General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2014

1. In 2014, which among the following countries has planned 'Lights Out' event to mark the centenary of World War I?

a. Germany

b. Britain

c. France

d. USA

2. In 2014, the Union government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to unearth illicit money. Who is the chairman of the SIT?

a. Amar Pratap Sinha

b. M B Shah

c. Sudharshan Nayak

d. C B Bhave

3. The 'Maitree' is a name of joint combat exercise between India and ________?

a. France

b. Japan

c. Thailand

d. USA

4. e-Taal is the National e-services Dashboard portal created by the Government of India. What is the correct full form of e-Taal?

a. e-Transaction Aggregation and Analysis

b. e-Transaction Assessment and Analysis

c. e-Transaction Assortment and Analytics

d. e-Transaction Assessment Agreement

5. In context to India's defence structure consider the following statements:
1.Tejas is a lightweight, multi-role, single-engine tactical fighter aircraft
2.Akash is a surface-to-surface missile, has a range of 25 kms
3.Prahar is a 150 km-range tactical missile system
4.BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile with a strike range of 290 kms
Which of the above said statements is/are true?

a. Only 1, 2 & 3

b. Only 1, 3 & 4

c. Only 1, 2 & 4

d. 1, 2, 3 & 4

6. In an effort to protect critically-endangered Vultures from being extinct, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has decided to set up Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) in ________?

a. Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh

b. Krishna, Andhra Pradesh

c. Ramnagar, Karnataka

d. Nasik, Maharasshtra

7. In 2014, which country has announced it would start an anti-terrorism partnership fund, which will be used to help train other countries to take on rising extremism?

a. USA

b. Russia

c. France

d. Canada

8. 'My Earth My Duty' India's biggest environment awareness initiative was launched by ________?

a. ISRO

b. Zee News

c. NEERI

d. Ministry of Environment

9. The former Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra was indicted for involvement in a scam related to ________?

a. Housing scheme

b. Rice Subsidy scheme

c. Fertilizer subsidy scheme

d. Financial misuse

10. In which among the following countries 'Tenharim' tribal people are living?

a. Australia

b. Kenya

c. Brazil

d. Republic of Congo

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8. Geography of India -Test-05

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10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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