SSC CGL/CHSL :- GENERAL AWARENESS

1.  Recently, which of the following animal has been declared as the state animal of Rajasthan?
A. Goat
B. Camel
C. Cow
D. Horse

2.  Recently, President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated ‘RuPay’ to the nation. Which of the following statements pertaining to ‘RuPay’ is/are correct?
A. ‘RuPay’ is a new card payment scheme. It is the coinage of two terms Rupee and Payment.
B. ‘RuPay’ symbolizes the capabilities of the banking industry in India to build a card payment network so that dependency on international card scheme is minimized.
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)

3.  Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, gifted ‘Samvidhan’- Making of the Constitution of India – to the Chairman of the Constitution Assembly of ___ on August 03, 2014.
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Myanmar
D. South Africa

4.  Who received, on June, 2014 the ‘Indian Player of the Year’ award at the Ceat awards function ?
A. Gautam Gambhir
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Virender Sehwag
D. R. Ashwin

5.  Who has authored the book, ‘Narendra Modi – The Game Changer’ ?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Vikram Seth
C. Sudesh Verma
D. R. N. Mishra

6.  What is the share split that was agreed by the Central Board of the State bank of India (SBI) on 24 September 2014?
A. 1:10
B. 1:9
C. 1:5
D. 3:7

7.  Japan researchers at Nagasaki University, on 2 September 2014, developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola Virus in 30 minutes. This method is known as ____.
A. RT-DAURA
B. RT-LAMP
C. RT-CRAUSA
D. MT-LAMP

8.  India will test-fire the nuclear- capable Nirbhay cruise missile from the integrated test range at Balasore in Odisha on ____, the second launch of the indigenous weapon developed by DRDO.
A. November 15, 2014
B. October 17, 2015
C. October 17, 2014
D. September 12, 2015

9.  How many medals in all have been won by India, in Commonwealth Games 2014, held in Glasgow?
A. 64
B. 85
C. 62
D. 70

10.  Consider the following names :
1. Edward Snowden with Alan Rusbridger
2. Asma Jahangir
3. Basil Fernando and Bill McKibben
The above are the winners of which of the following Award :
A. 2014 Right Livelihood honorary Award
B. Booker Award
C. Nobel Award
D. None of These

11.  Name the autobiography of M.C. Mary Kom, the Olympic Bronze Medalist and five times World Champion women Boxer.
A. Indomitable Will
B. Unbreakable
C. Indestructible
D. Hard Choices : A Memoir

12.  Recently, the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh was accorded the UNESCO World Heritage Site status. It is located in which district of Himachal Pradesh ?
A. Kullu
B. Kinnaur
C. Mandi
D. Solan

13.  Recently the word “Bladabindi” was in news. What does it mean?
A. Computer Virus
B. A World Heritage Site
C. A Community in Africa
D. A new Comet discovered recently

14.  Who among the following is the new Governor of U.P?
A. Ram Naik
B. Shyam Verma
C. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
D. Suraj Bhan

15.  Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan and Arundhati Bhattacharya, the first women to head ____, are the two Indians who have made it to the list of Bloomberg’s 540 most it influential.
A. Punjab National Bank
B. State bank Of India
C. Bank of Baroda
D. Canara Bank

16.  India Passport holders can gain easy access – allowing Indians entry without visa or providing visa on arrival – to how many countries ?
A. 72
B. 62
C. 52
D. 42

17.  India’s biggest tax reform initiative, Goods and Service tax (GST) is set to be rolled out by ___.
A. April 2015
B. October 2016
C. April 2016
D. October 2015

18.  The Jan Dhan Yojana, launched on August 28, 2014 plans to extend financial services in a country where ____ percent of an estimated 24.67 crore households will have access to banking services.
A. 60.7
B. 59.7
C. 58.7
D. 54.7

19.  What is the new name of MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) that was approved by capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently?
A. Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India( mSXI)
B. Money Stock Exchange of India (mSXI)
C. Monetary Stock Exchange of India (mSXI)
D. Maha Stock Exchange of India (mSXI)

20.  Recently, an international team of 34 scientists spotted the footprints of Dinosaurs in which of the following districts of Rajasthan?
A. Jaisalmer
B. Tharparker
C. Bikaner
D. Jalore

Answer

1. b

2. c

3. a

4.d

5. c

6. a

7. b

8. c

9. a

10. a

11. b

12. a

13. a

14. a

15. b

16. c

17. c

18. c

19. a

20. a

 

 

SSC CGL/CHSL :- GENERAL AWARENESS

1. The Union Minister launched Mental Health Policy on-
A.20th October, 2014
B.10th October, 2014
C.5th October, 2014
D.11th July, 2014

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on-
A.11th October, 2014
B.10th November, 2014
C.26th August, 2014
D.15th August, 2014

3. In which area was the Indo-US military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 2014′ held?
A.Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
B.Gairsen (Uttarakhand)
C.Ranikhet (Uttarakhand)
D.Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir)

4. President Pranab Mukherjee on 7th October 2014 presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 to-
A.V. Sampath
B.Dr. A.S Pillai
C.Arvind Mayaram
D.Ajit Dobhai

5. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the &th Central Pay Commission constituted by the Government of India in February 2014?
A.Justice B.K Singh
B.Justice Swatater Kumar
C.Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
D.Justice Mridula Singh

6. Justice J.S Verma Committee’s Report, 2013 deals with-
A.Centre State relations
B.Change in law pertaining to offences against women
C.The Fundamental rights
D.Rights of children

7. What is the unique festival of Bihar?
A.Chhath Puja
B.Deepawali
C.Bisu
D.Vinayak Chaturthi

8. Who among the following has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014?
A.Kailash Stayarthi
B.Malala Yousafzai
C.Jean Tirole
D.Patrick Modiano

9. Which of the following European Union countries is the first to officially recognize the State of Palestine?
A.Sweden
B.Denmark
C.Norway
D.Italy

10. Which one of the following countries has decided in Januray 2014 to make military service compulsory for all its adult males?
A.North Korea
B.UAE
C.Israel
D.Turkey

11. What is theme of Global Financial Development Report, 2014?
A.Hunger and poverty
B.Corruption and fraud in corporate sector
C.Financial inculsion
D.Global recession and the Third World

12. The seventh Brics Summit is proposed to be held in 2015 at-
A.Durban, South Africa
B.Ufa,Russia
C.New Delhi, India
D.Sanya,China

13. The International Day of Personswith Diabilities is celebrated on-
A.10th December
B.24th October
C.19th November
D.3rd December

14. Amnesty International is an organization whichis associated with-
A.Protection of Women’s rights
B.Protection of human rights
C.Abolition of untouchability
D.None of the above

15. In October 2014 India has been reelected for three years as a member to-
A.The UN Security Council
B.The UN General Assembly
C.The UN Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC)
D.The World Bank

16. Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela were elected as non-permanent members on 16th October, 2014 to serve in-
A.The UN General Assembly
B.The UN Trusteeship Council
C.The UN Human Rights Commission
D.The UN Security Council

17. Which one among the following countries wont he highest number of Gold Medals at the Winter Olympic Games held in Sochi in February 2014?
A.Canada
B.Russia
C.Norway
D.USA

18. Who among the following cricket all rounders cracked the fastest century in one-day international cricket history in January 2014?
A.Darren Bravo
B.James Faulkner
C.Glenn Maxwell
D.Corey Anderson

19. Who was the winner of the Champions League T-20, 2014?
A.Kolkata Knight Riders (India)
B.Rajasthan Riders (India)
C.Sydney Sixers (Australia)
D.Chennai Super Kings (India)

20. What was India’s position in the 17th Asian Games in 2014?
A.8th
B.6th
C.3rd
D.4th

Answer

1. b

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. c

6. b

7. a

8. d

9. a

10. b

11. c
12. b

13. d

14. b

15. c

16. d

17. b

18. d

19. d

20.b