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READ THE FIRST SET OF " GK & Current Affairs Compendium 12 ( Set 2 - 40 MCQs) - November 2014 - HERE 41 Who was sworn in as ...

GK & Current Affairs Compendium 12 ( Set 2 - 260 MCQs) - November 2014

READ THE FIRST SET OF " GK & Current Affairs Compendium 12 ( Set 2 - 40 MCQs) - November 2014 - HERE

41 Who was sworn in as New Chief Minister of Goa in Nov 2014?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Laxmikant Parsekar
C) Pratapsingh Rane
D) Raman Singh

42 India's Economic growth stood at ________ in Second quarter of the current financial year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 5.3%
B) 5.5%
C) 4.9%
D) 6.1%


43 "Diabetes Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 9-Nov
C) 5-Nov
D) 11-Nov

44 Group Chairman of electrical equipment maker ________, Qimat Rai Gupta passed away in Nov 2014. . He had recently made it to the Forbes' billionaire list for the first time and was ranked as India's 48th richest man with a net worth of USD 2 billion as of Sep 2014.
A) Crompton and Greeves
B) USHA
C) Havells
D) V-Guard

45 Which Foootball club won the Durand Cup in football for the third time in Nov 2014?
A) Pune FC
B) Salgaocar FC
C) Bengaluru FC
D) East Bengal

46 Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix held in Nov 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Daniel Ricciardo
D) Valtteri Bottas

47 Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who is the new Minister of Defence?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore

48 India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable ________ missile with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast in Nov 2014. It has a launch weight of 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of more than 2,000 km.
A) Akaash
B) Agni-II
C) Brahmos
D) Pinaka

49. India's software product committee Indian Software Product Industry Round Table (iSPIRT) has launched iSPIxB2B index for ho many B2B software product companies?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50

50. Famous Indian batsman ________ has become the fastest cricketer to reach 6000 One-Day International run mark in the history of ODI (in Nov 2014) in just 144th match and 136th innings.
A) Suresh Raina
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Virat Kohli
D) Shikhar Dhawan



51 Famous Hindi poet __________ was awarded with the 49th Jnanpith Award for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature in Nov 2014.
A) Pratibha Ray
B) Ravuri Bharadwaja
C) Dr Kedarnath Singh
D) Sri Lal Sukla

52 "International Day for Tolerance" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 19-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 16-Nov


53 Global tech giant _________ launched Lumia 535 with 5-megapixel front camera after removing Nokia brand name from the Lumia series in Nov 2014.
A) Google
B) Lenovo
C) Microsoft
D) Apple

54 Two-time World Championship bronze medalist __________ defended her Macau Grand Prix Gold in Nov 2014.
A) Ashwini Ponnappa
B) Saina Nehwal
C) P V Sindhu
D) Jwala Gutta

55 The ASEAN-India Summit and the East Asian Summit was held in which city in Nov 2014?
A) Beijing
B) Bangkok
C) Nay Pyi Taw
D) Kuala Lumpur

56 Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched "Jeevan Pramaan" - an Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate for ___________ in Nov 2014.
A) Teachers
B) Farmers
C) Pensioners
D) None of These

57 India and ___________ have successfully test fired a Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) jointly developed by both the countries in Nov 2014. The Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) is successfully flight tested against a flying target in a range.
A) France
B) Israel
C) Germany
D) UK

58 Which Indian state has become the first state in India with bank accounts for all families, as per Finance Ministry announcement today?
A) Gujarat
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Haryana

59 The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in ___________ was chosen for the prestigious International Award "The Earth Heroes Award" for the year 2014. With this, it became the first Zoo of India to get this award.
A) Uttarakhand
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Uttar Pradesh

60 __________ of Karuna Trust was named for the 10th India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award in Nov 2014 by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.
A) Atlanta Nagendra
B) Raju Narayana Swamy
C) Hanumappa Sudarshan
D) Shukla Bose
61 India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the most important parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, growth stood at ________ in September (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 4.7%
B) 0.4%
C) 1.1%
D) 2.5%

62 Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who was named as the new minister of state in the finance ministry?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore


63 "National Epilepsy Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 19-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 16-Nov

64 The 18th SAARC Summit was held at _____________ in Nov 2014. SAARC Framework Agreement on Energy (Electricity) Cooperation was signed among the SAARC member countries in this summit which will enable SAARC member nations to cooperate in the power sector and to trade electricity among themselves.
A) Kathamandu
B) New Delhi
C) Dhaka
D) Colombo

65 India's Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at ______ in October (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 6.46%
B) 5.52%
C) 7.8%
D) 5.31%

66 The 25th Summit of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held in which city in Nov 2014?
A) Beijing
B) Bangkok
C) Nay Pyi Taw
D) Kuala Lumpur

67 Which Tech company digital video advertising service BrightRoll for USD 640 million in Nov 2014?
A) Google
B) Yahoo
C) Facebook
D) Microsoft

68 Which IT services company acquired ONovee, which provides digital solutions to enterprises in the Australia and New Zealand region, in Nov 2014?
A) Infosys
B) Cognizant
C) Wipro
D) TCS

69 Senior BJP legislator __________ was elected unopposed as new Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nov 2014.
A) Jiva Pandu Gavit
B) Eknath Shinde
C) Haribhau Bagde
D) None of These

70 Former Indian Cricket team Captain _________ launched SloPho, a social platform that will allow users to win prizes in games, contests, polls and quizzes on daily basis in Nov 2014.
A) Mahindar Amarnath
B) Sunil Gavaskar
C) Sandip Patil
D) Kapil Dev
71 Which country became the largest Gold Consumer in the third quarter of the cirrent year, as per the data published by the World Gold Council in Nov 2014?
A) China
B) India
C) USA
D) UK

72 Famous ___________ Ravi Chopra passed away in a Mumbai hospital in Nov 2014.
A) Filmmaker
B) Author
C) Actor
D) Musician


73 Which Indian batsman created history to become the first batsman ever to score two double centuries in ODIs while playing against Sri Lanka at Eden gardens in Kolkata in Nov 2014. He scored 264 runs out of 151 balls.
A) Virat Kohli
B) Suresh Raina
C) M S Dhoni
D) Rohit Sharma

74 "National Journalism Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 19-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 16-Nov

75 International Cricket Council has appointed five top cricketers as its ambassadors for the ICC Cricket World Cup in Nov 2014. Who was included from India along with Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, Australia's Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.
A) Virat Kohli
B) Suresh Raina
C) M S Dhoni
D) Rohit Sharma

76 The G-20 Australia summit for year 2014 was held in which city in Nov 2014?
A) Sydney
B) Brisbane
C) Beijing
D) Tokyo

77 __________________ Rosetta mission landed its Philae probe on the surface of Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko in Nov 2014. With this, a probe landed on a comet for the first time in the space history.
A) NASA
B) European Space Agency
C) Russia's
D) China

78 Which Cricketer was delared "ICC Cricketer of the Year" and "ICC Test cricketer of the Year" in Nov 2014?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Mitchell Johnson
C) Gary Balance
D) Virat Kohli

79 Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who is the new Minister of Railways?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore

80 Which Cricketer was delared "ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year" in Nov 2014?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Mitchell Johnson
C) Gary Balance
D) Virat Kohli
81 Which Indian business person has been appointed to the board of Interpol Foundation in Nov 2014? He will contribute to its two new global initiatives launched in order to combat against organized crime and terrorist activities by the international police organization.
A) Azim Premji
B) Cyrus Mistry
C) Ratan Tata
D) Anand Mahindra

82 The Central government launched a nationwide mission called _____________ on the occasion of Children's day to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
A) Chota Swachhta Mission
B) Bal Swachhta Mission
C) Bharat Swachhta Mission
D) None of These


83 "Citizens' Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 19-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 16-Nov

84 Which Bollywood actos has been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia in Nov 2014 to become the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in its history?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Amir Khan
C) Farhan Akhtar
D) Shahrukh Khan

85 Famous _____________ Chandrasekhar P Sant passed away in November 2014 after a massive heart attack.
A) Author
B) Sports Journalist
C) Singer
D) Historian

86 Which Indian badminton playe won the women's singles title at the China Open Super Series Premier in Nov 2014?
A) Ashwini Ponnappa
B) Saina Nehwal
C) P V Sindhu
D) Jwala Gutta
India's overall inflation drops further 5-year low of 1.77% in October
India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), dropped 5-year low of 1.77% in October compared to 2.38% in September, giving enough room to the RBI to cut rates to boost growth. Overall inflation stood at 7.24% in October last year.
87 India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index, stood at 5-year low of _______ in October 2014 (published in Nov 2014).
A) 2.38%
B) 1.77%
C) 3.74%
D) 2.85%

88 The G20 summit for next year 2015 will be held in _________ , as per the announcement made by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during current G20 summit in Brisbane in Nov 2014.
A) Japan
B) Turkey
C) India
D) Brazil

89 Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who was made minister of state for information & broadcasting (I&B)?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore

90 The G20 summit for the year 2016 will be held in ______, as per the announcement made by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during current G20 summit in Brisbane in Nov 2014.
A) Japan
B) China
C) India
D) Turkey
91 US based pharmaceutical company _________ announced that it would acquire Botox-maker Allergan for USD 66 billion in Nov 2014.
A) GSK Pharma
B) Pfizer
C) Actavis
D) Novartis

92 Who won Romanian Presidential elections held to be the first President of Romania of foreign (German) origin?
A) Klaus Iohannis
B) Traian Basescu
C) Victor Ponta
D) Elena Udrea


93 Japan's economy contracted by ________ in the third quarter (July-September) of the current year (announced in Nov 2014). With this, Japan's economy contracted for the second consecutive quarter, which marks a technical recession for the world's third largest economy.
A) 3.7%
B) 2.1%
C) 1.6%
D) 0.8%

94 "World Toilet Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 18-Nov
B) 19-Nov
C) 21-Nov
D) 16-Nov

95 Which tennis player won this year's ATP World Tour finals in Nov 2014? This was his fourth season ending title and with this win he also became the first man to win three World Tour Finals titles since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s.
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Roger Federer
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Andy Murray

96 ___________ was awarded with the prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014 for its famous program Jeevan Rekha in Nov 2014.
A) All India Radio
B) Radio New Delhi
C) Radio Kashmir Jammu
D) Radio Mumbai

97 Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Chairman _________ has been awarded with the IIM-JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014 in Nov 2014.
A) Seshagiri Rao
B) CS Verma
C) T. V. Narendran
D) Santosh M Mundhada

98 Indian shuttlers __________ won the China Open Men's Singles Trophy  for the first time in Nov 2014?
A) Chetan Anand
B) K. Srikanth
C) Anup Sridhar
D) Valiyaveetil Diju

99 Which Indian player has been appointed the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at an event which was organized to mark the International Day to End Violence against Women in Nov 2014? With this, she became the first South Asian woman to be appointed the goodwill ambassador in the organisation's history.
A) PV Sindhu
B) Saina Nehwal
C) Sania Mirza
D) Mary Kom

100 Which country secured the top spot in the list of the world's fastest supercomputers for its Tianhe-2, as per a biannual Top 500 list published in Nov 2014? Tianhe-2 has capability to operate at 33.86 petaflops per second (Pflop/s), the equivalent of 33,860 quadrillion calculations per second.
A) China
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) USA
101 Which country has the world's largest number of youth population with 356 million 10-24-year-olds as per the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) State of the World's Population report published in Nov 2014?
A) China
B) India
C) USA
D) Europe

102 UK inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index, stood at ______ in October compared (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 0.8%
B) 1.6%
C) 1.3%
D) 2.1%


103 Central Government has re-launched the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investment scheme in Nov 2014 to secure household savings for funding huge upcoming infrastructure development in India. The scheme offers invested money to be doubel in how many months? in 100 months or 8 years 4 months. It will have a lock-in period of 2 years and 6 months but no tax benefit will be available for the same.
A) 80 months
B) 100 months
C) 110 months
D) 120 months

104 "World Television Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 18-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 20-Nov
D) 22-Nov

105 India has signed five pacts on social security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating narcotics trade and trafficking, tourism, and Arts and Culture with which country during visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nov 2014?
A) Fiji
B) Nepal
C) Australia
D) Malaysia

106 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air missile _____ from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha in Nov 2014.  The missile is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system with a strike range of 25 km. It can carry a warhead of 60 kg and target any aircraft up to 30 km.
A) Brahmos
B) Agni-II
C) Akash
D) Pinaka

107 The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended whom as the next chairman and managing director of the state run PSU mining giant Coal India Ltd in Nov 2014?
A) R.K.Tyagi
B) T.Suvarna Raju
C) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
D) AMK Sinha

108 Famous classical vocalist ___________ was awarded with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement in Nov 2014. The award was instituted in 2011 to honour famous persons in art and was named after Sumitra Charat Ram who founded the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra in 1952.
A) Kishori Amonkar
B) Hariprasad Chaurasia
C) Shivkumar Sharma
D) Pandit Jasraj

109 The Government has nominated ____________ as the Director of Central Board of Directors of the RBI in Nov 2014. His nomination was effective from 11th November, 2014.
A) K.C. Chakrabarty
B) Hasmukh Adhia
C) H.R. Khan
D) Anand Sinha

110 The ___________ Committee which was constituted to review the existing environment laws and processes and acts of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, has submitted its report in Nov 2014. The report was submitted to Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar.
A) Hari Gautam
B) TSR Subramaniam
C) Shanta Kumar
D) Sivaramakrishnan
121 Indian American _________ has been awarded with the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize 2014 in Nov 2014 for her contribution to help orphans in India and other vulnerable children. With this award, she also became the first ever American to be awarded with the prize.
A) Neha Gupta
B) Joia Mukherjee
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Emani
D) Maya Ajmera

122 Which Country has been ranked as the No 1 place in the world in terms of ease in doing business, as per the latest report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in Nov 2014?
A) Hong Kong
B) Australia
C) Singapore
D) Sweden


123 Which Global internet company finalized a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp in Nov 2014 to make itself as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United States?
A) Google
B) Bing
C) MSN
D) Yahoo

124 "National Press day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 19-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 16-Nov

125 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been chosen among _______ global leaders, business chiefs and pop icons as contenders by famous Time magazine for its annual 'Person of the Year' honour in Nov 2014. The Time "Person of the Year 2014" will be announced next month based on the votes received by them
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100

126 The Supreme Court directed CBI Director _________ to recuse himself from all investigations into the famous 2G spectrum allocation case in Nov 2014 and handed over the case to the senior-most officer after him.
A) Ranjit Sinha
B) Ashwani Kumar
C) Vinod Rai
D) Shashi Kant Sharma

127 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held at _______ in Nov 2014 as Bollywood mega Star Amitabh Bachchan opened the function as Chief Guest.
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) Panaji
D) Bangalore

128 The Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank has approved merger of Which bank with Kotak Bank in Nov 2014?
A) South Indian Bank
B) Development Credit Bank
C) ING Vysya Bank
D) Karur Vysya Bank

129 Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved proposal of which Indian business group to sell its Australia-made airplanes named as Gipps in India in Nov 2014. These are used as utility planes with seating capacity of 5 to 10 seats.
A) Bajaj Auto
B) Tata Sons
C) Mahindra Group
D) Aditya Birla Group

130 Which Indian author's book "Lives of Others" was shortlisted for Costa Book Awards under the Novel Award category in Nov 2014? The award will be announced on 5th January 2015.
A) Anuradha Roy
B) H. M. Naqvi
C) Anosh Irani
D) Neel Mukherjee
131 Indian _______ Board has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award (First Prize) for excellence in the implementation of the official language policy for the year 2013-14 by the Department of Official Language under Ministry of Home Affairs in Nov 2014.
A) Tea
B) Rubber
C) Coffee
D) Cotton

132 "World Fisheries day" is observed on ____________.
A) 18-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 20-Nov
D) 22-Nov


133 Which Indian IT Services Company has fired CFO of its BPO subsidiary, Abraham Mathews for violating code of Conduct in Nov 2014?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Infosys
D) HCL Technologies

134 Which Indian IT Services Company has signed a deal to acquire US-based Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC) for USD 240 million in Nov 2014?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Tech Mahindra
D) HCL Technologies

135 Which Indian bank has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Enterprise for a loan of up to USD 1 billion for the mine, rail and port project in Australia in Nov 2014?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Punjab National Bank

136 Indian telecom company Uninor has appointed _________ as CEO in Nov 2014.
A) Morten Karlsen Sorby
B) Vivek Sood
C) Upanga Dutta
D) Uday Sareen

137 China's central bank, the People's Bank of China cut its benchmark interest rates by 40 bps to _________ in Nov 2014 to lower borrowing cost and to boost economic growth for the world's second largest economy.
A) 4.6%
B) 5.1%
C) 5.6%
D) 6.2%

138 Who has accepted Invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become the Chief Guest at the India's 66th Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2015 (announced in Nov 2014)?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Tony Abbott
C) Angela Merkel
D) Barack Obama

139 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Additional Director ________ to lead the agency's 2G spectrum case probe team in Nov 2014. He replaced CBI Director Ranjit Sinha who was removed by the Supreme Court from the 2G spectrum case.
A) RK Dutta
B) Anil Kumar Sinha
C) O.P.Galhotra
D) R.P. Agrawal

140 Central Government has approved Rs 43,033-crore rural electrification scheme named as ______________ in Nov 2014 in order to provide 24x7 power in every part of the country.
A) Shyama Prasab Mukherjee Gram Jyoti Yojana
B) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
C) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
D) Atal Bihari Bajpayee Gram Jyoti Yojana
141 Which retail chain group acquired iconic southern supermarket chain Nilgiris for around Rs 300 crore in Nov 2014?
A) Reliance Retail
B) Aditya Birla Group
C) Future Group
D) Tata Sons

142 Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal secured No _______ in the women's singles rankings while another player PV Sindhu maintained her 10th rank in the same list, as per the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released in Nov 2014.
A) 3rd rank
B) 4th rank
C) 5th rank
D) 6th rank


143 Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has de-recognised which regional stock exchange in Nov 2014 due to allegations of serious irregularities in its functioning?
A) Calcutta Stock Exchange
B) Delhi Stock Exchange
C) Chennai Stock Exchange
D) Bangalore Stock Exchange

144 "World Toilet Day (WTD)" is observed on ____________.
A) 18-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 20-Nov
D) 19-Nov

145 Indian player K. Srikanth secured his career best _________ in the men's singles rankings, as per the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released in Nov 2014.
A) 11th rank
B) 13th rank
C) 9th rank
D) 10th rank

146 Which chess player retained World Champion title in Nov 2014?
A) Viswanathan Anand
B) Fabiano Caruana
C) Vladimir Kramnik
D) Magnus Carlsen

147 Which Formula 1 driver won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix held in Dubai in Nov 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Daniel Ricciardo
D) Valtteri Bottas

148 Which Formula 1 driver won the 2014 Formula One championship? This is also his second 2014 Formula One championship title.
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Fernando Alonso

149 Which Tennis Player won the Davis Cup for Switzerland in Nov 2014? With this he has finally won all there is to win in tennis including all four Grand Slam titles, ATP titles, Masters Series, Olympic Gold and now the Davis Cup for Switzerland.
A) Marin Œili‡
B) Roger Federer
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Andy Murray

150 Senior __________ leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away in Nov 2014.
A) BJP
B) Congress
C) Shiv Sena
D) CPI (M)
151 Who has been appointed as chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by the President Pranab Mukherjee in accordance with the Article 316 (1) of the Constitution in Nov 2014?
A) Alka Sirohi
B) Rajni Razdan
C) D.P.Agrawal
D) Deepak Gupta

152 Two _________-born Indian Catholics Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia were canonized by Pope Francis at St Peter's Square in Vatican in Nov 2014.
A) Goa
B) Kerala
C) Daman and Diu
D) Pondicherry


153 India's ___________ has created history in National Level by winning four Gold Medals in the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014 held at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi in Nov 2014.
A) Manorama Devi
B) Ms Deborah
C) Sunita Devi
D) Anjana

154 "International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People" is observed on ____________.
A) 28-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 29-Nov
D) 22-Nov

155 Indian Women Boxers ___________ won Silver medals in the World Women's Boxing Championships in Korea in Nov 2014.
A) Sarjubala Devi and Mary Kom
B) Sarjubala Devi and Saweety
C) Sarita Devi and Saweety
D) None of These

156 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has projected world economic growth rate at ______ in 2014, 3.7% in 2015 and 3.9% in 2016 (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 3.3%
B) 2.9%
C) 3.1%
D) 3.5%

157 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on _________   across the world to raise awareness about violence against women and discuss solutions for betterment of women community.
A) 28-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 25-Nov
D) 22-Nov

158 Which Pakistani author  was awarded with the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel "The Scatter Here Is Too Great" (Random House India) in Nov 2014?. His book depicts the crucial importance of literature in our larger cultural landscape.
A) Mohammed Hanif
B) Mohsin Hamid
C) Nadeem Aslam
D) Bilal Tanweer

159 __________ Test batsman Phil Hughes passed away in Nov 2014 after being stuck by a bouncer Sean Abbott during a Sheffield Shield match. He suffered injury while attempting to hook a rising fast delivery from Sean Abbott but was hit on the side of his head instead. Post that, he collapsed on the ground and rushed to hospital.
A) New Zealand
B) South Africa
C) Australia
D) England

160 Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Nepal in Nov 2014 to attend SAARC meet, where he flagged off Nepal-India friendship passenger bus service on daily basis between ________.
A) Kathmandu and Lucknow
B) Kathmandu and New Delhi
C) Pokhran and New Delhi
D) Kathmandu and Gorakhpur
161 The government has launched the "Swachh Bharat Kosh" in Nov 2014 with the aim to achieve cleanliness across the country. The fund will be utilized to build toilets in schools of rural and urban areas. The Prime Minister himself will acknowledge contributions of over _________ made by individuals and of over Rs 20 crore by corporates.
A) Rs 50 Lakh
B) Rs 1 crore
C) Rs 2 crore
D) Rs 5 crore

162 Former Supreme Court judge _________ is all set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India (announced in Nov 2014).
A) Markenday Katju
B) Altamas Kabir
C) CK Prasad
D) Rajendra Mal Lodha


163 "International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women" is observed on ____________.
A) 25-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 20-Nov
D) 22-Nov

164 Om Pizza & Eats Pvt Ltd, the Indian franchisee of ___________, acquired local rival pizza chain Pizza Corner for an undisclosed sum in Nov 2014.
A) Dominos Pizza
B) Pizza Hut
C) Papa John's International
D) Smoking Joe's Pizza

165 Famous _________ Sitara Devi passed away at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai in Nov 2014. She was 94. She was honored with prestigious awards like Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman.
A) Actress
B) Kathak dancer
C) Bharatnatyam dancer
D) Director

166 The revised US economic growth stood at _________ for the third quarter (July-September) of the current year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 3.5%
B) 3.9%
C) 4.1%
D) 4.6%

167 Which country has been ranked at No1 position in terms of FII investment among Asian economies in November 2014, as per a report published by HSBC in Nov 2014?
A) Thailand
B) India
C) China
D) Japan

168 US swimming star and winner of most number of Olympic medals (total 22), _________ has been named as the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards held in Nov 2014. He was awarded with the same award for the fifth time, earlier he won the same award in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012.
A) Michael Phelps
B) Ryan Lochte
C) Missy Franklin
D) Nathan Adrian

169 India remembered the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its __________ anniversary on 26th Nov 2014 with different functions organized in the city to pay tribute to the martyrs who lost their lives fighting the terrorists.
A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Seventh

170 India's biggest dairy brand Amul has celebrated National Milk Day on 26th November across India to mark the 92nd birth anniversary of late Milk Man _________.
A) Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel
B) Amrita Patel
C) Babubhai J. Patel
D) Verghese Kurian
171 An __________-based NGO named as "Aaranyak" which is currently working for the conservation of nature and a Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) won United Nations Lighthouse Activities award for the year 2014 (announced in Nov 2014).
A) Tripura
B) Assam
C) Sikkim
D) Arunachal Pradesh

172 Global Rating agency Moody's Investors Service has kept India's sovereign rating outlook stable at "_______", in Nov 2014.
A) Baa2
B) Baa3
C) Bba1
D) None of These


173 "Constitution Day" is observed across India on ____________.
A) 28-Nov
B) 24-Nov
C) 26-Nov
D) 22-Nov

174 Which Indian private bank has become the first bank to get the Reserve Bank of India's approval to set up a wholly-owned non-life insurance company in Nov 2014. It received approval from RBI to form a 100% subsidiary to enter general insurance industry.
A) ICICI Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) HDFC Bank

175 Magnus Carlsen retained World Champion title in Nov 2014 after defeating Viswanathan Anand in the 11th game held in Sochi. He is from which country?
A) Sweden
B) Norway
C) Russia
D) Germany

176 Which state won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Nov 2014?after defeating Punjab by 156 runs in the final match held on 25th November.
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Punjab
D) Karnataka

177 The 18th SAARC Summit was held at Kathmandu in Nov 2014. Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala announced that the19th SAARC Summit will be held at ___________ in 2016.
A) Colombo
B) New Delhi
C) Islamabad
D) Thimpu

178 Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the tourist visa on arrival facility for how many countries in Nov 2014?
A) 32
B) 38
C) 41
D) 43

179 Who wrote a book titled "The Dramatic Novade: The Indira Gandhi Years" which was published by Rupa Publishes in Nov 2014? "The Dramatic Novade" is the first of a three-part volume; the second one will cover events from 1981“88 and the third volume will cover events from 1988 to 2012.
A) Pratibha Patil
B) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) Manmohan Singh

180 Professor in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems of _____________-, Trilochan Sastry, has been awarded with the "Bharat Asmita" award in recognition of his contribution in the field of operations management, quantitative methods, data structures, algorithms and discrete mathematics in Nov 2014.
A) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
B) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
C) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
D) IISC Bangalore
181 Which e-commerce company had announced to acquire Indian online e-commerce site Jabong.com for nearly USD 1.2 billion win Nov 2014?
A) Alibaba
B) Amazon
C) Snapdeal
D) Flipkart

182 India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ___________ for cooperation in the field of oil and gas in Nov 2014. The deal aims to improve cooperation in the areas of upstream and downstream oil and gas sector.
A) Mozambique
B) Zimbabwe
C) Zambia
D) Tanzania


183 "National Education Day of India" is observed on ____________.
A) 18-Nov
B) 11-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 12-Nov

184 The Reserve Bank of India has issued final guidelines for payments and small banks in Nov 2014 with the aim of taking banking business accessible to more people and small businesses. As per the RBI, the minimum paid-up equity capital required for both small and payment banks is ____________.
A) Rs. 10 crore
B) Rs. 50 crore
C) Rs. 100 crore
D) Rs. 150 crore

185 India's leading stock market Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) crossed the milestone of Rs 100 lakh crore for the first time after rising to record high level in Nov 2014. With this, it has become the __________ largest stock market in the world in terms of market capitalization of its listed companies.
A) 9th
B) 10th
C) 11th
D) 15th

186 European Union lawmakers voted in favor of a motion urging anti-trust regulators to break up which tech giant in Nov 2014?
A) Microsoft
B) Facebook
C) Google
D) Oracle

187 The euro zone inflation rate stood at _______ in November 2014 which increases possibility of deflation across the 18-member region.
A) 0.1%
B) 0.3%
C) 0.4%
D) 0.7%

188 Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) which is the apex authority of the Income-Tax Department, in Nov 2014?
A) K V Chowdary
B) Anita Kapur
D) Shashi Kant Sharma
D) A P M Mohammed Hanish

189 Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first train from Mendipathar in ___________ to Guwahati in Nov 2014 to connect the state with other parts of the country using using railway network.
A) Tripura
B) Meghalaya
C) Nagaland
D) Mijoram

190 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased gold imports norms and scrapped ___________ scheme in Nov 2014 which was launched in 2013 in order to reduce Gold Imports and check rising current account deficit.
A) 15:85
B) 20:80
C) 25:75
D) 40:60
191 Which country emerged as the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India after contributing around USD 4.19 billion in the April-September period of the current financial year, as per the data published by Finance Ministry in Nov 2014?
A) Netherlands
B) Singapore
C) Mauritius
D) USD

192 "Public Service Broadcasting Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 18-Nov
B) 11-Nov
C) 17-Nov
D) 12-Nov


193 ___________ film 'Leviathan' directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the best film award at the 45th International film Festival of India, which was concluded in Goa in Nov 2014.
A) German
B) Italian
C) Russian
D) Spanish

194 Famous __________  Tapan Raychaudhuri passed away in November at his home in Oxford, England. He was 88.
A) Author
B) Musician
C) Painter
D) Historian

195 Famous ___________ Veenapani Chawla, passed away in Nov 2014 after a sudden heart attack. She was 67. She was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puruskar.
A) Theatre artist
B) Kathak dancer
C) Bharatnatyam dancer
D) Singer

196 Central Government has re-launched the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investment scheme in Nov 2014 to secure household savings for funding huge upcoming infrastructure development in India. What is the lock-in period of this scheme?
A) 2 years
B) 2 years and 6 months
C) 3 years
D) 3 years and 6 months

197 PSPB (Petroleum Sports Promotion Board)'s ___________ has won the boys' singles title in the 76th Junior National and Youth Table Tennis Championships in Nov 2014.
A) Sudhanshu Grover
B) Abhishek Yadav
C) Manav Thakkar
D) None of These

198 India's Economic growth stood at _________ in Second quarter (April-September) of the current financial year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 5.9%
B) 5.7%
C) 4.85%
D) 5.3%

199 India's agricultural sector growth stood at _________ in Second quarter (April-September) of the current financial year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 1.9%
B) 3.2%
C) 4.6%
D) 3.8%

200 Which Cricketer was delared "ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year" in Nov 2014?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Mitchell Johnson
C) Gary Balance
D) Virat Kohli
201 Which Company became the first listed Indian company among the 30 SENSEX firms to have more than 75% shareholding by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in Nov 2014?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC
C) Infosys
D) TCS

202 The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA held its eighth Council meeting in __________ in Nov 2014. The two day meeting was attended by representatives from over 85 countries.
A) Riyadh
B) Doha
C) Abu Dhabi
D) Kuala lampur


203 First dedicated International Textile Fair held in which city in Nov 2014?
A) Hong Kong
B) Bangkok
C) Dubai
D) Kuala lampur

204 Which Country became the partner country for Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit 2015 as announced in Nov 2014?
A) USA
B) Germany
C) China
D) South Africa

205 India has been ranked at _______ in world list for peer citations in research journals if citations by peers of research work done by scholars can be considered as a good benchmarking index, as published in Nov 2014.
A) 5th
B) 7th
C) 11th
D) 12th

206 India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country in Nov 2014 to develop Nalanda University in Bihar as an international centre of excellence?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Pakistan
D) Thailand

207 Indian government has partnered with which country to develop new Andhra Pradesh capital in Nov 2014?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) Singapore
D) Russia

208 Indian-origin British politician __________ known was named as the Labour MP of the year 2014 in Nov 2014. He was choosen for this award for his valuable work for underrepresented, deprived and minority sections of the country.
A) Ashok Kumar
B) Valerie Vaz
C) Nigel Keith Vaz
D) Priti Patel

209 The largest wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy installed the world's tallest hybrid wind generator turbine in which Indian state in Nov 2014? The turbine will generate 12-15% more energy.
A) Maharashtra
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Kerala

210 The Union Government appointed  ________ as Chairman of National Chemical Weapon Convention in Nov 2014.
A) Hasmukh Adhia
B) GS Sandhu
C) Alok Rawat
D) Ratan P Watal
211 An Indian-originated radiographer ____________ was elected as the president of the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) in Nov 2014.
A) Dr Ramani Ramaswany
B) Dr Shyam Sundar.K
C) Dr Fawzia Peer
D) None of These

212 Which Indian City to host Global Investors' Meet in May 2015 (as announced in Nov 2014)?
A) Chennai
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai


213 Which Country successfully test-fired the intermediate-range missile Shaheen”II in Nov 2014?
A) Israel
B) Iran
C) Pakistan
D) North Korea

214 The World Economic Forum (WEF) hosted the India Economic Summit in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Which Indian City in nov 2014?
A) Chennai
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai

215 Prasar Bharti announced to re-launch DD National with new tagline Doordarshan National “ ______________ in Nov 2014. Also, new colours of purple and pink are added with a fresh palette of programming.
A) Sabka Ka Apna Channel
B) Desh Ka Apna Channel
C) Desh Ka Pyara Channel
D) None of These

216 Who has been ranked at No 1 place as per the Forbes's list of 100 most powerful people in the world published in Nov 2014?
A) Barack Obama
B) Xi Jinping
C) Pope Francis
D) Vladimir Putin

217 Which Indian IT Services Company has entered into a strategic partnership with DreamWorks Animation SKG in Nov 2014 to develop new engineering solutions?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Infosys
D) HCL Technology

218 India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country in nov 2014 to facilitate technical cooperation in Railway sector between the two countries?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) China
D) Republic of Korea

219 The Book titled "Truth Always Prevails" written by _____________ was published in Pakistan in Nov 2014. The book Truth Always Prevails is a self-narrated account of personal and entrepreneurial experiences by one of the most successful businessmen of Pakistan with a global footprint.
A) Sadruddin Hashwani
B) Nasir Schon
C) Anwar Pervez
D) Malik Riaz

220 The Assam government presented the first state bravery award to __________ in Nov 2014 in Guwahati for saving lives of 10 school children who were taken hostage by a gunman in December 2013.
A) Shubam Santosh Chaudari
B) Gunjan Sarma
C) Kumari Mahika Gupta
D) None of These
221 The Fourth India and ____________ Joint Training Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 was held at Pune in Maharashtra in Nov 2014.
A) Bangladesh
B) Sri Lanka
C) China
D) Thailand

222 India's leading online fashion store Myntra.com named Bollywood actress ___________ as its brand ambassador in Nov 2014.
A) Priyanka Chopra
B) Kangana Ranaut
C) Deepika Padukone
D) Alia Bhat


223 Which Indian City was ranked as the most popular and attractive property investment hotspot among the UAE-based Indian expats, as per a survey report published by Sumansa Exhibitions in Nov 2014?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai

224 Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the maker of Amul dairy products, has announced to set up a unit in ________ for an investment of around Rs 200 crore in Nov 2014.
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Odissa
C) West Bengal
D) Andhra Pradesh

225 Justice _________ Commission has handed over its final report on 2002 Gujarat riots to Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at Gandhinagar in Nov 2014.
A) Verma
B) Nanavati
C) Mudgal
D) Reddy

226 Famous Tamil film _________ Rudraiya Chockalingam passed away in Nov 2014 in Chennai. He was 67.
A) Actor
B) Director
C) Musician
D) Producer

227 Central Government needs to infuse as much as Rs 2.4 lakh crore into state-owned banks by end-March 2019 to meet different kinds of capital requirements including Basel III. For this,  Government announced its plan in Nov 2014 to reduce its stake in the PSU banks to _________ before March 2019 to raise the required capital.
A) 51%
B) 52%
C) 58%
D) 74%

228 The government plans to replace bilateral investment protection treaties with a new pact that seeks to plug loopholes and enhance legal protection of foreign investors in India as well as Indian investments abroad. The name of the new pact is _________________.
A) Investment Protection Treaty
B) Bilateral Investment Treaty
C) Whole Investment Treaty
D) None of These

229 Indian-American Congressman ______ has been re-elected to the US House of Representatives in Nov 2014. He is only the third ever Indian-American to be elected to the House of Representatives.
A) Ro Khanna
B) Bobby Jindal
C) Kamala Harris
D) Ami Bera

230 Which Zoo in India decided to have the critically endangered pig Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). Pygmy Hog is the rarest and smallest wild pig in the world. With this decision, it is set to become the first and only zoo of the world to have this critically endangered species of pigs.
A) Alipore Zoo, Kolkata
B) New Delhi Zoo
C) Assam State Zoo, Guwahati
D) Mysore Zoo
231 Work has started to scrap the India's first aircraft carrier, __________ in Nov 2014.
A) Viraat
B) Vikrant
C) Vihar
D) None of These

232 Indian-origin hotel doorman  Kottarapattu Chattu of the venerable Galle Face Hotel passed away in Nov 2014 after a brief illness. He was 94. He was oldest hotel doorman of ___________, who served world leaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Emperor Hirohito, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Richard Nixon at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo for 72 years.
A) Sri Lanka
B) Thailand
C) Malaysia
D) UK


233 Which investment bank was awarded the ˜Channel Islands Custodian of the Year 2014' title at the Custody Risk European Awards  organised by the Incisive Media Group in Nov 2014?
A) UBS Bank
B) Deutsche Bank
C) Barclays Bank
D) Citibank

234 Indian Railways has proposed a plan to set up a 26 MW windmill in _________ in Nov 2014.
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Maharashtra

235 The HRD ministry announced its plan to come up with a ________ drive in Nov 2014 to encourage students and researchers to come up with innovations and new ideas and to keep the talent back home from leaving abroad.
A) 'Idea in India'
B) 'Think in India'
C) 'Innovation India'
D) None of These

236 Which Indian power company acquired 100% stake in APIL's Korba West Power Company Ltd (KWPCL) in Nov 2014?
A) Reliance Power
B) Tata Power
C) Adani Power
D) Jaypee Power

237 Senior _______ actor-director Raghuvir Nevrekar passed away in Mumbai in Nov 2014 following a brief illness. He was 85.
A) Marathi
B) Hindi
C) Gujarathi
D) Kannada

238 US Defence Secretary __________ resigned amid reports of differences with President Barack Obama in Nov 2014.
A) Martin Dempsey
B) Leon Panetta
C) Robert Gates
D) Chuck Hagel

239 Which bollywood actor was named as Brand Ambassador of DHFL in Nov 2014? DHFL is the second largest housing finance company of India.
A) Amir Khan
B) Shah Rukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Salman Khan

240 Which Indian PSU bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with Micro Energy Credits Corporation in Nov 2014 to finance bank customers buying energy efficient ˜green' products such as cook stoves, solar home systems, biogas digestors and water purifiers.
A) Canara Bank
B) Punjab National Bank
C) IDBI Bank
D) Bank of Baroda
241 Which Indian PSU bank announced in Nov 2014 to launch an Islamic equity fund aimed primarily at the country's 170 million Muslims?
A) State Bank of India
B) Punjab National Bank
C) IDBI Bank
D) Bank of Baroda

242 Which Pakistani actress was sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy for appearing in mock Geo TV wedding scene by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of the Gilgit region of Pakistan in Nov 2014.
A) Veena Malik
B) Meera
C) Reema Khan
D) Mahira Khan


243 Namsai officially became the 18th district of ____________ in Nov 2014.
A) Karnataka
B) Assam
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu

244 The book titled "Next China-India War - World's First Water War “ 2029" authored by former Army chief General __________ was released in Nov 2014.
A) Vishwa Nath Sharma
B) Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
C) Ved Prakash Malik
D) Sundarajan Padmanabhan

245 Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary __________ was appointed as new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha in Nov 2014 by by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
A) Hasmukh Adhia
B) GS Sandhu
C) Alok Rawat
D) Anoop Mishra

246 Who was sworn in as New Chief Minister of Goa in Nov 2014?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Laxmikant Parsekar
C) Pratapsingh Rane
D) Raman Singh

247 Crime novelist ___________ passed away in Nov 2014 at the age of 94 in Oxford, UK.
A) Ruth Rendell
B) Elizabeth George
C) Dorothy L. Sayers
D) Phyllis Dorothy James

248 Film superstar ___________ was honoured with the centenary award for Indian Film Personality of the year 2014 at the 45th International Film Festival of India held in Goa in Nov 2014.
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Rajinikanth
C) Anupam Kher
D) Dilip Kumar

249 The International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held in ___________, Nepal in Nov 2014.
A) Lumbini
B) Kathmandu
C) Pokhara
D) Bharatpur

250 Which company has acquired a majority stake in Cricbuzz.com. GoCricket.com in Nov 2014?
A) Espn start sports
B) Times Internet
C) Ten Sports
D) Sports Internet
251 "Mithra Shakthi exercise", three week mock war drill between Special Forces of Indian and _________ Army was held in Nov 2014.
A) China
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal

252 The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for urban co-operative banks (UCBs) to sanction loan against gold collateral to ______from Rs.1 lakh at present in Oct-Nov 2014.
A) Rs.1.25 lakh
B) Rs.1.5 lakh
C) Rs.2 lakh
D) Rs.2.5 lakh


253 A veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in _______ state of India, Melathu Veettil Raghavan passed away in Nov 2014.
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andra Pradesh

254 Germany celebrated _______ anniversary of Berlin wall fall on 9th November 2014.
A) 25th
B) 40th
C) 50th
D) 75th

255 Who invented Braigo, which is a which is a portable and cheapest available braille printer? He got funding from Intel in Nov 2014.
A) Asmit Banerjee
B) Shubham Banerjee
C) Deepika Kurup
D) Eesha Khare

256 Indian Cricketer Rohit Sharma created history after becoming the first cricketer to scrore two double centuries in ODI in Nov 2014. He scored his second double century against which team?
A) Australia
B) West Indies
C) Sri Lanka
D) Pakistan

257 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted which village in his Lok Sabha Constituency Varanasi in Nov 2014?
A) Miyapur
B) Udaipur
C) Jayapur
D) Vayapur

258 US fast food chain Burger King has opened its first store in New Delhi India in Nov 2014. It has also tied up with online e-commerce company _______ to launch its burgers online in India.
A) FlipKart
B) Amazon
C) eBay
D) SnapDeal

259 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his cabinet in Nov 2014. How Many new ministers were inducted in his cabinet?
A) 19
B) 21
C) 23
D) 25

260 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently made his debut in which networking site/application in Nov 2014?
A) Facebook
B) Instagram
C) Twitter
D) Google Plus

Answers:
41 Ans) Laxmikant Parsekar
42 Ans) 5.3%
43 Ans) 14-Nov
44 Ans) Havells
45 Ans) Salgaocar FC
46 Ans) Nico Rosberg
47 Ans) Manohar Parrikar
48 Ans) Agni-II
49 Ans) 30
50 Ans) Virat Kohli
51 Ans) Dr Kedarnath Singh
52 Ans) 16-Nov
53 Ans) Microsoft
54 Ans) P V Sindhu
55 Ans) Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar
56 Ans) Pensioners
57 Ans) Israel
58 Ans) Kerala
59 Ans) West Bengal
60 Ans) Hanumappa Sudarshan
61 Ans) 2.5%
62 Ans) Jayant Sinha
63 Ans) 17-Nov
64 Ans) Kathamandu
65 Ans) 5.52%
66 Ans) Nay Pyi Taw
67 Ans) Yahoo
68 Ans) Cognizant
69 Ans) Haribhau Bagde
70 Ans) Kapil Dev
71 Ans) India
72 Ans) Filmmaker
73 Ans) Rohit Sharma
74 Ans) 17-Nov
75 Ans) Virat Kohli
76 Ans) Brisbane
77 Ans) European Space Agency
78 Ans) Mitchell Johnson
79 Ans) Suresh Prabhu
80 Ans) Gary Balance
81 Ans) Ratan Tata
82 Ans) Bal Swachhta Mission
83 Ans) 19-Nov
84 Ans) Farhan Akhtar
85 Ans) Sports Journalist
86 Ans) Saina Nehwal
87 Ans) 1.77%
88 Ans) Turkey
89 Ans) Rajyavardhan Rathore
90 Ans) China
91 Ans) Actavis
92 Ans) Klaus Iohannis
93 Ans) 1.6%
94 Ans) 19-Nov
95 Ans) Novak Djokovic
96 Ans) Radio Kashmir Jammu
97 Ans) CS Verma
98 Ans) K. Srikanth
99 Ans) Sania Mirza
100 Ans) China
101 Ans) India
102 Ans) 1.3%
103 Ans) 100 months
104 Ans) 21-Nov
105 Ans) Australia
106 Ans) Akash
107 Ans) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
108 Ans) Pandit Jasraj
109 Ans) Hasmukh Adhia
110 Ans) TSR Subramaniam
111 Ans) Dilip Vengsarkar
112 Ans) 19-Nov
113 Ans) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
114 Ans) USD 13.35 billion
115 Ans) IBM
116 Ans) vape
117 Ans) ISRO
118 Ans) 26-November
119 Ans) Andhra Bank
120 Ans) Second
121 Ans) Neha Gupta
122 Ans) Singapore
123 Ans) Yahoo
124 Ans) 16-Nov
125 Ans) 50
126 Ans) Ranjit Sinha
127 Ans) Panaji
128 Ans) ING Vysya Bank
129 Ans) Mahindra
130 Ans) Neel Mukherjee
131 Ans) Rubber
132 Ans) 21-Nov
133 Ans) Infosys
134 Ans) Tech Mahindra
135 Ans) State Bank of India
136 Ans) Vivek Sood
137 Ans) 5.6%
138 Ans) Barack Obama
139 Ans) RK Dutta
140 Ans) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
141 Ans) Future Group
142 Ans) 4th rank
143 Ans) Delhi Stock Exchange
144 Ans) 19-Nov
145 Ans) 10th rank
146 Ans) Magnus Carlsen
147 Ans) Lewis Hamilton
148 Ans) Lewis Hamilton
149 Ans) Roger Federer
150 Ans) Congress
151 Ans) Deepak Gupta
152 Ans) Kerala
153 Ans) Ms Deborah
154 Ans) 29-Nov
155 Ans) Sarjubala Devi and Saweety
156 Ans) 3.3%
157 Ans) 25-Nov
158 Ans) Bilal Tanweer
159 Ans) Australia
160 Ans) Kathmandu and New Delhi
161 Ans) Rs 1 crore
162 Ans) CK Prasad
163 Ans) 25-Nov
164 Ans) Papa John's International
165 Ans) Kathak dancer
166 Ans) 3.9%
167 Ans) China
168 Ans) Michael Phelps
169 Ans) Sixth
170 Ans) Verghese Kurian
171 Ans) Assam
172 Ans) Baa3
173 Ans) 26-Nov
174 Ans) Kotak Mahindra Bank
175 Ans) Norway
176 Ans) Karnataka
177 Ans) Islamabad
178 Ans) 43
179 Ans) Pranab Mukherjee
180 Ans) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
181 Ans) Amazon
182 Ans) Mozambique
183 Ans) 11-Nov
184 Ans) Rs. 100 crore
185 Ans) 10th
186 Ans) Google
187 Ans) 0.3%
188 Ans) Anita Kapur
189 Ans) Meghalaya
190 Ans) 20:80
191 Ans) Mauritius
192 Ans) 12-Nov
193 Ans) Russian
194 Ans) Historian
195 Ans) Theatre artist
196 Ans) 2 years and 6 months
197 Ans) Abhishek Yadav
198 Ans) 5.3%
199 Ans) 3.2%
200 Ans) AB de Villiers
201 Ans) HDFC
202 Ans) Abu Dhabi
203 Ans) Dubai
204 Ans) USA
205 Ans) 7th
206 Ans) Bhutan
207 Ans) Singapore
208 Ans) Nigel Keith Vaz
209 Ans) Gujarat
210 Ans) GS Sandhu
211 Ans) Dr Fawzia Peer
212 Ans) Chennai
213 Ans) Pakistan
214 Ans) New Delhi
215 Ans) Desh Ka Apna Channel
216 Ans) Vladimir Putin
217 Ans) Infosys
218 Ans) Republic of Korea
219 Ans) Sadruddin Hashwani
220 Ans) Gunjan Sarma
221 Ans) China
222 Ans) Kangana Ranaut
223 Ans) Mumbai
224 Ans) West Bengal
225 Ans) Nanavati
226 Ans) Director
227 Ans) 52%
228 Ans) Bilateral Investment Treaty
229 Ans) Ami Bera
230 Ans) Assam State Zoo, Guwahati
231 Ans) Vikrant
232 Ans) Sri Lanka
233 Ans) Deutsche Bank
234 Ans) Rajasthan
235 Ans) 'Think in India'
236 Ans) Adani Power
237 Ans) Marathi
238 Ans) Chuck Hagel
239 Ans) Shah Rukh Khan
240 Ans) Canara Bank
241 Ans) State Bank of India
242 Ans) Veena Malik
243 Ans) Arunachal Pradesh
244 Ans) Sundarajan Padmanabhan
245 Ans) Anoop Mishra
246 Ans) Laxmikant Parsekar
247 Ans) Phyllis Dorothy James
248 Ans) Rajinikanth
249 Ans) Lumbini
250 Ans) Times Internet
251 Ans) Sri Lanka
252 Ans) Rs.2 lakh
253 Ans) Kerala
254 Ans) 25th
255 Ans) Shubham Banerjee
256 Ans) Sri Lanka
257 Ans) Jayapur
258 Ans) eBay
259 Ans) 21
260 Ans) Instagram