GA : Current Affairs Test 20 Oct. 2015 , IBPS MAINS

Q.1. Which ministry has identified two major initiatives towards better utilisation of blood and blood components?

(1) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(2) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 

(3) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

(4) Ministry of Urban Development

(5) Ministry of Rural Development

Ans: (2) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Q.2. Which of the following projects has been launched by IRCTC recently?

(1) station e-catering

(2) railway e-catering

(3) railway-based e-catering

(4) railway station e-catering

(5) station-based e-catering

Ans: (5) station-based e-catering

Q.3. Which country's retirement system has been ranked last in the Global Pension Index?

(1) Denmark

(2) India

(3) Sweden

(4) Norway

(5) Pakistan

Ans: (2) India

Q.4. Recently India has been ranked among top 10 acquirers in the US market this year with 16 deals valued at __________.

(1) $1 billion

(2) $1.2 billion

(3) $1.9 billion

(4) $1.7 billion

(5) $2 billion

Ans: (4) $1.7 billion

Q.5. Who has been appointed as advisor of All India Football Federation?

(1) Shanmugam Venkatesh

(2) Bhaichung Bhutia

(3) Syed Abdul Rahim

(4) Rogerio Ramos

(5) Abhishek Yadav

Ans: (2) Bhaichung Bhutia

Q.6. Recently Infosys announced the acquisition of Houston-based Noah Consulting for __________.

(1) Rs. 200 crore

(2) Rs. 370 crore

(3) Rs. 450 crore

(4) Rs. 550 crore

(5) Rs. 779 crore

Ans: (3) Rs. 450 crore 

Q.7. Who was Pat Woodell, who passed away recently?

(1) Painter

(2) Philanthropist

(3) Footballer

(4) Actress

(5) Journalist

Ans: (4) Actress

Q.8. At which of the following places RBI has recently opened its sub-office?

(1) Imphal

(2) Pune

(3) Lucknow

(4) Kanpur

(5) Kolkata

Ans: (1) Imphal

Q.9. Who will be appointed as national security advisor of Pakistan?

(1) Sartaj Aziz

(2) Naseer Khan Janjua

(3) Mohd. Ali Akhtar

(4) Shamim Khalid

(5) Usman Khan

Ans: (2) Naseer Khan Janjua

Q.10. Recently Paras Ram Bhardwaj passed away. He belonged to which political party?

(1) BJP

(2) BSP

(3) RJD

(4) Congress

(5) Aam Aadmi Party

Ans: (4) Congress

Q.11. Recently M.S. Narayana passed away. He was a __________ Comedian.

(1) Marathi

(2) Telugu

(3) Tamil

(4) Odissi

(5) Kannada

Ans: (2) Telugu