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