Ques. : 1 Which of the following countries topped the Asian Youth Chess Championship with 17 medals in South Korea recently?
1) China
2) Vietnam
3) Iran
4) India
5) South Korea
Ques. : 2 ________ on 11 Aug became only the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
1) Ankita Bhambri
2) Sania Mirza
3) Leander Paes
4) Mahesh Bhupathi
5) Rohan Bopanna
Ques. : 3 India’s social security pact with which of the following countries came into force on 1 Aug as notified by the govt? The employees of one country posted in another will get benefitted of it.
1) US
2) Japan
3) Canada
4) UK
5) Sweden
Ques. : 4 Which of the following Indian cities will soon become a member of Beijingheadquartered World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council?
1) Kochi
2) Chennai
3) Madurai
4) Panji
5) Agartala
Ques. : 5 In a first such action against any company, the govt has sought compensation of around ________ from Nestle for damages caused by Maggi noodles to Indian consumers.
1) Rs 430 cr
2) Rs 480 cr
3) Rs 540 cr
4) Rs 640 cr
5) Rs 720 cr
Ques. : 6 The govt has launched ‘Nai Manzil’ scheme for minority youth on pilot basis fromBihar. The scheme aims to provide
1) English and computer education
2) free vocational foreign trips
3) guidance to stay away from terrorism
4) educational and skill training
5) None of these
Ques. : 7 President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 24th 'Saraswati Sammaan' for the year 2014 to who among the following on 10 Aug for his work 'Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam'?
1) Jaipal Reddy
2) Jayanthi Natarajan
3) Murli Deora
4) M Veerappa Moily
5) Mallikarjun Kharge
Ques. : 8 The indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant has been fully commissioned and has started commercial production required for space applications. The plant is located at Chavara in
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
Ques. : 9 The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on
1) 7 Aug
2) 8 Aug
3) 9 Aug
4) 10 Aug
5) 11 Aug
Ques. : 10 The Chinese central bank devalued yuan, cutting its daily reference rate by _________ on 11 Aug amid the sharpest economic slump in about 25 years.
1) 0.9 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1.3 per cent
4) 1.9 per cent
5) 2.1 per cent
ANSWERS:
1. 4) India
2. 2) Sania Mirza
3. 3) Canada
4. 1) Kochi
5. 4) Rs 640 cr
6. 4) educational and skill training
7. 4) M Veerappa Moily
8. 1) Kerala
9. 3) 9 Aug
10. 4) 1.9 per cent