GK QUESTIONS – PART VIII (351-400)

(351) Which of the following countries begin “hand in hand”, a 10 day anti-terror military drill with India in late 2013?

[A] Afghanistan

[B] China

[C] Nepal

[D] Sri Lanka

(352) Which of the following place is declared as the first zero-landless district in the country?

[A] Kannur

[B] Medak

[C] Nasik

[D] Mysore

(353) The “She Taxi” project, which is aimed at ensuring safe travel for women, launched in the state of

[A] Gujarat

[B] Kerala

[C] Goa

[D] Mizoram

(354) Which of the following airports were recently declared as international airports by the Union Cabinet of India?

[A] Bhubaneshwar and Imphal

[B] Gaya and Cuttack

[C] Ranchi and Srinagar

[D] Chittagong and Aizwal

(355) Martha Dodray, a health worker has recently won the global UN Award for her commitment and dedication to eradicate Polio in India. She is related to which of the following states?

[A] Bihar

[B] Kerala

[C] Chhattisgarh

[D] Jharkhand

  

(356) Who of the following has recently won the Presidential elections in Maldives?

[A] Mohammad Jamil Admed

[B] Abdulla Yameen

[C] Mohammad Nasheed

[D] Maumoon Gayyoom

(357) Who of the following has recently become the firstever recipient of the 1 million Dollar genesis prize, an award popularly dubbed the “Jewsih Nobel Prize”?

[A] Michael R Bloomberg

[B] Barack Obama

[C] Benjamin Netanyahu

[D] Bobby Jindal

(358) India recently signed a treaty to transfer of sentenced prisoners in the jails in the two countries, with which of the following countries?

[A] Vietnam

[B] USA

[C] Malaysia

[D] Nepal

(359) Armed forces of India and Russian recently have come together for a joint military exercise, to improve capabilities for carrying out anti-terrorist operations. The exercise is codenamed as

[A] INDRA 2013

[B] SHAKTI 2013

[C] VARUN 2013

[D] MILAN 2013

(360) Which of the following is the most prosperous country in the world according o World Prosperity Index 2013, recently released?

[A] Canada

[B] Sweden

[C] Norway

[D] New Zealand

(361)Which of the following countries recently became the first country in South Asia to approve the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal?

[A] Japan

[B] Bangladesh

[C] Pakistan

[D] China

(362) Which of the following bank has recently entered into a business tie-up with Indian Railway’s IRCTC to offer online train ticketing services to its customers?

[A] ING Vysya Bank

[B] State Bank of India

[C] YES Bank

[D] HDFC Bank

(363) World Bank recently funded North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) which would be executed in four north eastern states to uplift the economic condition of the rural people. Name the four north eastern states?

[A] Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim and Manipur

[B] Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Tripura

[C] Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura

[D] Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura

(364) Which of the following banks has recently launched the e-KYC initiative to facilitate paperless banking to Aadhaar card holders?

[A] State Bank of India

[B] HDFC

[C] Axis Bank

[D] ICICI

(365) Which of the following banks has recently won the golden peacock award for excellence in corporate governance 2013?

[A] State Bank of India

[B] Syndicate Bank

[C] Canara Bank

[D] Punjab National Bank

(366) Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam constituted a ten-member Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within its premises. The committee will be headed by

[A] Ranjan Prakash Desai

[B] R M Lodha

[C] Virginius Xaxa

[D] K. M. Chandrasekhar

(367) China welcomed the Asian countries to use its home grown BeiDou Navigation System for navigation system for free. By January 2014, _______ will become the first country in 2014 to build a satellite station based on BeiDou, with both countries signing a 319 million dollar deal

[A] Pakistan

[B] Thailand

[C] Sri Lanka

[D] Myanmar

(368) Reserve Bank of India has recently directed the public sector banks to provide loans to which of the following at 7% per annum?

[A] Students

[B]NGOs

[C] Women Self-Help Groups

[D] MSMEs

(369) Himachal Pradesh recently became the second state to introduce Union National Vocational Qualitative Framework (NVQF) Scheme. Which one of the following is the first state to introduce this scheme?

[A] Haryana

[B] Gujarat

[C] Rajasthan

[D] Tripura

(370) Iran P5+1 were recently agreed first time to hold talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. Which of the following countries is denoting “1” in that “P5+1”?

[A] Russia

[B] China

[C] Germany

[D] France

(371) Which of the following banks has recently launched the e-KYC initiative to facilitate paperless banking to Aadhaar card holders?

[A] Axis Bank

[B] ICICI

[C] State Bank of India

[D] HDFC

(372) The term “Plastic Money” refers to

[A] ATM / Credit cards

[B] Plastic coated Currency notes

[C] Foreign Currency notes

[D] Travelers Cheque

(373) A new scheme has been announced in the budget 2012-13 giving tax exemptions to first time equity market investors. The scheme is titled as

[A] Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

[B] Rashtriya Equity Savings Scheme

[C] National Equity Savings Scheme

[D] Indira Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

(374) India recently successfully launched its first dedicated navigation satellite using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C22 launched by ISRO. Which of the following is the name of this satellite?

[A] RISAT-1

[B] IRNSS-2

[C] IRNSS-1A

[D] GSAT-12

(375) The European Commission (EC) recently approved Inter Continental Exchange’s (ICE) proposed 8.2 billion dollars takeover of NYSE-Euronext. Inter Continental Exchange is based in

[A] Atlanta

[B] London

[C] Paris

[D] Hong Kong

(376) Which of the following countries recently became the 28th member of the European Union?

[A] Croatia

[B] Slovenia

[C] Bulgaria

[D] Romania

(377) Indian government recently has banned the testing of which of the following products on animals and thus became the first country in South Asia to end such tests?

[A] Medicine

[B] Foods

[C] Cosmetic

[D] Chemical Foods

(378) Ms. Marion Bartoli recently won her maiden Grand Slam title in Women’s Singles of Wimbledon 2013. She belongs to which country?

[A] Germany

[B] Italy

[C] Japan

[D] France

(379) Brazil won the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013. Who of the following won the “Golden Ball“Award?

[A] Fernando Torres

[B] Fred

[C] Andres Iniesta

[D] Neymar

(380) The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is

[A] Helium

[B] Argon

[C] Krypton

[D] Radon

(381) Indira Gandhi International airport recently signed an MoU which of the following airports to become sister airports?

[A] Birmingham Airport

[B] Glasgow Airport

[C] Tokyo Airport

[D] Durban Airport

(382) National Income is

[A] Net National Product at market price

[B] Net National Product at factor cost

[C] Net Domestic Product at market price

[D] Net Domestic Product at factor cost

(383) If Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya is associated with SBI and Ms. Chanda Kochhar is associated with ICICI, then, Ms. Shikha Sharma is associated with

[A] Axis Bank

[B] Bharatiya Mahila Bank

[C] United Bank of India

[D] HDFC Bank

(384) Which country recently built its fourth research station in Antarctica called “Taishan”?

[A] India

[B] Japan

[C] Brazil

[D] China

(385) _________ launched ‘Guardian,’ a new safety application (app), that enables friends and family of Phone users to track them in real time

[A] Samsung

[B] Microsoft

[C] Apple

[D] Sony Ericsson

(386) Who among the following is the Chairman of the Budget Committee?

[A] Lok Sabha Speaker

[B] Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

[C] Chairman of Rajya Sabha

[D] The Person appointed by the President of India

(387) Which of the following regions contains maximum number of “Geysers” in the world?

[A] Yellowstone National Park

[B] North Island of New Zealand

[C] Kamchatka Peninsula

[D] Iceland

(388) Consider the following statements:

(I) Only Foreign Institutional Investors are permitted to invest in India’s stock market

(II) Foreign Individual investors can invest provided they are qualified foreign investors

(III) FIIs can also invest in India’s bond market

(IV) Foreign Individual Investors can invest in India’s mutual funds

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] I, II and III only

[B] I, III and IV only

[C] I and II only

[D] I and IV only

(389) __________ granted GSP-Plus status to Pakistan. This move will boost the textile and other industries of Pakistan as it has given exporters a duty free access to that country / countries

[A] Asian Development Bank

[B] USA

[C] China

[D] European Union

(390) Which country recently launched its first telecommunication satellite ‘Tupak Katari’?

[A] Chile

[B] Bolivia

[C] Paraguay

[D] Uruguay

(391) Who is the author of the book “The State of the Nation”?

[A] Mark Tully

[B] Vinod Mehta

[C] Kuldip nayar

[D] Fali S Nariman

(392) Which Union Territory in India has four districts but none of its districts has a common boundary with its other districts?

[A] Puducherry

[B] Dadra and Nagra Haveli

[C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands

[D] Chandigarh

(393) The only floating national park in the world in located in the Indian state of

[A] Manipur

[B] Mizoram

[C] Assam

[D] Meghalaya

(394) Which one among the following colours has the highest wavelength?

[A] Green

[B] Red

[C] Violet

[D] Yellow

(395) The Westerlies have their origin in the

[A] Polar highs

[B] Subtropical highs

[C] Equatorial lows

[D] Sub polar lows

(396) Which one among the following was a major decision taken at the fifth BRICS summit held at Durban in 2013?

[A] Establishment of a new development bank

[B] Reformation of the United Nations

[C] Common military exercise

[D] Cultural exchange among the BRICS countries

(397) Well known film “Chittagong”, directed by Bedabrata Pain, is mainly based on the life of:

[A] Subodh Roy

[B] Binod Bihari Chowdhury

[C] Preetilata Wadedar

[D] Ganesh Ghosh

(398) Which one among the following States does not form part of the Narmada basin?

[A] Madhya Pradesh

[B] Gujarat

[C] Rajasthan

[D] Maharashtra

(399) The Saudi Arabia Government has recently decided to strictly implement a law called Nitaqat law. As a result:

[A] 10% jobs in Saudi should be reserved for Saudi nationals

[B] 50% jobs in Saudi should be reserved for Saudi nationals

[C] A foreigner will be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia for a maximum period of 10 years

[D] Foreigners’ job contracts in Saudi Arabia will be on year to year basis

(400) Who can be a member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?

[A] The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

[B] Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha

[C] Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha

[D] Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha

Answers with Explanations*

351	B	361	B	371	A	381	A	391	D
352	A	362	A	372	D	382	B	392	A
353	B	363	D	373	C	383	A	393	A *
354	A	364	C	374	C	384	D	394	C
355	A	365	C	375	A	385	B	395	B
356	B	366	A	376	A	386	B	396	A
357	A	367	B	377	C	387	A	397	A
358	A	368	C	378	D	388	A	398	C
359	A	369	A	379	D	389	D	399	D
360	C	370	C	380	D	390	B	400	D

Explanation (s):-

(393) Keibul Lamjao – world’s only floating national park in Manipur