Updated Current Affairs/General Awareness For IBPS/SBI Clerk Exam 2014
Ques. : 176 Deepika
Kumari and Laishram Bombayla Devi represent India in which of the following
games?
1)
Boxing 2)
Shooting
3)
Archery
4) Weightlifting
5)
None of these
Answer:
3
Ques. : 177 The Hockey
India has announced to appoint former South Africa player Dave Staniforth as
___________ of the Indian senior and junior men's teams.
1)
Physiologist 2) Assistant
coach
3)
Senior coach
4) Goalkeeping coach
5)
None of these
Answer:
4
Ques. : 178 The two-day
G20 ministerial meeting was held in which of the following cities recently?
1)
Moscow
2) London
3)
Washington 4)
Toronto
5)
None of these
Answer: 1
Ques. : 179 Renowned
Lyricist Vaali, who authored more than 15 thousand songs during his life-time,
passed away recently. He wrote in which of the following languages?
1)
Telugu
2) Tamil
3)
Bengali 4)
Oriya
5)
None of these
Answer: 2
Ques. : 180 As announced by
the govt, India aims to achieve 80 per cent literacy rate by
1)
2015
2) 2016
3)
2017
4) 2018
5)
None of these Answer:
1
Ques. : 181 Fulfilling
the long pending demand of the people of Karnataka, as well as the State Govt,
the Union Cabinet gave its approval for renaming Bengaluru
International
Airport as _________recently.
1)
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 2) Kempegowda
International Airport
3)
Vasanth Shivashankar Padukone International Airport 4) Yashwant Vithoba Chittal International
Airport
5)
None of these
Answer: 2
Ques. : 182 Which of the
following nations in not a member of G20, a club of 20 developed and developing
nations?
1)
Saudi Arabia
2) Brazil
3)
Canada
4) US
5)
None of these Answer:
5
Ques. : 183 The book
titled ‘The Hope Factory’ is authored by who among the following?
1)
Bipin Chandra 2) Lavanya Sankaran
3)
Sachin Kundalkar 4)
Ajay Navaria
5)
None of these
Answer: 2
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Ques. : 184 The GSP is a
program under which developing countries can receive preferential treatment for
exports. What is the expanded form of GSP?
1)
General System of Preference 2) Gradual System of
Preferences
3)
Geographical System of Preference
4) Generalized System of Preferences
5)
None of these
Answer: 4
Ques. : 185 The US
President Barack Obama has announced to appoint person of Indian origin (PIO)
Nisha Desai Biswal as Assistant Secretary of State for
1)
Europe
2) Africa
3)
South and Central Asia 4) North and
East Asia
5)
None of these
Answer: 3
Ques. : 186 Which of the
following leading industrial cities based in US has filed for bankruptcy
recently?
1)
Los Angeles
2) Chicago
3)
Detroit
4) Houston
5)
None of these
Answer: 3
Ques. : 187 The central
bank of China announced recently to scrap the floor on lending rates and
allowed financial institutions (for the first time) to set rates themselves.
Which
of the following is the central bank of China?
1)
The Central Bank of China 2) The People’s Bank
of China
3)
The People’s Reserve Bank of China
4) The Red Reserve of China
5)
None of these
Answer: 2
Ques. : 188 Pradeep
Sangwan, who failed a random dope test and is found guilty of consuming banned
drugs, played for which of the following franchisees of IPL during its
sixth
edition? He is only the second cricketer in the history of IPL to have been
found guilty.
1)
Kolkata Knight Rider 2) Delhi Daredevils
3)
Rajasthan Royals 4)
Mumbai Indians
5)
None of these
Answer: 1
Ques. : 189 Bowing to
pressure from international lenders, which of the following countries moved to
put more than 25,000 state workers on notice for dismissal by the end of the
year recently?
1)
Spain 2) Turkey
3)
Greece
4) Cuba
5)
None of these
Answer: 3
Ques. : 190 Which of the
following statements is correct about a recent legislation in Britain?
1)
It has legalised gay marriage 2) It
has introduced a new liberal asylum policy.
3)
It has given the most favoured nation (MFN) status to Pakistan.
4)
It has exempted India of visa fee imposed on five nations including India
recently.
5)
None of these
Answer: 1
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Ques. : 191 The Supreme
Court recently quashed the notification published by the Medical Council of
India (MCI) to conduct NEET. What does NEET stands for?
1)
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 2) National Enhanced Eligibility Test
3)
National Efficiency-cum-Entrance Test 4) National
Eligibility-cum-Efficiency Test
5)
None of these
Answer:
1
Ques. : 192 The finance
ministers of BRICS’ member countries met as a follow up of the Durban Summit in
which of the following cities recently?
1)
Moscow
2)
New Delhi
3)
Beijing
4) BrasÃlia
5)
None of these
Answer:
1
Ques. : 193 The world
number three Deepika Kumari came up with a stunning effort to lead India to a
commanding win over which of the following countries in Women’s
Recurve
Team Final at Archery World Cup Stage 3 being held in Medellin, Colombia?
1)
Japan
2) China
3)
South Korea
4) Thailand
5)
None of these
Answer:
2
Ques. : 194 Which of the
following statements is/are correct about the recent ruling of the Supreme
Court of India in the context of sale of acid over-the-counter?
1)
There will be total ban on the sale. 2) It will be sold only to those
individuals who come with a guarantor.
3)
It will be sold only to those individuals who come with an identity proof.
4)
It will be sold only to the individuals above 45 years of age.
5)
None of these
Answer: 3
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Ques. : 195 Prince
Philippe ascended the throne after the abdication of his father Albert II
recently in which of the following countries?
1)
Spain
2) Greece
3)
Belgium
4) Argentina
5)
None of these Answer:
3
Ques. : 196 The fast
rising Indian pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja clinched its first ever ATP
tour level title defeating which of the following pairs in the summit clash of
the
Claro
Open?
1)
A Peya and B Soares 2)
Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Igor Sijsling
3)
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic
4) Bob and Mike Bryan
5)
None of these
Answer: 2
Ques. : 197 As per the
recent announcement made by the Human Resources Development Minister M M Pallam
Raju, the model schools which are being set up with a view
to
provide quality secondary education, will be operational from the academic
session
1)
2013-14
2) 2014-15
3)
2015-16 4)
2016-17
5)
None of these
Answer: 3
Ques. : 198 Who among the
following is the Bhutan's Prime Minister-elect after the recent parliamentary
elections held in the country?
1)
Tshering Tobgay 2)
Lyonpo Zangley Drukpa
3)
Khandu Wangchuk 4) Jigme Thinley
5)
None of these
Answer: 1
Ques. : 199 According to
the data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority recently,
which of the following countries continued its reign as Sri Lanka’s
largest
tourist market?
1)
Britain
2) US
3)
Germany
4) India
5)
None of these
Answer: 4
Ques. : 200 Which of the
following states in India is the largest producer of rice in the country?
1)
Uttar Pradesh
2) Andhra Pradesh
3)
Tamil Nadu
4) West Bengal
5)
None of these Answer:
4
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