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CURRENT AFFAIRS - 15

Q: Which of the following dam’s proposal for increasing the height has been accepted in June 2014?

1. Narmada
2. Tungabhadra
3. Beas
4. Godavari




Q: Which of the following state is the first to ban smokeless Tobacco in India?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Meghalaya




Q: Sardar Sarovar Dam was constructed across the river

1. Sutlej
2. Ganga
3. Narmada
4. Beas




Q: In which year BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) was established?

1. 1990
2. 1995
3. 1997
4. 1999




Q: Who of the following got the Rotary’s highest award for the leadership in India’s victory over polio?

1. Manmohan Singh
2. Narendra Modi
3. Pranab Mukharjee
4. Hamid Ansari




Q: Which of the following countries are the members of the BIMSTEC?

1. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh
2. India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal
3. India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand
4. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives




Q: Which of the following is the first mission of India to the Sun to be launched between 2017 and 2020?

1. Bhaskar
2. Aditya
3. Ravi
4. Surya




Q: 'INS Vikramaditya' India's largest warship that was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister of India on June 14, 2014 was acquired from 

1. France
2. USA
3. UK
4. Russia




Q: ‘Saksham’ is a scheme that was launched by the Union government aims at the empowerment of 

1. Adolescent girls
2. Adolescent boys
3. Women 
4. Children 




Q: The INS Vikramaditya India’s largest warship was built by 

1. Black Sea ship Yard, USSR
2. Sevmash, Russia
3. Both
4. None




Q: ‘Vikramaditya’ a legendary king of the first century BC was the ruler of 

1. Jhansi
2. Nagpur
3. Kanpur
4. Ujjain




Q: ‘Strike far, Strike sure is’ the motto of 

1. INS Sindhuratna
2. INS Kadamba
3. INS Vikramaditya
4. INS Sindhuratna




Q: In ‘INS Vikramaditya’ the acronym ‘INS’ stands for

1. Indian Navigation Scheme
2. Indian Naval Shuttle
3. Indian Naval Ship
4. Indian Natural Satellite




Q: Which of the following banks has launched Joint Liability Group (JLG) scheme to provide access to institutional credit to small, marginal and tenant farmers?

1. SBI 
2. RRB’s
3. NABARD
4. IDBI




Q: Which of the following is the first state in India with hundred percent sanitation coverage as per the report released by the Drinking water and Sanitation Ministry?

1. Goa
2. Gujarat
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Sikkim




Q: ‘Malappuram’ (Kerala) is the first Municipality in India to win ISO (International Standards Organization) 9001-2008 certificate. This certificate is given for 

1. Environment friendly services
2. Quality Management
3. Industrial Development
4. Telecommunication Development




Q: Which of the following movie wins the 7 Oscar awards at the 86th Academy Awards?

1. 12 years a slave 
2. Blue Jasmine 
3. Gravity
4. Frozen




Q: Who of the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force)?

1. Mary Kom
2. Saina Nehwal
3. Sania Mirza
4. Jwala Gutta




Q: Which of the following country hosted the Winter Olympics of 2014?

1. Sochi (Russia)
2. London (UK)
3. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
4. Durban (South Africa)




Q: Which of the following country in Africa passed that anti-gay Law in the year 2014 that forced the World Bank to postpone the proposed loan of $ 90 million to that country?

1. Uganda
2. South Africa
3. Rwanda
4. Egypt