General Awareness Quiz for 8th April 2015

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Total questions : 15. Time alloted : 5 minutes. 1 mark for every correct answer. Negative marking of , 0.25 mark for every wrong question. Click on Start button below to start your quiz. Test will be submitted automatically if the time expired. Click on Get Result button at the last of the quiz to submit your answers.

1. The Dearness Allowance (DA) for pensioners and central govt. employees will be hiked by ________ percent w.e.f 1st Jan, 2015 ?

A.	4.5%	B.	6%
C.	5.5%	D.	5%
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Previously DA was 107% which now become 113%.

2. Recently ________ held that All Diesel vehicle which are more than 10yrs old will not be permitted to ply in Delhi ?

A.	National Transport Tribunal	B.	National Road Safety Tribunal
C.	National Orange Tribunal	D.	National Green Tribunal
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar directed Transport department of Delhi Govt.

3. What is the full form of TRAI ?

A.	Telecom Regulatory Authority of India	B.	Telecommunication Research Authority of India
C.	Telecom Research Authority of India	D.	Transmission Regulatory Authority of India
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

4. Recently TRAI proposed that for all emergency phone calls across the country a single number should be used. What is that number?

A.	111	B.	911
C.	121	D.	112
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Phone Numbers like 100,101,102 and 108 will be integrated in the proposed 112 helpline number. it will be like 911 an all in one emergency service of US.

5. Which Bank was launched by PM Narendra Modi with a corpus of Rs. 20,000 Cr. and Credit guarantee corpus of Rs. 3,000 Crore ?

A.	Bhavishya Bank	B.	Awasiya Bank
C.	MUDRA Bank	D.	Federal bank of India
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: MUDRA is abbreviated as Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. It will be set up through a statutory enactment, and be responsible for developing and refinancing all Micro-finance Institutions which are in the business of lending to micro and small business entities.

6. For which Crop, the Central Government has asked to relax quality norms for procurement on 7th April, 2015?

A.	Maize	B.	Wheat
C.	Pulses	D.	Rice
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: If quality of Wheat is affected due to unseasonal rains or any other reason, relaxation in the norms is considered.

7. In the revised India Bangladesh trade agreement both countries would use each other's territories for ________ ?

A.	Trade with Third Country	B.	Trade between them
C.	Trade with Myanmar	D.	Trade with China
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Trade with a third country, this agreement is recently approved by Bangladesh Government. Both countries would be able to use each other's rail, road, and waterway for free.

8. To which Country India has offered a fresh 1 Billion dollar line of Credit for its development ?

A.	Nepal	B.	Sri Lanka
C.	Myanmar	D.	Bangladesh
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: for development of infrastructure and transport sector was signed between New Delhi and Dhaka in 2010, Now the line of credit is expected to be finalized during PM's visit to Dhaka.

9. Recently, Jammu & Kashmir's Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed inaugurated Asia’s largest ________ garden situated on the banks of Dal Lake here for public viewing ?

A.	Rose Garden	B.	Orchid Garden
C.	Dal Garden	D.	Tulip Garden
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: This will be Asia's Largest Tulip Garden.

10. What is the full form of the Bank MUDRA launched by PM Narendra Modi on 8th April, 2015 ?

A.	Micro Urban Development and Reform Agency	B.	Micro Units Development and Resource Agency
C.	Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency	D.	Mico Urban Development and Refinance Authority
E.

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Micro Units Development and Refinance Authority Ltd.

11. Who is appointed as Nepal's ambassador to India (Envoy to India)?

A.	Arjun Kumar Karki	B.	Ram Baran Yadav
C.	Deep Kumar Upadhyay	D.	Deepak Kumar
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Deep Kumar Upadhyay has been appointed as Nepal's ambassador to India. This post was vacant from the previous three years.

12. Who's appointed as the Nepal's Ambassador to United States of America ?

A.	Deep kumar Upadhyay	B.	Arjun Kumar Karki
C.	Deepak Kumar	D.	Ram Baran Yadav
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Dr. Arjun Kumar Karki was appointed as Ambassador to USA. these appointments have been made as per the Article 150 of Interim Constitution.

13. In the first bi-monthly policy review for 2015-16, RBI keeps the policy rate ________ ?

A.	Changed	B.	Increased
C.	Decreased	D.	Unchanged
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Source Internet

14. SBI, the country’s largest lender announced a reduction in its lending rate by ________ basis points to 9.85% which will be effective from 10th April, 2015 ?

A.	15	B.	10
C.	20	D.	25
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: SBI is the first major bank to cut its base lending rate this year.HDFC Bank also followed suit by slashing its lending rate by 0.15% to 9.85% effective from April 13th.

15. Who has won the Miami Opens Singles Trophy (Women's) ?

A.	Suarez Navarro	B.	Billie Jean King
C.	S. Halep	D.	Serena Williams
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Serena Williams of US defeated Suarez Navarro of Spain to win the title for the 8th time.

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