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21.       The national Tiger conservation Authority has given approval to set – up Tiger reserve in Nagzira, which is located in

a)      Tamil Nadu

b)      Kerala

c)       Maharashtra

d)      Punjab

22.       At present, which of the following State has largest number of products protected by the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

a)      Kerala

b)      Andhra Pradesh

c)       Karnataka

d)      Gujarat

23.       What is India ranking at the first ever Environment and Gender index (EGI), launched at a side event of the conference of parties (COP 19), which was held in Warsaw, Poland from 11^th to 23^rd November, 2013?

a)      50

b)      46

c)       47

d)      49

24.       In which state, India first museum for customs and Central Excise has been opened on 2^nd December, 2013?

a)      Gujarat

b)      Maharashtra

c)       Kerala

d)      Goa

25.       Which among the following states has been honoured with prestigious world travel and tourism council India initiative (WTTCII) tourism Award 2013?

a)      Gujarat

b)      Kerala

c)       New Delhi

d)      Himachal Pradesh

26.       Union Cabinet has given its approval for declaring which of the following airports.

a)      Ranchi and Srinagar

b)      Bhubaneswar and Imphal

c)       Gaya and Imphal

d)      Chandigarh and Ahmadabad

27.       Which of the following countries has signed an agreement with the Palestine and Jordan to build a pipeline channeling water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea?

a)      Iran

b)      Turkey

c)       Italy

d)      Israel

28.       Consider the following statements about corruption perception index (CPI) 2013

I.                    According to survey by corruption watchdog transparency international, India is positioned at 94^th place on Corruption Index.

II.                  Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are viewed as the world’s most corrupt countries while Denmark and New Zealand have scored the best.

         Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a)      Pakistan

b)      Sri Lanka

c)       Bangladesh

d)      China

29.       With which of the following neighboring countries, India has agreed to slew of naval cooperation measures to target pirates and terrorist groups operating in Indian Ocean?

a)      Pakistan

b)      Sri Lanka

c)       Bangladesh

d)      China

30.   Washoku, which is being considered for designation as part of the world s priceless cultural heritage by the United Nations, is the traditional cuisine of which country?

a)      Thailand

b)      China

c)       Myanmar

d)      Japan.

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11.       Consider the following about mars orbiter mission launched by India.

i.                     MOM spacecraft carries five instruments or payloads to study as many aspects of mars.

ii.                   It is a 450 crore project.

iii.                  India is the first Asian country to launch such mission.

          Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)      1 and 2

c)       Only 2

d)      1, 2 and 3

12.       Mars mission comprise of a payload named Lyman Alpha photometer. What is the purpose of this payload?

a)      To study Martian surface

b)      Take pictures on mars to facilitate smooth study

c)        Look for methane in the Martian atmosphere.

d)      To understand the processes by which Mars has been losing its atmosphere.

13.       Which of the following statements given above is / are correct?

1.       Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-and Fraser – Pryce were or owned male and female world athletes of the year for 2013 by the sport’s governing IAAF at Monaco.

2.       Bolt won gold in the 100 m, 200 and 4 x 100 relay at the Moscow worlds in august to take his all – time tally to eight gold’s and two silvers at the championships, making him the most successful athlete in their history.

       Codes

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      None of the these

14.       India’s Helena Sidhu has created history by winning the women’s air pistol gold tin the ISSF world cup final in Munich. Germany. The 24-year – old sidhu, who finished 12^th at the London Olympics, b eat corona Arunovict of Serbia, the best Shooters in the world, this years in the 10m air p is tool event in Munich.

                    With this medal Sidhu joined the elite club of rifle shooters including

A)     Rajavardhan Singh Rathore

B)      Ronjan sodhi

C)      Manavjit singh sandhu

D)     All of the above.

15.       Which of the following statements given above is / are correct about terry waish?

i.                     Australian terry waish was appointed as the chief coach of Indian men’s hockey team as a replacement to his compatriot Michael Nobbs, who was sacked after a series of poor results on 15^th October, 2013.

ii.                   Prior to taking up the job of coaching Indian, Walsh has worked as Technical Director with USA field Hockey2005 -12.

iii.                  He worked as head coach of the Australian national team from 1997 – 2000 and under his coaching the team won Commonwealth Games (1998), champion’s trophy (1999) and a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic Games (2000).

          Codes.

a)      Only 1

b)      1 and 3

c)       Only 2

d)      All of these

16.       Multiple – time national champion Arjun Muralidharan has been handed a tow – year ban by National Anti – doping Disciplinary panel after testing positive for stimulant Methylhexaneamine during the all India police Aquatics Championships. He has won 15 national titles so far. Arjun Muralidharan  as / an

a)      Athlete

b)      Swimmer

c)       Boxer

d)      Cricketer

17.       The government of India has instituted the Centenary Award to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema. Which of the following legendary actress was honoured with the inaugural Centenary award for Indian film personality of the year at the international film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa recently?

a)      Waheeda Rehman

b)      Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

c)       Vaijayanthi Mala

d)      Hema Malini

18.       Selected nations such as Korea and China. India’s second Indoor Archery stadium so going to set – up in Saraikela Kharsawan district of

a)      Bihar

b)      Chhattisgarh

c)       Jharkhand

d)      Odisha

19.       Pulichintala multipurpose project, which was conceived in 1011 by British engineer col Ellis, has been inaugurated exactly after 102 years on 7^th December, 2013. On which river is this project located.  

a)      Narmada

b)      Manjira

c)       Tungabhadra

d)      Krishna

20.   The ‘Sankirtana’ a famous tradition of ritual singing, drumming and dancing, is set to be declared intangible cultural heritage of humanity is practiced mainly in which state?

a)      Asom

b)      Manipur

c)       Kerala

d)       Himachal Pradesh

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1.       The long – delayed and much awaited 52.3 billion aircraft carriers INS – Vikaramadithya was inducted into the Indian navy in a strategic boost to India’s maritime warfare capabilities on 16^th November 2013.

 Which of the following statements is / are not true about it?

i.                     It was commissioned into the Indian navy at the Sevmash shipyard in this Northern Arctic Port.

ii.                   The ship has been renamed in honour of vikramaditya, a legendary 1 st century BC Emperor of Ujjain, India.

iii.                  The Navy has plans of bringing the warship to India and deploys it at the newly developed karwar naval base called project Seabird.

Codes

a)      Only 1

b)      1 and 3

c)       2 and 3

d)      None of these

2.       Consider the following statements about the Babhli Barrage project and choose the correct one

i.                     The Babhli project /barrage is a controversial reservoir project being constructed by Maharashtra state across the river Godavari.

ii.                   The project brought dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

iii.                  The union Cabinet on 17^th October, 2013 gave its approval for Constitution of the 3-Member Supervisory Committee on the Babhali Barrage to implement the directions of the Supreme Court.

                Codes

a)      Only 1

b)      2 and 3

c)       Only 3

d)      All of these

3.       The general assembly had established the UN Board of Auditors to audit of the accounts of the United Nations Organization and its funds and programmes and to report its findings and programmes and to report its findings and recommendations to the assembly through the Advisory committee on administrative and Budgetary Questions. India has won a crucial election to the United Nations Board of Auditors, with its nominee

a)      Shashi Tharoors

b)      Shashikant Sharma

c)       Indra Nooyi

d)      None of these

4.       India and Kuwait agreed to expand cooperation in key areas, which includes energy and investment on 8^th November, 2013 during the India visit of the prime Minister of Kuwait, HH Sheikh jabber AI – Mubarak AI – Hamad AI – Sabah.

                       Which of the following is. / is the part of MoU signed by them?

i.                     Educational Exchange programme

ii.                   Cultural and information exchanges

iii.                  Cooperation in the field of sports and Youth Affairs.

Codes

a)      Only 2

b)      1 and 3

c)       1,2 and 3

d)      2 and 3

5.       Indian Ocean Rim Association held its 13^th Council of Ministers Meeting in Perth, Australia on 1^st November, 2013.

                 Which of the following statements is / are correct in this context?

                  Codes

a)      Only 1

b)      1 and 3

c)       1,2 and 3

d)      2 and 3

6.       India and China conducted a joint anti – terrorism military exercise in November, 2013.

                   Which of the following statements is / are correct in this context?

i.                     It was a 10 day exercise.

ii.                   It was code – named ‘Hand-i-hand’ 2013.

iii.                  It was held in China’s Yunad Province.

                     Codes.

a)      1 and 2

b)      Only 2

c)       1 and 3

d)      1,2 and 3

7.       The national multi-commodity Exchange of India limited 9NMCE) is India’s behind the multi commodity exchange 9MCX) and the national commodity and derivatives exchange (NCDEX) and has grown significantly as commodity trading in Indian has rebounded from the 2008 financial crisis.

                     Who among the following has been appointed the new chairman of NMCE?

a)      Sam pitroda

b)      D subbarao

c)       Raghuram Rajan

d)      Krishna Mohan Sahni

8.       Which of the following statements given above is / are correct?

a)      Sam pitroda

b)      D subbarao

c)       Raghuram Rajan

d)      Krishna Mohan Sahni

9.       Which of the following statements given above is / are correct?

i.                     The reserve bank of India has revised foreign borrowing norms to encourage inflows and ease burden on those with foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).

ii.                   In FCCBs the RBI has allowed companies to prepay or buyback these bonds to prevent further losses due to rupee depreciation.

iii.                  In External commercial Borrowing (ECB), RBI has extended the window under which corporate could avail of loans in aviation and telecom sector.

Codes

a)      Only 2

b)      1 and 3

c)       1 and 2

d)      All of these

10.   Which of the following statements given above is / are correct?

i.                     Scientists have discovered the world’s ‘very first data storage system’ – 5500 – year – old clay balls unearthed in Iran that were used for record- keeping in Mesopotamia.

ii.                   The clay balls, often called ‘envelopes’, excavated in the 1960s, were made about 200 years before writing was invented.

iii.                  The balls were sealed and contain tokens in a variety of geometric shapes, varying from golf ball-size to baseball – size.

         Codes

a)      Only 2

b)      1 and 2

c)       2 and 3

d)      All of these

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