Ques. : 1 According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug, the population growth rate of which of the following religions was highest (24.6 per cent) in the decade 2001-2011?
1) Buddhist
2) Sikh
3) Christian
4) Hindus
5) Muslim
Ques. : 2 The Internet giant Google has paired up with ________ to launch an initiative named “Internet Saathi” to provide rural women in India with internet literacy.
1) Tata Trusts
2) Reliance Foundation
3) Janani
4) Pride India
5) SBI Foundation
Ques. : 3 China's central bank cut interest rates and lowered the amount of reserves banks must hold recently. What is the currency of China?
1) Dong
2) Baht
3) Ringgit
4) Renminbi
5) Tugrik
Ques. : 4 Which of the following PSBs will issue equity shares on preferential basis to the govt for capital infusion of Rs 5,393 cr as a total of Rs 20,088 cr is being infused in 13 PSBs?
1) Canara Bank
2) Bank of Baroda
3) IDBI
4) PNB
5) SBI
Ques. : 5 The 70th anniversary of the La Tomatina festival, which is celebrated on the last Wednesday of the month of Aug every year, was celebrated recently in
1) Italy
2) France
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) Turkey
Ques. : 6 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?
1) MO Garg
2) Samir K Brahmachari
3) Girish Sahni
4) T Ramasami
5) Samir Brahmachari
Ques. : 7 India will implement the Sendai framework 2015-2030 in letter and spirit said theUnion Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju recently. The Sendai framework is associated with
1) elimination of child labour
2) reducing malnutrition among children
3) disaster risk reduction
4) green house gas emission cut
5) making world nuclear weapon free
Ques. : 8 The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2015 has been given to
1) Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT)
2) Coal India Limited (CIL)
3) Haryana State Police
4) Sports Coaching Foundation (SCF)
5) All the above
Ques. : 9 James Alix Michel, who visited India from 25-27 Aug, is the present President ofwhich of the following countries?
1) Seychelles
2) Mauritius
3) Mongolia
4) Hungary
5) Suriname
Ques. : 10 The Isro is set to launch GSAT-6 on 27 Aug. This is India’s latest
1) communication satellite
2) educational satellite
3) meteorological satellite
4) military satellite
5) nano-satellite
ANSWERS:
1. 5) Muslim
2. 1) Tata Trusts
3. 4) Renminbi
4. 5) SBI
5. 4) Spain
6. 3) Girish Sahni
7. 3) disaster risk reduction
8. 5) All the above
9. 1) Seychelles
10. 1) communication satellite