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Tuesday 12 August 2014

General Awareness Questions Set-28


1. What are the names of countries which The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has included in the sensitive list of countries along with Pakistan and China recently? This means that establishments from these two countries will require prior approval of RBI for setting up business or related activities in India?
A) Iraq and Afghanistan
B) Philippines and Italy
C) Hong Kong and Macau
D) Mauritius and Indonesia
Answer & Explanation: Hong Kong and Macau

2. Who declared as the new president of Madagascar?
A) Robert Mugabe
B) Hery Rajaonarimampianina
C) Tony Abbott
D) Juan Carlos
Answer & Explanation: Hery Rajaonarimampianina has been declared as the new president of Madagascar.

3. Who became the youngest person to reach the South Pole recently at the age of 16 years?
A) David Warner
B) Lewis Clarke
C) Adam Smith
D) Lewis Hemilton
Answer & Explanation: Lewis Clarke became youngest person to reach the South Pole.

4. Who won the Hero Hockey World League Final by defeating New Zealand 7-2 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi?
A) Germany
B) Pakistan
C) Netherland
D) India
Answer & Explanation: Netherland won the Hero Hockey World League Final.

5. Who won the 11th Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant at the Le Meridien in Coimbatore?
A) Shyamala
B) Abhishikta S Shetty
C) Anu Shetty
D) Anubha Reddy
Answer & Explanation: Abhishikta S Shetty won the 11th Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant.

6. What is Agni-IV?
A) Moon Mission
B) Satellite
C) Missile
D) War Ship
Answer & Explanation: Agni-IV is a Missile.

7. Who has been awarded with Prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for developing the theory and application of MIMO antennas?
A) Amrit Raj
B) A J Paulraj
C) Manish Tiwari
D) Jagmohan Dalmia
Answer & Explanation: A J Paulraj has been awarded with Prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize.

8. Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book “Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer”?
A) Cyrus Mistry
B) Arundhati Bhattacharya
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Abdul Kalam
Answer & Explanation: Cyrus Mistry won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature.

9. Who has been appointed as the Dean of Harvard College?
A) Arindam Chaudhuri
B) Rakesh Khurana
C) Hemang Badani
D) Needhi Vasavada
Answer & Explanation: Rakesh Khurana has been appointed as the Dean of Harvard College.

10. Why Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005 from circulation?
A) To stop fake bank notes
B) Control Inflation
C) Increase FDI
D) Printing issue
Answer & Explanation: To stop fake bank notes

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