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1. A rare pair of juvenile Egyptian Vultures was recently found at

Koonthakulam bird sanctuary. The Koonthakulam bird sanctuary
is situated in which state?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh

2. Which city will host the prestigious Commonwealth Youth
Parliament in October 2014?
(a) New Delhi (b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata (d) Bhopal

3.Ethiopia recently diverted the flow of which river to construct
the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?
(a) Blue Nile (b) Zaire
(c) Limpopo (d) Niger

4. Which company recently bagged a six-year contract from the
Department of Posts (DoP) to equip India Post with modern
technologies and systems?
(a) Tata Consultancy Services (b) Infosys
(c) HCL Enterprise (d) NIIT

5. Who won two silver medals in the World Cup Stage I archery
meet at Shanghai in 2013 from India?
(a) Trisha Deb (b) Deepika Kumari
(c) Gagandeep Kaur (d) P. Lily Chanu

6. 35th National Games will be held in which state?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala
(c) Haryana (d) Bihar

7. What quantity of drinking water per person per day has been
proposed to be fixed by the Y.K. Alagh panel?
(a) 10 litres (b) 15 litres
(c) 25 litres (d) 40 litres

8. As per latest data, out of 1,000 children born, how many
children are dying before reaching the age of five, in India?
(a) 38 (b) 42
(c) 48 (d) 52

9.Noted writer Manoj Das was recently presented with the NTR
National Literary Award. He is known for his contribution to
literature, in which language?
(a) Tamil (b) Odiya
(c) Marathi (d) Bengali

10.Name the Indias neighbouring country which recently
launched a new round of peace talks with its ethnic Kachin rebels
seeking to end a major armed conflict?
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar (d) Sri Lanka

2014/TEST_08/GA/05GS_01
A rare pair of juvenile Egyptian Vultures was recently found at
Koonthakulam bird sanctuary. The Koonthakulam bird sanctuary
Which city will host the prestigious Commonwealth Youth
3.Ethiopia recently diverted the flow of which river to construct
year contract from the
Department of Posts (DoP) to equip India Post with modern
Who won two silver medals in the World Cup Stage I archery
35th National Games will be held in which state?
What quantity of drinking water per person per day has been
proposed to be fixed by the Y.K. Alagh panel?
As per latest data, out of 1,000 children born, how many
en are dying before reaching the age of five, in India?
9.Noted writer Manoj Das was recently presented with the NTR
National Literary Award. He is known for his contribution to
10.Name the Indias neighbouring country which recently
launched a new round of peace talks with its ethnic Kachin rebels
11. Indias Jamjang Deru won three medals, including two golds,
at the 15th Asian youth championships in Doha. Name the sport
he plays?
(a) Badminton (b) Wrestling
(c) Shooting (d) Weightlifting

12. Mariya Jaison belongs to which sport?
(a) Pole vault (b) Hurdle race
(c) Weight lifting (d) Discus throw

13. The first fighter plane base of the Indian Air Force in the
southern peninsula has been inaugurated at:
(a) Belgaum (b) Thrissur
(c) Thanjavur (d) Kalakad

14. CNES is the space agency of which country?
(a) Canada (b) Brazil
(c) Britain (d) France

15. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) is
establishing a national quarantine centre, to prevent the
accidental introduction of invasive species that could pose a
threat to the biodiversity of the archipelago, in:
(a) Lakshadweep (b) Andaman and Nicobar islands
(c) Sundarbans (d) Western Ghats

16. Name the movie that won the top prize at the Cannes Film
Festival, 2013?
(a) Inside Llewyn Davis (b) Heli
(c) A Touch of Sin (d) Blue is the Warmest Colour

17. Indias first hospital ship is being made at which of the
following cities?
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
(c) Guwahati (d) Visakhapatnam

18. One of the worlds richest Indians Lakshmi N Mittal recently
has put up one of his mansions for sale. The mansion is situated
in:
(a) Paris (b) London
(c) Amsterdam (d) Berlin

19. Who among the following has been appointed as the new
chief of DRDO?
(a) V K Saraswat (b) Avinash Chander
(c) B N Suresh (d) D K Jain

20. Rami Hamdallah has been appointed as the new Prime
Minister of:
(a) Egypt (b) Iran
(c) Iraq (d) Palestine

21. As per the Survey conducted by Cisco n the first week of
dias Jamjang Deru won three medals, including two golds,
at the 15th Asian youth championships in Doha. Name the sport
(b) Wrestling
(d) Weightlifting
12. Mariya Jaison belongs to which sport?
rdle race
(d) Discus throw
13. The first fighter plane base of the Indian Air Force in the
southern peninsula has been inaugurated at:


CNES is the space agency of which country?
15. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) is
establishing a national quarantine centre, to prevent the
accidental introduction of invasive species that could pose a
f the archipelago, in:
(b) Andaman and Nicobar islands
(d) Western Ghats
16. Name the movie that won the top prize at the Cannes Film
(b) Heli
(d) Blue is the Warmest Colour
17. Indias first hospital ship is being made at which of the
(d) Visakhapatnam
18. One of the worlds richest Indians Lakshmi N Mittal recently
nsions for sale. The mansion is situated

Who among the following has been appointed as the new
(b) Avinash Chander
(d) D K Jain
as been appointed as the new Prime
21. As per the Survey conducted by Cisco n the first week of

June 2013, nine out of ten people suffer from nomophobia. What
is nonopnocla?
(a) fear of not to be noticed
(b) fear of being unsuccessfu. n the competitive exams
(c) fear of being out of mobile phone contact
(d) fear of loosing close relations

22. World Environment Day is observed on:
(a) 2nd June (b) 3rd June
(c) 4th June (d) 5th June

23. The Union Cabinet of India has given its approval for
establishment of permanent benches of the Karnataka High Court
at:
(a) Dharwad and Gulbarga
(b) Davanagere and Dakshina Kannada
(c) Hassan and Udupi
(d) Belagam and Bidar

24. Recently, Indias first all-women police station became
operational at:
(a) Itanagar (b) Benagluru
(c) Mumbai (d) Hyderabad

25. Who among the following has been appointed as the new
chairman of Indian Bank Association (IBA)?
(a) Pratip Chaudhuri (b) K R Kamath
(c) K V Kamath (d) Shikha Sharma

26. If Dard-E-Dil Likhun Kab Tak, book is written by:
(a) Javed Akhtar (b) Guljar
(c) ShabanaAzmi (d) Rukhsar Amrohvi

27.The highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of India will be set-
up at:
a) Kaylong (b) Manlai
c) Nainital (d) Leh

28.Which of the following countrys Parliament nas passed a bill
criminalizing gay marriage, making it punishable with a 14-year
prison term?
(a) Algeria (b) Nigeria
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Japan

29.On June 29 2013, P. Sathasivam has been appointed as the
next Chief Justice of India; he will be ______________ Chief
Justice of India.
(a) 39th (b) 40th
(c) 41st (d) 42nd

30. Indian-origin Australian diplomat, who became the countrys
youngest ambassador, is-
(a) Devanand Sharma (b) Peter Varghese
(c) Mathai Varghese (d) Lisa Maria Singh

31. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the maximum
interest rate, which an NBFC can pay to a depositor, should not
exceed:
(a) 10.5 percent (b) 11.5 percent
(c) 12.5 per cent (d) 13.5 per cent

32. Which state government has launched the countrys first
tourist seaplane service?
(a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Goa (d) Kerala

33. Who has been appointed as the next chairman of Telecom
Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)?
(a) Justice AftabAlam (b) Justice D.P. Wadhwa
(c) Justice Arun Kumar (d) Justice N.S. Hegde

34. Who is the present Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
of India?
(a) N. Gopalaswami (b) Shashi Kant Sharma
(c) Vinod Rai (d) V.N Kaul

35. Which country recently has unveiled its new levitating bullet
train that can travel at the speed of upto 500 kmph?
(a) Japan (b) China
(c) Germany (d) USA

36. The first state, which has signed a Memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Directorate General of Foreign Trade
(DGFT) for making use of electronic Bank Realization
Certificate (e-BRC), is-
(a) Delhi (b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

37. Which pharmaceutical manufacturing company has granted
the global commercialization rights for its nasal spray Dymista
to its Swedish partner Meda AB?
(a) Merck & Co (b) Pfizer
(c) Cipla (d) GlaxoSmithKline

38. The Slovenian Premier has been sentenced for two years in
prison after found guilty of giving and receiving bribes in the
eurozone countrys biggest-ever defence deal. Name him:
(a) Janez Drnovsek (b) Borut Pahor
(c) Anton Rop (d) Janez Jansa

39. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2013?
(a) Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint
(b) Green Economy: Does it include you?
(c) Forests-Nature At Your Service
(d) Many Species: One Planet: One Future

40. Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme has been
launched by the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M.
Veerappa Moily in 18 districts of the country on:
(a) May 1,2013 (b) June 1,2013
(c) April 1,2013 (d) March 31,2013

41. Which of the following team is the winner of ICC
Champions Trophy 2013?
(a) England (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Wets Indies (d) India

42.The 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM), will be held in:
(a) Sri Lanka (b) India
(c) Australia (d) Zimbabwe


43. The one-man committee has been appointed to probe spot-
fixing case in IPL under the chairmanship of:
(a) S. K.Joshi (b) Ravi Shastri
(c) Ashok Chawla (d) RN Sawani

44. Who has been appointed as the Vice- Chancellor of Nalanda
University?
(a) Amartya Sen * (b) Dr. Gopa Sabharwal
(c) Prof. Lord Meghnad Desai (d) Dr. TansenSen

45. Who among the following Indian-Americans is the winner of
the 2013 National Spelling Bee after spelling the word knaidel?
(a) Sidarth Jayadev (b) Balu Natarajan
(c) Ramya Auroprem (d) Arvind Mahankali

46. The seventh edition of the annual Regional Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas will be held in November 2013 in:
(a) Australia (b) India
(c) Mauritius (d) Singapore

47. The Union government recently has g .e- re nod to a proposal
to grant the Rajaji National Park the status of a tiger reserve. The
park is situated in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Prades
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan

48. Recently the Central Government enhance: the income
ceiling for the creamy layer of OBC from Rs. 4.5 lakh a year to-
(a) Rs. 5 lakh (b) Rs. 5.5 lakh
(c) Rs. 6 lakh (d) Rs. 6.5 lakh

49. Who wrote the book A Garland of Memories released
recently?
(a) Ruskin Bond (b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Arundhati Roy (d) Vikram Seth

50. The Election Commission of India, the National Literacy
Mission Authority and the Ministry of Human Resource
Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to ensure:
(a) Electoral Literacy
(b) Greater Participation for a Stronger and Inclusive Democracy
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

51. Recently, the Supreme Court of India held that a life convict
cannot claim to have a right to be released after spending:
(a) 14 years behind the bars
(b) 20 years behind the bars
(c) 21 years behind the bars
(d) 30 years behind the bars

52. To help the residents of India in authenticating their identity
anywhere and anytime via any digital platform, the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has recently
inaugurated three new Aadhaar-enabled services named:
(a) e-KYC
(b) OTP (one time pin) authentication
(c) Iris authentication
(d) All of the above

53. Union Government has planned to roll out a 43000-crore
rupees green energy corridor project to facilitate the flow of:
(a) green transport
(b) renewable energy
(c) eco-friendly economic activities
(d) None of the above

54.The Indian telecom sector has become the second largest
telephone network in the world, after:
(a) USA (b) Brazil
(c) China (d) Mexico

55. The former President of which SAARC country has taken
asylum in the Indian High Commission in that nation?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal (d) Maldives

56. Which nation won the ICC Womens World Cup in Mumbai
recently?
(a) England (b) Australia
(c) South Africa (d) West Indies

57. BRICS accounts for about how much percentage of
population in regard to the total World population?
(a) 35% (b) 40%
(c) 50% (d) 45%

58. The Fifth India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Womens Forum
Resolution was passed in which city?
(a) Brasilia (b) New Delhi
(c) Johannesburg (d) Beijing

59. Ananthalaksmi Sadagopan recently passed away. She was a
renowned-
(a) Journalist (b) Politician
(c) Actress (d) Vocalist

60. Which among the following newspapers has appointed
Nicholas Dawes, editor-in-chief of Mail and Guardian (M&G), as
its new Chief Editorial and Content Officer?
(a) The Hindu (b) The Times of India
(c) Hindustan Times (d) The Indian Express

61. Anshu Jamshenpa, who holds the record of being the only
mother in the world to have scaled the Mount Everest twice in 10
days, recently scaled the peak again for the third time. She
belongs to which state?
(a) Mizoram (b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur (d) Arunachal Pradesh

62. Which among the following countries won Eurovision Song
Contest for the year 2013?
(a) Denmark (b) France
(c) Sweden (d) Netherlands

63. Recently a 25-year-old native of Jeddah, has become the first
woman from Saudi Arabia to climb the worlds highest peak
Mount Everest. Name the woman.
(a) Sarah Attar
(b) Dalma Rushdi Malhas
(c) RahaMoharrak

(d) Wojdan Shaherkani

64. The panel, set up to look into lobbying activities in
contravention of any Indian law and any other matter relevant to
this issue by Walmart, is headed by-
(a) Justice Mukul Mudgal
(b) Justice Rajiv Sahi
(c) Justice Liberhan
(d) Justice Sunil Gaur

65. Indian womens compound team won the countrys first-ever
World Cup medal archery Stage I held at?
(a) Kuala Lumpur (b) Shanghai
(c) Jakarta (d) Ho Chi Minh City

66. According to the suicide data of the \a: o'* a Crime Records
Bureau, which state 'era ned as the worst State for farmers' su
cldes across the last decade?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Crrarbsca
(c)Maharashtra (d) Kerala

67. Name the city where the house Roy Villa is situated, where
Swami Vivekanandas disciple, Sister Nivedita breathed her last
and now has been handed over to the West Bengal government.
(a) Baharampur (b) Alipore
(c) Kolkata (d) Darjeeling

68. Which country became the 14th country, in the world, to
legalize the same-sex marriage, joining a club of eight other
European nations?
(a) Belgium (b) France
(c) Spain (d) Norway

69. Which among the following is al-Qaedas English-language
magazine?
(a) Punch (b) The Peoples friend
(c) Inspire (d) NOW

70. The Government of which state recently decided to drop the
advertisement featuring disgraced cricket S. Sreesanth from its
flagship Karunya lottery scheme?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan
(c) Odisha (d) Kerala

71. During the last decade the Hindu immigrants have been
doubled in which one of the following countries?
(a) United States (b) France
(c) Canada (d) United Kingdom

72. Samina Baig became the first woman of her country to scale
Mt. Everest. She belongs to-
(a) Bangladesh (b)lran
(c) Pakistan (d) Afghanistan

73. Work on the worlds biggest hydroelectric dam is planned to
start in October 2015 in which country?
(a) China
(b) Egypt
(c) Brazil
(d) Democratic Republic of Congo

74. What is the symbol of Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-lnsaf
party which did well in the general elections recently?
(a) Cricket Bat (b) Cricket Ball
(c) Crescent moon (d) Three Stars

75. Who recently became the first player to be dismissed for
obstructing the fields in I PL?
(a) Brendon Mccullum
(b) Kieron Pollard
(c) Chris Gayle
(d) Yusuf Pathan

76. Googles digital application distribution platform for Android
and online electronics store is called as:
(a) Google mania (b) Google store
(c) Google play (d) Google world

77. May 3 marked the centenary of the release of the first feature
film made in India. Name the film.
(a) Bharat Mata
(b) Bombay Talkies
(c) Raja Harischandra
(d) AlamAra

78. UNESCO has in its report criticized the conservation efforts
at which World Heritage Site in South India?
(a) Shravanabelagola
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Hampi
(d) Silent valley

79. What trophy is given to the winner in the world mixed team
badminton championship?
(a) All England Badminton Championship
(b) The Sudirman Cup
(c) Thomas Cup
(d) UberCup

80. Name the visa that is valid for 26 European countries that
have abolished passport and immigration controls at their
common borders,
(a) Maastricht Visa (b) EuroVisa
(c) All Europe Visa (d) Schengen Visa

81. UNESCO has designated April 30 as an international day to
celebrate which type of
music?
(a) Drupad (b) Carnatic music
(c) Jazz (d) Hard Rapp

82.Against which team did Chris Gayle smash the fastest-ever
century in professional
crickets history?
(a) Mumabai Indians (b)RCB
(c) KKR (d) Pune Warriors India

83. During which prestigious sporting event in the U.S. did a
terrorist attack kill three and injured 282 others recently?
(a) New York Carnival
(b) Manhattan Halloween
(c) Boston Marathon

(d) The Washington Meet

84. Name the famous Indian, labeled as human computer for her
mathematical wizardry who passed away recently:
(a) UshaDevi (b) Shakuntala Devi
(c) Arunima Sinha (d) Pramila Roy

85. The UN celebrates April 23 as:
(a) The English Language Day
(b) World Water Day
(c) World Earth Day
(d) International Day Against WMDs

86. Which Asian Capital has been chosen by the UN to be the
World Book Capital City for 2013?
(a) New Delhi (b) Bangkok
(c) Tokyo (d)Abudhabi

87. To celebrate whose birth centenary was the Shatabdi Express,
the fast inter-city express train, introduced in 1989?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) RN Tagore
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

88. Who is the present counterpart of Manmohan Singh in
Pakistan?
(a) Asif Ali Jardari
(b) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
(c) Syed Yousuf Raza Giilani
(d) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

89. Who won womens French Grand slam 2013?
(a) Maria Sharapova
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Victoria Azarenka
(d) None of the above

90. What is the name of the all-electric, four seater passenger car
recently launched by
Mahindra Reva?
(a) Electric (b) E20
(c) Ritz (d)XUV

91.The recently deceased charismatic Hugo Chavez was the
President of which South
American country?
(a) Venezuela (b)Cuba
(c) Colombia (d) Uruguay

92.On who was the Rani Laxmi Bai-Stree Shakti award bestowed
by President Pranab
Mukherjee on International Womens Day?
(a) Arunima Sinha, conqueror of Mt Everest with an artificial leg
(b) Captain G Lakshmi, first Indian women to sky dive at North
Pole
(c) Reena Sandhu, first women army personnel to be honoured
with Ashok Chakra
(d) Spirit of Nirbhaya, a pseudonym given to the Delhi gang-rape
victim

93.Whose record did M.S. Dhoni better recently to become the
most successful Test captain in Indian cricket history?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Sourav Ganguly
(d) Mohammad Azharuddin

94. Manik Sarkar became the CM of which state for the fourth
consecutive time recently?
(a) Manipur (b) Mizoram
(c) Meghalaya (d) Tripura

95. What innovative step is the RBI going to take on a field trial
basis in the cities of Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubhaneswar and
Shimla?
(a) A hundred rupees coin
(b) All women regional branch
(c) One billion plastic 10 Rupee notes
(d) Free Credit card

96. Google Sergey Brin and Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg have
established the most lucrative annual prize in science to reward
research into curing diseases and extending human life. What is it
called?
(a) International Tech Whiz
(b) Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation
(c) Internets Boon
(d) Bandwidth Genius

97. The Court of Arbitration at The Hague has allowed India to
go ahead with the construction of which hydro-electric project in
Kashmir, rejecting Pakistans plea?
(a) Kishanganga hydroelectric project
(b) Tulbul Project
(c) Indus Hydel Prohect
(d) Ganderbal hydro electric project

98. Who among the following whistleblower is in recent news in
relation with secret spying program PRISM of the United States
National Security Agency?
(a) Robert Swan Mueller
(b) James Clapper
(c) Gen Keith Alexander
(d) Edward Snowden

99. In a controversial move, which countrys lawmakers have
approved a $40-biilion crosscountry shipping canal linking
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
(a) Nicaragua
(b) Panama
(c) Chad
(d) Central African Republic

100. Currently which one of the following is the fastest
supercomputer of the world?
(a) K computers
(b) Cray XK7
(c) Tianhe-2
(d) Sequoia




Answers:


1 c 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 c 8 d 9 b 10 c
11 d 12 a 13 c 14 d 15 b 16 d 17 c 18 b 19 b 20 d
21 c 22 d 23 a 24 a 25 b 26 d 27 d 28 b 29 b 30 a
31 c 32 d 33 a 34 b 35 a 36 b 37 c 38 d 39 a 40 b
41 d 42 a 43 d 44 b 45 d 46 a 47 c 48 c 49 a 50 c
51 a 52 d 53 b 54 c 55 d 56 b 57 b 58 b 59 d 60 c
61 d 62 a 63 c 64 a 65 b 66 c 67 d 68 b 69 c 70 d
71 a 72 c 73 d 74 a 75 d 76 c 77 c 78 c 79 b 80 d
81 c 82 d 83 c 84 b 85 a 86 b 87 d 88 b 89 b 90 b
91 a 92 d 93 c 94 d 95 c 96 b 97 a 98 d 99 a 100 c