General Awareness Quiz

1. Who was elected the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on December 20, 2014?

1) Jyotsna Suri

2) Harshavardhan Neotia

3) Pankaj Patel

4) Nainalal Kidwai

5) None of these

2. Which country's Parliament approved a bill to abandon its non-aligned status on December 23, 2014?

1) Switzerland

2) Ukraine

3) Japan

4) Pakistan

5) North Korea

3. Who was honored with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award in Mumbai on December 26, 2014?

1) Dilip Kumar

2) Asha Bhonsle

3) Amitabh Bachchan

4) Lata Mangeshkar

5) Gulzar

4. Who was sworn in as the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand on December 28, 2014?

1) Louis Marandi

2) Neelkanth Singh Munda

3) Chandra Prakash Choudhary

4) Raghubar Das

5) C.P. Singh

5. The Eurasian Economic Union will come into force on?

1) January 1, 2015

2) April 1, 2015

3) January 1, 2016

4) April 1, 2016

5) None of these

6. Antonis Samaras called for an early election on 2015 January 25. He is the Prime Minister of?

1) Spain

2) Poland

3) Greece

4) Slovenia

5) Serbia

7. Arsia Mons is a volcano situated on the planet?

1) Saturn

2) Venus

3) Jupiter

4) Mars

5) Mercury

8. Peace Angel 2014 is a joint military exercise concluded recently between?

1) China and India

2) China and USA

3) China and Pakistan

4) China and Japan

5) China and North Korea

9. Sadbhavana Divas is celebrated on?

1) August 9

2) August 20

3) August 29

4) August 6

5) August 25

10. Chapchar Kut Festival is a spring festival celebrated in?

1) Tripura

2) Nagaland

3) Sikkim

4) Mizoram

5) Arunachal Pradesh

11. SIAM is the apex industry body associated with?

1) Automobiles

2) Software

3) Textiles

4) Shipping

5) Fertilizers

12. What is the full form of SFIO?

1) Securities Fraud Investigation Office

2) Serious Fraud Investigation Office

3) Systematic Fraud Investigation Office

4) Severe Fraud Investigation Office

5) None of these

13. Which country transferred the sovereignty of Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997?

1) USA

2) Belgium

3) UK

4) France

5) Japan

14. Which of the following institutions was set up with the aim of overall rural development in India?

1) IDBI

 2) SIDBI

3) NHB

4) DICGC

5) NABARD

15. Which of the following deals with the compilation of Index of Industrial Production?

1) National Development Council

2) Central Statistical Office

3) FICCI

4) ASSOCHAM

5) Reserve Bank of India