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1. President Giorgio Napolitano announced to step down in which of the following countries recently?
1) France
2) Spain
3) Italy
4) Sweden
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Italy
Ques. : 2 Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2014? He will be awarded for his research work 'Premchand Kee Kahaniyo Kaa Kaalkramanusar Adhyayan'.
1) Ashok Vajpeyi
2) Kamal Kishore Goyanka
3) Kunwar Narayan
4) Kedarnath Singh
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Kamal Kishore Goyanka
Ques. : 3 The Uruka celebrations, a post-harvest festival, was observed in which of the following states recently?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 1) Assam
Ques. : 4 The National Green Tribunal has announced that dumping construction debris into the Yamuna river will attract a fine of Rs 50,000 while throwing waste in the Yamuna river will attract a spot fine of
1) Rs 500
2) Rs 1,000
3) Rs 2,000
4) Rs 5,000
5) Rs 10,000
Answer:- 4) Rs 5,000
Ques. : 5 Which of the following movies has bagged awards in three categories, including best drama, and best director, at the 72nd Golden Globes awards in Los Angeles?
1) Big Eyes
2) Still Alice
3) The Theory of Everything
4) Boyhood
5) The Grand Budapest Hotel
Answer:- 4) Boyhood
Ques. : 6 Who among the following has clinched the FIFA world footballer of the year award, popularly called Ballon d'Or award in football?
1) James Rodriguez
2) Manuel Neuer
3) Cristiano Ronaldo
4) Lionel Messi
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Cristiano Ronaldo
Ques. : 7 The Reserve Bank of the India (RBI) revised the Repo rate on 15 Jan. What is the new Repo rate?
1) 8 per cent
2) 7.75 per cent
3) 7.5 per cent
4) 7 per cent
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) 7.75 per cent
Ques. : 8 Hundreds of thousands of people marched against terrorism in one of the largest protests led by world leaders in which of the following cities recently?
1) Berlin
2) New York
3) Toronto
4) Paris
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Paris
Ques. : 9 India's first Hi-speed Rural Broadband Network (National Optical Fibre Network) connecting the remotest Idukki district of _________, was commissioned recently.
1) Kerala
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Goa
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 1) Kerala
Ques. : 10 What is the new Reverse Repo rate after the RBI revised the rate on 15 Jan?
1) 7 per cent
2) 6.75 per cent
3) 6.5 per cent
4) 6.25 per cent
5) 6 per cent
Answer:- 2) 6.75 per cent