was set up in 1948 as a Statutory Corporation under the Industrial Finance Corporation Act, 1948. A contribution of Rs. 60 crore to the capital of the company would raise the shareholding of the Government to 51 percent.

7) Department of Disability Affairs gets new name: The Department of Disability Affairs (Nishaktata Karya Vibhag) functioning under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been renamed as the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Viklangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag). The Gazette notification in this regard has been issued by the Government of India, a statement said. Carved out as separate department and christened as the Department of Disability Affairs in 2012 to act as the nodal Department for matters pertaining to disability and Persons with Disabilities, the department deals with a variety of issues associated with disabilities.

8) Airtel dropped plans to charge extra for internet voice calls: Bharti Airtel on 29 December 2014 announced rolling back of plan to start charging customers for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services that include applications such as Skype, Line and Viber, which lets users make free calls through the Internet.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 29 December 2014

1) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 27 December 2014 broke whose record for most number of stumpings in International cricket?

(A) Adam Gilchrist

(B) Kumar Sangakkara

(C) Mark Boucher

(D) Romesh Kaluwitharana

2) Raghubar Das on 28 December 2014 sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Haryana

(D) Mizoram

3) BCCI on 27 December 2014 banned which India spinner from bowling in competitive matches due to suspect action?

(A) Ravichandran Ashwin

(B) Ravindra Jadeja

(C) Axar Patel

(D) Pragyan Ojha

4) An AirAsia flight QZ8501 of which country went missing on 28 December 2014, with 162 people aboard, en route to Singapore from Indonesia?

(A) Malaysia

(B) Singapore

(C) Indonesia

(D) India 

5) Who was declared 'All India Football Federation Player of the Year' on 27 December 2014?

(A) Subrata Pal

(B) Sunil Chhetri

(C) Sandeep Nandi

(D) Sandesh Jhingan

6) Name the Director of the hindi film 'PK' starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma, featuring Aamir Khanha as an alien, which was recently in news for controversy?

(A) Rajkumar Hirani

(B) Reema Kagti

(C) Vijay Krishna Acharya

(D) Ashutosh Gowariker

7) Recently, sixteen states have ratified a constitutional amendment bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of judges appointing judges, bringing the government a step closer to put in place a new mechanism of appointments in the higher judiciary. Any Constitutional amendment bill requires ratification by at least __ percent of the state legislatures?

(A) 25%

(B) 75%

(C) 50%

(D) 90%

8) India Post recently tied up with which online seller to jointly work on bringing thousands of weavers and artisans from Varanasi through its website?

(A) Flipkart

(B) Amazon

(C) Indiamart

(D) Snapdeal

9) NATO formally ended its war in Afghanistan on 28 December 2014, after how many years of conflict that have left the country in the grip of worsening insurgent violence?

(A) 10 years

(B) 13 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 15 years

10) Which national party celebrated its 130th Foundation Day on 28 December 2014?

(A) BJP

(B) CPI (M)

(C) NCP

(D) Congress

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Kumar Sangakkara

2) Ans. (A) Jharkhand

3) Ans. (D) Pragyan Ojha

4) Ans. (C) Indonesia

5) Ans. (B) Sunil Chhetri

6) Ans. (A) Rajkumar Hirani

7) Ans. (C) 50%

8) Ans. (D) Snapdeal

9) Ans. (B) 13 years

10) Ans. (D) Congress

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 December 2014

1) AirAsia flight QZ8501 went missing in Indonesia: An Indonesian AirAsia flight QZ8501, with 162 people aboard, disappeared en route to Singapore from Indonesia.  The last communication between the pilot and air traffic control was at 6-13 a.m. (2313 GMT Saturday), when the pilot “asked to avoid clouds by turning left and going higher to 34,000 feet (10,360 meters).” It was last seen on radar at 6-16 a.m., and a minute later was no longer there, Djoko Murjatmodjo, Indonesia’s acting director general of transportation, told reporters. AirAsia, a regional low-cost carrier founded in 2001 by Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, said in a statement that the plane was on the submitted flight plan route. 2014 has been a bad year for Southeast Asia in airlines safety. One was the mysterious disappearance of MH370 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur and another Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

2) Raghubar Das sworn-in as Jharkhand Chief Minister: BJP leader Raghubar Das was on 28 December 2014 sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the head of a five-member BJP-Ajsu coalition government, becoming the first non-tribal leader to rule the state. Governor Syed Ahmed administered the oath of office and secrecy to 59-year-old Das at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium in Ranchi. Jharkhand has a maximum limit of 12 ministers, including the Chief Minister.

3) One dead, several injured in bomb blast in Bengaluru: One woman was killed and three were injured in a low-intensity blast that was set-off by suspected terrorists using an improvised explosive device (IED) in a crowded street of Bangalore on 28 December 2014 night. This blast was set-off just outside which popular eatery in the city named 'Coconut Grove'. The explosion, in the hub of New Year revelry , prompted police to sound a red alert.

4) NATO ended its 13-year Afghan war: Nato formally ended its war in Afghanistan on 28 December 2014, holding a low-key ceremony in Kabul after 13 years of conflict that have left the country in the grip of worsening insurgent violence. The event was arranged in secret due to the threat of Taliban strikes in the Afghan capital, which has been hit by repeated suicide bombings and gun attacks over recent years.

5) Delhi recorded lowest temp in 5 years: Delhi on 28 December 2014 recorded the lowest temperature in past five years with the mercury dipping to 2.6 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal and dense fog affecting 55 flights and about 70 trains. The minimum temperature recorded at 8.30 AM was 2.6 degrees Celsius. "This is the lowest temperature recorded in Delhi in past five years. It could be the lowest in past decade too but records for the same aren't immediately available," the official said. Delhi's all time low of 1.1 degrees Celsius was recorded on 26 December, 1945.

6) Facebook apologized for grief caused by "Year in Review" feature: Facebook has apologized for the grief its "Year in Review" feature caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones. The social networking site compiled a "Year in Review" for every user, allowing them to reminisce over the highlights of the past year as calculated by Facebook's algorithm. While some people's highlights included a wedding or a trip, others contained more devastating highlights like the death of a loved one. Facebook algorithm chooses default photos and moments that captured the most interaction.

7) Dav Whatmore appointed Zimbabwe coach: Australian Dav Whatmore was appointed on 28 December 2014 as the new Zimbabwe cricket coach ahead of the 2015 World Cup. Zimbabwe Cricket said that the former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach will be in charge of the African side at the tournament, which starts mid-February, after Stephen Mangongo was fired on Dec. 18.

8) Congress Celebrated 130th Foundation Day: Congress celebrated its 130th Foundation Day, in the backdrop of the series of electoral losses in the States and its lowest ever tally in the Lok Sabha, on 28 December 2014. While Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had been hospitalised earlier this month, unfurled the party flag at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi was conspicuous by his absence.

9) Aviva Life appointed Trevor Bull as CEO for India operations: Aviva Life Insurance on 28 December 2014 said it has appointed Trevor Bull as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for its operations in India. Bull, who will take charge from January, is replacing TR Ramachandran, who led Aviva India since October 2008.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 27 December 2014

1) Dhoni sets record for most stumpings in cricket history: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke the world record for most number of stumpings in international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissals on day two of the third cricket Test against Australia in Melbourne on 27 December 2014. He surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his world record dismissal. He reached the landmark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara has 133 stumpings from 485 innings. Sri Lanka’s other keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana is third on the list with 101 stumpings from 270 innings. Dhoni has 38 stumpings to his name in Tests, 85 in ODIs and 11 in T20s.

2) Pragyan Ojha banned from bowling due to illegal action: BCCI has on 27 December 2014 banned India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive matches due to suspect action as he will be heading to Chennai for taking corrective measures. It is understood that Ojha's action had been under the scanner for more than a year now, which was one of the reasons why he disappeared from the selectors' radar despite being one of the quickest Indian bowlers to reach 100 Test wickets.

3) BJP now has most MLAs nationwide: According to the data compiled by Sonipat-based Ashoka University’s Political Data Centre the total number of BJP state legislators (MLAs) stood at 1058 while there were 949 Congress legislators across the country. For the BJP, which has never before had more than 1,000 MLAs, this is a historic peak. For the Congress, which only fell below 1,000 MLAs in the 1977 and 1979 elections, this is its lowest point ever.

4) Sunil Chhetri named 2014 AIFF Player of the Year: Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri was declared 'AIFF Player of the Year' for the third time in four years while Bala Devi has been declared the 'Woman Player of the Year'. Sandesh Jhingan, who played for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), was declared the 'Emerging Player of the Year'. Chhetri was chosen the winner on basis of votes from coaches from I-League clubs, according to an All India Football Federation (AIFF) release.

5) 16 states ratified Judicial Appointments Commission Bill: Sixteen states have ratified a constitutional amendment bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of judges appointing judges, bringing the government a step closer to put in place a new mechanism of appointments in the higher judiciary. Any Constitutional amendment bill requires ratification by at least 50 percent of the state legislatures. Sources said the Law Ministry has been informed by 16 of the 29 states that the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill has been ratified. The names of all the states which have ratified the bill was immediately not known.

6) Ankita Raina won maiden USD 25,000 ITF singles title: India’s tennis player Ankita Raina overwhelmed British teenager Katy Dunne in straight sets in a one-sided final to lift her maiden $25,000 ITF singles title at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune on 27 December 2014.

7) Snapdeal, India Post partner to bring weavers online: Online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered India Post to jointly work on bringing thousands of weavers and artisans from Varanasi through its website. Snapdeal has launched a pilot with India Post to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers to sell on its platform. “This is an endeavour by Snapdeal and India Post to empower local artisans, small and medium entrepreneurs to sustain their livelihood by providing a platform to popularise their indigenous products,” Snapdeal CEO and co-founder Kunal Bahl told PTI.

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Latest Current Affairs Questions: 27 December 2014

1) Raghubar Das will be sworn in as the __th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014?

(A) 10th

(B) 6th

(D) 7th

(D) 5th

2) Russia and how many ex-Soviet nations have recently finalized the formation of a new economic alliance called Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)?

(A) Six

(B) Ten

(C) four

(D) eight

3) Which Indian city will host the prestigious World Information Technology Congress (WITC) in 2018 as announced recently?

(A) Kochi

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Gandhinagar

4) Indian army on 26 December 2014 started 'Operation All Out' against the Bodo militants in which state?

(A) Assam

(B) Chattisgarh

(C) West Bengal

(D) Nagaland

5) Satya Nadella who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 December 2014, to extend support to Modi's Digital India initiative, is the CEO of which technology giant?

(A) Twitter

(B) Facebook

(C) Microsoft

(D) Apple

6) 10th anniversary of earthquake which triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more 230,000 people was observed on 26 December 2014. Where was the epicentre of this earthquake in 2004?

(A) Chennai, India

(B) Colombo, Srilanka

(C) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(D) Sumatra, Indonesia

7) Who has been voted as the number one footballer in the world recently, with 74 per cent of 73 judges drawn from 28 countries voted in favour of this player?

(A) Cristiano Ronaldo

(B) Lionel Messi

(C) James Rodríguez

(D) Neymar da Silva

8) Name the Union minister of tourism and culture who on 26 December 2014 launched e-ticketing facility for the Taj Mahal and Humayun's tomb on a pilot basis?

(A) Jagat Prakash Nadda

(B) Mahesh Sharma

(C) Sarbananda Sonowal

(D) Prakash Javedkar

9) President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 December 2014 has signed ordinances moved by Union government on raising foreign direct investment (FDI) cap to 49 per cent in insurance sector and facilitating e-auction of coal blocks. According to Article 123 of Constitution, every ordinance must be laid and approved by both houses of the parliament within __ weeks from the next reassembling?

(A) 2 weeks

(B) 4 weeks

(C) 5 weeks

(D) 6 weeks

10) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late educationist Madan Mohan Malviya (posthumously) have been chosen for Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian award recently. Bharat Ratna was instituted in which year?

(A) 1948

(B) 1950

(C) 1954

(D) 1951

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 10th

2) Ans. (C) four

3) Ans. (B) Hyderabad

4) Ans. (A) Assam

5) Ans. (C) Microsoft

6) Ans. (D) Sumatra, Indonesia

7) Ans. (A) Cristiano Ronaldo

8) Ans. (B) Mahesh Sharma

9) Ans. (D) 6 weeks

10) Ans. (C) 1954

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26th December 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Raghubar Das to be sworn in as chief minister of Jharkhand: Senior BJP leader Raghubar Das will be sworn in as the 10th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony. Raghubar Das will be the first non-tribal CM of the state, 14 years after it was carved out of Bihar.  BJP formally announced the name of Raghubar Das after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in a meeting of newly-elected MLAs in Ranchi.

2) Indian army started 'Operation All Out' against the Bodo militants in Assam: The action has been named Operation All Out, and up to 9,000 soldiers and paramilitary troopers are on the ground on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border to flush out militants of the NDFB (Songbijit) outfit accused of massacring over 75 tribals in two Assam districts on December 23. According to reports, Army has taken full command of the two-tier Operation All Out, currently on in Sonitpur in Assam.

3) President signed Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors: The two ordinances to pave the way for a fresh dose of foreign investment in the insurance sector and to move ahead with the allocation of cancelled coal mines received Presidential approval on 26 December 2014. The government had decided to promulgate these ordinances to move ahead with reforms in the two sectors as the relevant bills could not be cleared during the just-concluded Parliament Session. 

4) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Keen to invest more in India, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on December 26 pledged support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative. He is the third major tech executive to meet PM Modi, after Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

5) 10th anniversary of Tsunami observed: On 26 December in 2004, more than 230,000 people were killed due to Tsunami that was a result of Mw 9.1–9.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Indian Ocean. The epicentre of the earthquake was the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 metres. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

6) E-ticketing launched for Taj Mahal, Humayun’s tomb: Union minister of tourism and culture, Mahesh Sharma, on 26 December 2014 launched e-ticketing facility for the Taj Mahal and Humayun's tomb on a pilot basis, and a helpline number to ensure safety of domestic and international tourists.

7) Cristiano Ronaldo voted best footballer: Portugal football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as the number one footballer in the world overtaking Argentina skipper Lionel Messi for the top spot. The Guardian reportedly revealed it’s top 100 footballers’ list in the world 2014 in its entirety and the battle for the top spot was once again between Ronaldo and Messi. It turned in Ronaldo’s favour as 74 per cent of 73 judges drawn from 28 countries, which included Hernan Crespo, Didi Hamann, Slaven Bilic and Gilberto Silva among the expert panel, voted for the Real Madrid star forward.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 26 December 2014

1) Union Government on 25 December 2014 observed "Good Governance Day" to remember the birth anniversary of?

(A) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

(B) Madan Mohan Malviya

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) L K Advani

2) Which country has recently won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2014 title?

(A) Pakistan

(B) India

(C) Iran

(D) New Zealand

3) Which country's parliament re-elected Shinzo Abe on 24 December 2014 to serve another term as Prime Minister?

(A) South Korea

(B) China

(C) Thailand

(D) Japan

4) Winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 23 December 2014 after passing a "record" number of ___ legislations, including amendment bills on amend coal mines allocation and labour laws, in 22 sittings?

(A) 18

(B) 15

(C) 25

(D) 23

5) Government has recently decided to start printing Rs. 1 notes after a gap of almost two decades. Due to higher cost and for freeing capacity to print higher denomination notes, printing Rs.1 note was discontinued in which year?

(A) 1991

(B) 1995

(C) 1994

(D) 1999

6) India has recently bagged the gold medal in the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held at?

(A) Hungary

(B) Russia

(C) Belgium

(D) China

7) Government on 24 December 2014 has released a commemorative postal stamp to highlight heroic deeds of those engaged in Kuka movement. Kuka movement of the Namdhari Sikhs against the British rule had happened in which year?

(A) 1930

(B) 1847

(C) 1901

(D) 1857 

8) Who among the following has been conferred with the second Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 25 December 2014?

(A) Asha Bhosle

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Lata Mangeshkar

(D) Aamir Khan

9) Reliance Capital has recently tied up with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to open a new bank in India as and when RBI kicks off on-tap licensing. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is the fourth largest bank in which country?

(A) Taiwan

(B) Hong Kong

(C) Japan

(D) Sri Lanka

10) Government has recently launched 'Mission Indradhanush' that aims to cover all un-vaccinated or partially vaccinated children by which year?

(A) 2020

(B) 2016

(C) 2019

(D) 2025

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

2) Ans. (B) India

3) Ans. (D) Japan

4) Ans. (A) 18

5) Ans. (C) 1994

6) Ans. (A) Hungary

7) Ans. (D) 1857

8) Ans. (B) Amitabh Bachchan

9) Ans. (C) Japan

10) Ans. (A) 2020

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