General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 Which of the following teams won the 2015 Copa America football tournament?

1) Argentina 

2) Chile

3) Colombia 

4) Peru

5) Brazil

Ques. : 2 According to the World Bank‟s latest estimates on per capita income and GDP, which of the following is NOT correct?

1) India‟s per capita income rose 9.7 per cent to $1,631 in 2014.

2) India was 169th in terms of per capita income in the world.

3) In terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), the country's per capita income grew to $5,833 in 2014.

4) In terms of official dollar-rupee rate, the economy was third in terms of GDP size.

5) None of these

Ques. : 3 Airbus and _________ have teamed up to manufacture and supply helicopters for the Indian armed forces. The joint venture will bid for 100 naval utility helicopters and other procurement projects.

1) Tata Group 

2) L&T

3) Mahindra Group 

4) Godrej Industries

5) None of these

Ques. : 4 The Re 1 note is back in circulation as announced by the govt in Dec 2014. The new notes, dated 2015, carry the signature of the present

1) Finance Minister 

2) A deputy governor, RBI

3) Governor, RBI 

4) Prime Minister

5) Secretary, Ministry of Finance

Ques. : 5 Tata Trust has tied up with which of the following technology giants to launch the joint initiative called, Internet Saathi, to train rural women learn and use Internet?

1) Microsoft 

2) Google

3) Facebook 

4) TCS

5) Infosys

Ques. : 6 Which of the following telecommunication firms on 3 Jul launched a pre-paid card linked mobile wallet service, Speed Pay, which allows customers to transfer cash, pay for services as well as withdraw cash of up to Rs 1 lakh?

1) Vodafone 

2) Idea

3) Airtel 

4) BSNL

5) Aircel

Ques. : 7 Who among the following Indian-Americans has/have been honoured with this year‟s prestigious “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” award? 

1) Abraham Verghese 

2) Madhulika Sikka

3) Rakesh Khurana 

4) Preet Bharara

5) All the above

Ques. : 8 YK Sabharwal, who passed away, recently, was the former

1) Chief Justice of India 

2) Chief Election Commissioner

3) Central Vigilance Commissioner 

4) Chief Information Commissioner

5) None of these

Ques. : 9 Which of the following banks on 3 Jul launched an initiative known as "Project Tatkal" to provide doorstep services and expedite home loan application process?

1) HDFC Bank 

2) State Bank of India

3) Bank of Baroda 

4) ICICI Bank

5) Axis Bank

Ques. : 10 India‟s GDP crossed $2 trillion mark in 2014. However, in terms of PPP, India's GDP stood at ________ in 2014, maintaining its third slot in the world, after China and the US.

1) $6.78 trillion 

2) $6.12 trillion

3) $5.78 trillion 

4) $4.82 trillion

5) $2.01 trillion 

Answers:

1. 2)

2. 4) 

3. 3) 

4. 5) 

5. 2)

6. 4)

7. 5)

8. 1)

9. 2)

10. 1)