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1. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India ?
(A) Chariot Wheel
(B) Horse
(C) Satyameva Jayate
(D) Four lions
Ans.(D)
2. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. The largest organ of the human body is the skin.
2. Humans share 60% of DNA with a banana.
3. The biomass of all bacteria on Earth is more than all the plants and animals combined.
4. As much as 70% oxygen in our atmosphere is produced by marine plants and algae.
(A) Only 2
(B) 1 & 2
(C) 2 & 4
(D) None of the above
Ans.(D)
3. Which of the following state has won the 'Best Tableau' award in Republic Day Parade 2015?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Rajasthan
Ans.(B)
Maharashtra wins the award for 'Best Tableau' with Jharkhand and Karnataka finishing 2nd and 3rd. In other categories of Republic Day parade awards, Brigade of 'Guards Regiment' & 'Sikh Regiment' adjudged joint winners of Marching Contingent. In the category of Para-Military Forces and other auxiliary marching contingents, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent has been adjudged the best contingent.
4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has made packaging of foodgrains & sugar in jute material mandatory for jute year 2014-15. The minimum percent of Jute material required in packaging of food grains are..?
(A) 60 percent
(B) 90 percent
(C) 80 percent
(D) 85 percent
Ans.(B)
The same limit goes down to 20 per cent in case of sugar packaging. With this decision, government is seeking to help the jute sector which generates a lot of livelihoods for farmers and workers.
5. Which of the following is/are correct about Antarctica?
1. It is the highest and coldest continent in the world.
2. Its even bigger than Europe in size.
3. Around 90% of the ice on Earth is found in Antarctica.
4. Mount McKinley is the highest mountain peak of Antarctica.
(A) 2, 3 & 4
(B) 1, 3 & 4
(C) 1, 2 & 3
(D) All of the above
Ans.(C)
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain peak of North America.
6. In a first of its kind exercise, India has recently conducted economic valuation of six of its tiger reserves and placed their value at Rs 1,49,900 crore. Which following tiger reserves has the biggest annual flow benefits?
(A) Corbett Tiger Reserve
(B) Namdapha Tiger Reserve
(C) Periyar Tiger Reserve
(D) Manas Tiger Reserve
Ans.(C)
The valuation study was conducted by Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, at the behest of the environment ministry's National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The study provides quantitative and qualitative estimates of benefits accruing from tiger reserves which include economic, social and cultural services. The report shows that Periyar tiger reserve has the highest annual flow benefits (Rs 1,760 crore), followed by Kanha (Rs 1,650 crore) and Corbett (Rs 1,470 crore).
7. Which of the following has recently (Jan 2015) become the new foreign secretary of India?
(A) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(B) Ranjan Mathai
(C) Nirupama Rao
(D) Sujatha Singh
Ans.(A)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian ambassador to US, replaces Sujatha Singh as the new foreign secretary of India. Earlier, Sujatha Singh was sacked by the centre with immediate effect - some eight months before she was due to retire. She is the first foreign secretary to be removed unceremoniously after Rajiv Gandhi had dislodged AP Venkateswaran 28 years ago in 1987.
8. This European country has recently (Jan 2015) offered India assistance on development of 3 Smart Cities ?
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Netherlands
(D) Russia
Ans.(B)
The decision comes days after Indo-US agreement on the same issue where Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam are selected to be developed by the US help as Smart Cities. A six-member joint committee will be set up in three months to identify these cities and draw up a plan.
9. Celebrated cartoonist RK Laxman, creator of Iconic cartoon character "Common Man", has passed away recently at the age of 94. Which following award he has not received?
(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(D) Jnanpith Award
Ans.(D)
He, brother of the eminent novelist RK Narayan, used the character to convey important social messages using humour and satire as a tool. His daily cartoon 'You said it' featured on the front page of The Times of India for over 50 years. Gattu - the popular mascot for the Asian Paints group - is also his creation.
10. Match the following NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS with their NICKNAMES:
1. Australia a. Azzuri
2. Nigeria b. Socceroos
3. Italy c. Super Eagle
4. South Africa d. Bafana Bafana
(A) 1-a ,2-b, 3-c, 4-d
(B) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
(C) 1-c, 2-d, 3-d, 4-a
(D) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
Ans.(B)
11. Match these international border rivers with relevant countries they separate
1. Mekong River a. China and Russia
2. Yalu River b. Myanmar and Laos
3. Amur River c. Malaysia and Thailand
4. Golok River d. North Korea and China
(A) 1.d, 2.b, 3.c, 4.a
(B) 1.b, 2.d, 3.a, 4.c
(C) 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.d
(D) 1.c, 2.d, 3.b, 4.a
Ans.(B)
12. Match the following cities with relevant rivers
1. Vijayawada a. Tapti
2. Tiruchirapalli b. Krishna
3. Surat c. Cauvery
4. Nasik d. Godavari
(A) 1.c, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b
(B) 1.c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.d
(C) 1.b, 2.c, 3.a, 4.d
(D) 1.d, 2.a, 3.b, 4.c
Ans.(C)
13. On which following Indian river the world's highest railway bridge is going to come up?
(A) Ravi
(B) Satluj
(C) Beas
(D) Chenab
Ans.(D)
India is building the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016. The arch-shaped steel structure is being constructed over the Chenab river to link sections of the spectacular mountain in Kashmir region.
14. Which of the following is incorrect?
1. A rubber band shrinks when heated and expands when cooled because of the change in its Entropy state.
2. Radar is an abbreviation of Radio Detection And Ranging.
3. The amount of water beneath our ground soil is as much as all the water in the rivers and lakes combined.
(A) Only 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 1
(D) None of the above
Ans.(B)
15. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. Paulina Vega is the winner of Miss Universe 2015 crown.
2. She is from Colombia.
3. She is the first Colombian to ever win this coveted honour.
(A) 1, 2 & 3
(B) 2 & 3
(C) Only 3
(D) None of the above
Ans.(C)
She is only the 2nd from the country after Luz Marina Zuluaga victory in 1956. Miss USA and Miss Ukraine finished 2nd and 3rd in the 88-nation competition. Along with the Miss World and Miss Earth contests, Miss Universe is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world. Sushmita Sen (1994) and Lara Dutta (2000) are the only two Indian to have grabbed this honour.
16. What is the name of the first-ever United Nations emergency health mission launched to combat Ebola?
(A) UNMEER
(B) UNEEM
(C) UNMEE
(D) UNMPEP
Ans.(A)
UNMEER or the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response is the first-ever UN emergency health mission for Ebola.
17. Which state has recently (Jan 2015) launched 'Sandesh One' - a scheme to create largest social entrepreneur network of women in the country. Name the state..?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Ans.(D)
It will be a network of 1000-plus women to generate mass employment at the grassroots level by promoting various micro-enterprises.
18. Which following country has the highest proportion of skilled workforce in the world?
(A) US
(B) Germany
(C) South Korea
(D) Australia
Ans.(C)
The percentage of skilled people among the total workforce is highest in South Korea, which has 96 per cent. Japan has 80 per cent, Germany has 75 per cent and UK 70 per cent. In India it is just 2 per cent.
19. Damanganga-Pinjal interstate river link project has recently got approval from the Indian government. The project envisages sharing of water between which two states?
(A) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(D) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Ans.(C)
The Damanganga-Pinjal River Linking is a project to share waters of two river basins across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Damanganga-Pinjal rivers linking project envisages transfer of balance available water at the proposed Bhugad reservoir across Damangangariver and at the proposed Khargihill reservoir across Vagh river, a tributary of Damanganga river, in Damanganga basin for augmentation of water supply to Greater Mumbai to meet its domestic and industrial water requirements in the near future.
20. Which of the following is/are correct about DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
1. Jhumpa Lahiri has won the 2015 prize for her celebrated novel "The Lowland".
2. She is the first Indian winner of this $50,000 award which was introduced in 2011.
3. Its awarded annually to any author writing about South Asia in the discipline of culture,politics, history, or people.
(A) 1 & 3
(B) 1, 2 & 3
(C) 1 & 2
(D) Only 3
Ans.(B)
21. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. The ovum (female egg cell) is the largest cell in the human body.
2. The right half of the brain controls the left side of our body muscles, and the left controls the right.
3. The lizard Tuatara has a third eye for ultraviolet light (called a parietal eye.)
(A) 1 & 3
(B) Only 1
(C) Only 3
(D) None of the above
Ans.(D)
22. The strategic oil- and gas bearing region called Yamal Peninsula is located in which country?
(A) Norway
(B) Russia
(C) Venezuela
(D) China
Ans.(B)
The Yamal Peninsula stretches some seven hundred kilometres into the Arctic Ocean from the Russian mainland below the Arctic Circle. It is believed that his region has one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world.
23. Who is the ex- officio Chairman of the Council of States?
(A) President
(B) Vice-President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Speaker
Ans.(B)
24. Which state is the venue of 'International Conference on Buddhist Heritage' 2015?
(A) Bihar
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Odisha
Ans.(D)
Odisha will host the International Conference on Buddhist Heritage from February 6, 2015. The three-day conference would be attended by the ambassador of Thailand.
25. Name the chemical that makes oceans different from other types of water systems?
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Sodium
(C) Helium
(D) Neon
Ans.(B)
Its Sodium or Salt that render the water saline.
Current Affairs 2015-16
1. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India ?
(A) Chariot Wheel
(B) Horse
(C) Satyameva Jayate
(D) Four lions
Ans.(D)
2. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. The largest organ of the human body is the skin.
2. Humans share 60% of DNA with a banana.
3. The biomass of all bacteria on Earth is more than all the plants and animals combined.
4. As much as 70% oxygen in our atmosphere is produced by marine plants and algae.
(A) Only 2
(B) 1 & 2
(C) 2 & 4
(D) None of the above
Ans.(D)
3. Which of the following state has won the 'Best Tableau' award in Republic Day Parade 2015?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Rajasthan
Ans.(B)
Maharashtra wins the award for 'Best Tableau' with Jharkhand and Karnataka finishing 2nd and 3rd. In other categories of Republic Day parade awards, Brigade of 'Guards Regiment' & 'Sikh Regiment' adjudged joint winners of Marching Contingent. In the category of Para-Military Forces and other auxiliary marching contingents, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent has been adjudged the best contingent.
4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has made packaging of foodgrains & sugar in jute material mandatory for jute year 2014-15. The minimum percent of Jute material required in packaging of food grains are..?
(A) 60 percent
(B) 90 percent
(C) 80 percent
(D) 85 percent
Ans.(B)
The same limit goes down to 20 per cent in case of sugar packaging. With this decision, government is seeking to help the jute sector which generates a lot of livelihoods for farmers and workers.
5. Which of the following is/are correct about Antarctica?
1. It is the highest and coldest continent in the world.
2. Its even bigger than Europe in size.
3. Around 90% of the ice on Earth is found in Antarctica.
4. Mount McKinley is the highest mountain peak of Antarctica.
(A) 2, 3 & 4
(B) 1, 3 & 4
(C) 1, 2 & 3
(D) All of the above
Ans.(C)
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain peak of North America.
6. In a first of its kind exercise, India has recently conducted economic valuation of six of its tiger reserves and placed their value at Rs 1,49,900 crore. Which following tiger reserves has the biggest annual flow benefits?
(A) Corbett Tiger Reserve
(B) Namdapha Tiger Reserve
(C) Periyar Tiger Reserve
(D) Manas Tiger Reserve
Ans.(C)
The valuation study was conducted by Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, at the behest of the environment ministry's National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The study provides quantitative and qualitative estimates of benefits accruing from tiger reserves which include economic, social and cultural services. The report shows that Periyar tiger reserve has the highest annual flow benefits (Rs 1,760 crore), followed by Kanha (Rs 1,650 crore) and Corbett (Rs 1,470 crore).
7. Which of the following has recently (Jan 2015) become the new foreign secretary of India?
(A) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(B) Ranjan Mathai
(C) Nirupama Rao
(D) Sujatha Singh
Ans.(A)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian ambassador to US, replaces Sujatha Singh as the new foreign secretary of India. Earlier, Sujatha Singh was sacked by the centre with immediate effect - some eight months before she was due to retire. She is the first foreign secretary to be removed unceremoniously after Rajiv Gandhi had dislodged AP Venkateswaran 28 years ago in 1987.
8. This European country has recently (Jan 2015) offered India assistance on development of 3 Smart Cities ?
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Netherlands
(D) Russia
Ans.(B)
The decision comes days after Indo-US agreement on the same issue where Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam are selected to be developed by the US help as Smart Cities. A six-member joint committee will be set up in three months to identify these cities and draw up a plan.
9. Celebrated cartoonist RK Laxman, creator of Iconic cartoon character "Common Man", has passed away recently at the age of 94. Which following award he has not received?
(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(D) Jnanpith Award
Ans.(D)
He, brother of the eminent novelist RK Narayan, used the character to convey important social messages using humour and satire as a tool. His daily cartoon 'You said it' featured on the front page of The Times of India for over 50 years. Gattu - the popular mascot for the Asian Paints group - is also his creation.
10. Match the following NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS with their NICKNAMES:
1. Australia a. Azzuri
2. Nigeria b. Socceroos
3. Italy c. Super Eagle
4. South Africa d. Bafana Bafana
(A) 1-a ,2-b, 3-c, 4-d
(B) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
(C) 1-c, 2-d, 3-d, 4-a
(D) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
Ans.(B)
11. Match these international border rivers with relevant countries they separate
1. Mekong River a. China and Russia
2. Yalu River b. Myanmar and Laos
3. Amur River c. Malaysia and Thailand
4. Golok River d. North Korea and China
(A) 1.d, 2.b, 3.c, 4.a
(B) 1.b, 2.d, 3.a, 4.c
(C) 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.d
(D) 1.c, 2.d, 3.b, 4.a
Ans.(B)
12. Match the following cities with relevant rivers
1. Vijayawada a. Tapti
2. Tiruchirapalli b. Krishna
3. Surat c. Cauvery
4. Nasik d. Godavari
(A) 1.c, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b
(B) 1.c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.d
(C) 1.b, 2.c, 3.a, 4.d
(D) 1.d, 2.a, 3.b, 4.c
Ans.(C)
13. On which following Indian river the world's highest railway bridge is going to come up?
(A) Ravi
(B) Satluj
(C) Beas
(D) Chenab
Ans.(D)
India is building the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016. The arch-shaped steel structure is being constructed over the Chenab river to link sections of the spectacular mountain in Kashmir region.
14. Which of the following is incorrect?
1. A rubber band shrinks when heated and expands when cooled because of the change in its Entropy state.
2. Radar is an abbreviation of Radio Detection And Ranging.
3. The amount of water beneath our ground soil is as much as all the water in the rivers and lakes combined.
(A) Only 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 1
(D) None of the above
Ans.(B)
15. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. Paulina Vega is the winner of Miss Universe 2015 crown.
2. She is from Colombia.
3. She is the first Colombian to ever win this coveted honour.
(A) 1, 2 & 3
(B) 2 & 3
(C) Only 3
(D) None of the above
Ans.(C)
She is only the 2nd from the country after Luz Marina Zuluaga victory in 1956. Miss USA and Miss Ukraine finished 2nd and 3rd in the 88-nation competition. Along with the Miss World and Miss Earth contests, Miss Universe is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world. Sushmita Sen (1994) and Lara Dutta (2000) are the only two Indian to have grabbed this honour.
16. What is the name of the first-ever United Nations emergency health mission launched to combat Ebola?
(A) UNMEER
(B) UNEEM
(C) UNMEE
(D) UNMPEP
Ans.(A)
UNMEER or the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response is the first-ever UN emergency health mission for Ebola.
17. Which state has recently (Jan 2015) launched 'Sandesh One' - a scheme to create largest social entrepreneur network of women in the country. Name the state..?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Ans.(D)
It will be a network of 1000-plus women to generate mass employment at the grassroots level by promoting various micro-enterprises.
18. Which following country has the highest proportion of skilled workforce in the world?
(A) US
(B) Germany
(C) South Korea
(D) Australia
Ans.(C)
The percentage of skilled people among the total workforce is highest in South Korea, which has 96 per cent. Japan has 80 per cent, Germany has 75 per cent and UK 70 per cent. In India it is just 2 per cent.
19. Damanganga-Pinjal interstate river link project has recently got approval from the Indian government. The project envisages sharing of water between which two states?
(A) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(D) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Ans.(C)
The Damanganga-Pinjal River Linking is a project to share waters of two river basins across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Damanganga-Pinjal rivers linking project envisages transfer of balance available water at the proposed Bhugad reservoir across Damangangariver and at the proposed Khargihill reservoir across Vagh river, a tributary of Damanganga river, in Damanganga basin for augmentation of water supply to Greater Mumbai to meet its domestic and industrial water requirements in the near future.
20. Which of the following is/are correct about DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
1. Jhumpa Lahiri has won the 2015 prize for her celebrated novel "The Lowland".
2. She is the first Indian winner of this $50,000 award which was introduced in 2011.
3. Its awarded annually to any author writing about South Asia in the discipline of culture,politics, history, or people.
(A) 1 & 3
(B) 1, 2 & 3
(C) 1 & 2
(D) Only 3
Ans.(B)
21. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. The ovum (female egg cell) is the largest cell in the human body.
2. The right half of the brain controls the left side of our body muscles, and the left controls the right.
3. The lizard Tuatara has a third eye for ultraviolet light (called a parietal eye.)
(A) 1 & 3
(B) Only 1
(C) Only 3
(D) None of the above
Ans.(D)
22. The strategic oil- and gas bearing region called Yamal Peninsula is located in which country?
(A) Norway
(B) Russia
(C) Venezuela
(D) China
Ans.(B)
The Yamal Peninsula stretches some seven hundred kilometres into the Arctic Ocean from the Russian mainland below the Arctic Circle. It is believed that his region has one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world.
23. Who is the ex- officio Chairman of the Council of States?
(A) President
(B) Vice-President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Speaker
Ans.(B)
24. Which state is the venue of 'International Conference on Buddhist Heritage' 2015?
(A) Bihar
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Odisha
Ans.(D)
Odisha will host the International Conference on Buddhist Heritage from February 6, 2015. The three-day conference would be attended by the ambassador of Thailand.
25. Name the chemical that makes oceans different from other types of water systems?
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Sodium
(C) Helium
(D) Neon
Ans.(B)
Its Sodium or Salt that render the water saline.
