The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that which of the following diseases has reemerged as a ‘public health emergency’ which was thought to be on the road to extinction till now?

The Reserve Bank asked banks not to levy penalties on customers in which of the following conditions as part of a consumer protection initiative recently?

Which of the following countries has announced to make match-fixing a specific crime for the first time, recently, to ensure sport remains corruption-free? The country is preparing to co-host 2015 ICC World Cup.

The new Indian capital markets regulations provides for all existing overseas investor classes to register now as FPIs to invest in Indian markets. What does FPI stands for?

The foreign direct Investments (FDIs) are preferred over other foreign fund Inflows for which of the following reasons?

Controversial formal IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has been elected President of which of the following cricket associations recently after which BCCI suspended the association from its fold?

The supreme court held which of the following provisions as unconstitutional in its recent verdict?

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld constitutional validity of Right to Education Act recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Act?

India pledged to provide an assistance of ________ to the families displaced by a massive landslide in Afghanistan that entombed a village, killing at least 300 people recently.

The credit limit to the National Co-operative Marketing Federations is authorised by the

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, recently, ruled that the govt cannot impose ________on linguistic minority for imparting primary education.

Giving three years’ time to comply with the new norms, the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), raised the minimum net worth criteria of asset management companies from Rs 10 cr to ________earlier this yrs

After a long wait and legal hurdles, which of the new airlines was granted the flying licence by aviation regulator DGCA recently?

The ‘Nabhratna’ flying test bird aircraft was handed over to DRDO recently. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct about the aircraft?

The RBI panel on credit information submitted its report with the recommendations like providing a free copy of their credit profile to customers recently. The panel was headed by who among the following?

According to a recent survey conducted by the Assocham, an alarming number of children are using social networking site Facebook. This is happening in spite of the strict norms that prohibit children under age ________from opening an account on social networking sites.

The UN - backed RED + Programme is associated with which of the following? It offers incentives for developing countries.

Which of the flowing assian nations is all set to become Asia’s first animal cruelty-free cosmetics zone as it has introduced a draft notification that bans import of animal-tested cosmetics? A ban on animal-tested cosmetics is already in place in the country.

Uber Cup is associated with which of the following games?

The market borrowing programme of the State govts is finalised by the Central govt and the ________, keeping in view the provisions of Article 293(3) of the Constitution of India.

India, one of the world’s largest polluters, has drafted a national policy aimed at reducing its carbon emissions from deforestation. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

The RBI has said that banks will not be permitted to charge foreclosure charges or pre - payment penalties on all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers, with immediate effect. Floating loan products include

Badakshan province was in news recently for which of the following reasons?

The Supreme Court struck down a law promulgated by which of the following state govts declaring Mullaperiyar dam as endangered and not allowing raising the water level of the dam?

The High Court of which of the following states cancelled, recently, the appointment of 10,323 teachers in different categories recruited since 2010 and ruled that no proper policy was followed for their appointment?

India launched its own payment gateway ‘RuPay’, equivalent of Visa and Mastercard recently. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct about the new card?

Which of the following Indian firms leads the list of 54 Indian companies included in the recently released Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list of the world’s largest and most powerful public companies measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value?

Name the embattled premier of thiland who was dismissed from office by a court in the country recently that found her guilty in an abuse of power case.

Which of the following countries was honoured with New Frontiers Award at the Arabian travel mart in Dubai for its outstanding contribution to tourism development recently?

Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the appreciation of the currency of a country?

The 2014 version of the Ambient Air Pollution (AAP), released by the WHO, declared which of the following cities as the world’s most polluted city with highest concentration of PM2.5 recently?

The 2014 version of the Ambient Air Pollution (AAP), released by the WHO, declared which of the following cities as the world’s most polluted city with highest concentration of PM2.5 recently?

Which of the following state govts recommend dissolution of the state assembly paving the way for formation of the 15th state assembly recently ?

The youngest state of the country, Telangana, has how many Parliamentary and Assembly seats respectivel

In which of the following countries, Boko Haram militants abducted more than 200 schoolgirls recently? Now, world powers including the US have joined the search operation to bring them back to their families.

The book ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ has been authored by who among the following?

Nedurumilli Janardhan Reddy, who passed away, recently, was the former Chief Minister of which of the following states?

President Jacob Zuma got a second term in office in the fifth post-apartheid election and the first after the death of Nelson Mandela held recently. He belongs to which of the following parties?

The Supreme Court ordered a CBI enquiry into Saradha chit fund scam recently. The much reported ponzi scam took place in which of the following states ?

Several world leaders are due to attend the ceremony in Normandy, France to mark the 70th anniversary of which of the following historic events on Jun 6?

The term ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is associated with which of the following ?

Which of the following states was adjudged to have the best land acquisition model in the country in the report prepared by consultancy firm Accenture on behalf of DIPP recently?

Which of following cities will host the first leg of newly launched International Premier Tennis League (IPTL)? India’s Mahesh Bhupathi is the founder of IPTL.

Which of the following ‘International Business of the Year award 2014’ at the Asian Business Awards Midlands held in Birmingham recently ?

What is India's ranking in the 'state of World’s Mothers’ Index 2014,’ an annual report prepared by the London-based aid agency ‘Save the Children’ to rank the best and worst places in the world?

India, Switzerland and 45 other nations endorsed the ‘Declaration on Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters’ recently. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?

India and which of the following countries have inked a pact to enhance security cooperation in combating the key issues of insurgency, arms smuggling and human trafficking recently?

The book titled ‘The Candidate’ has been authored by who among the following?

Afghanistan has started using its first ever satellite AFGHANSAT 1 which will support broadcasting, mobile telephony and IP connectivity in the country. This satellite has been leased from which of the following agencies?

Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek stepped down, recently, in which of the following countries after losing the leadership of her party?

An effort by the WHO to measure pollution in cities around the world found that India is home to thirteen of the dirtiest 20 cities in the word. Which of the following Indian cities is NOT among the top four most polluted cities in the world?

The Defence Ministry has recommended the name of who among the following for the post of Chief of the army staffs recently?

Which of the following teams clinched the 20th Senior National Women’s Football Championships title recently?

After Crimea, which of the following provinces of Ukraine declared independence from the country in the recently held referendum?

The recently held elections recorded an all-time high voter turnout in the history of Lok Sabha elections with the overall turnout in all the nine phases of polling this year stood at ________.

The rumours were doing round in the retail world that Carrefour is planning to exit Indian market recently. This second largest retail chain in the world is based in which of the following countries?

Khaled choudhary died recently .He was an innovative artist, stage director and a Padma Bhushan awardee associated with

Who among the following won the Spanish Grand Prix 2014 recently?

In which of the following countries at least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a football match in the Kinshasa city recently? The incident took place after police fired tear gas in the crowded stadium, causing panic.

The book titled ‘The Last Word By’ has been written by who among the following?

The world’s biggest Bio-bank imaging study is being conducted in which of the following countries under which 100,000 citizens are undergoing detailed imaging of their brain, heart and vital organs?

In his recent visit to east African nations, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signed a deal with which of the following countries to build a new railway with China financing 90 per cent of the 3.6 billion-dollar project?

The former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison for the first time in the history of which of the following countries recently? He was sentenced for corrupt practices in a real estate project.

Name the leading Indian IT services company which paid a hefty sum of $34 mn to settle a US visa misuse case in 2013 and now, it will have to retain an independent third-party auditor at its expense to review its visa compliance until 2015.

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed who among the following as the first woman to command a United Nations peacekeeping force? She will serve as commander of about 1,000 UN peacekeepers in Cyprus.

A banking company is required to transfer not less than what per cent out of the balance of profit of each year to the Reserve Fund created under provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949?

International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world on ________of each year.

Which of the following economies of the world have been declared world’s most expensive economies in a ranking released by the World Bank recently?

Which of the following pairs of states and their best practices is NOT matched correctly with respect to the report prepared by consultancy firm Accenture on behalf of DIPP recently?

Which of the following companies tops the Forbes’ annual list of the world’s 2000 largest and most powerful public companies released recently?

The RBI , Recently allowed Bank ranches abroad to sell structured products that are not specifically permitted in the domestic market. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct in this regard?

Which of the following car models selling in India became only the second car to cross 25 lakh unit sales mark in domestic market after the iconic Maruti 800?

Which of the following aviation academies was selected for the International Arch of Europe Award 2014 recently?

In one of worst mining disasters, at least 232 people were killed and hundreds trapped in the coal mine explosion and fire in which of the following countries recently?

Along with the provision of Rs 11,500 cr in the Interim budget, the Govt is likely to infuse additional capital of up to ________ in PSBs during the current fiscal, to expand their capital base.

The world’s highest tunnel for high-speed trains became operational at an altitude of 3,607.4 meters in which of the following countries recently?

The expert committee headed by former Axis Bank Chairman PJ Nayak submitted its report to the RBI recently. The Committee was constituted to review ________in Jan 2014.

A RBI report has revealed that PSBs will require up to ________in core capital by Mar 2018 as they migrate to the capital intensive Basel-III framework.

India is negotiating the Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) with which of the following groups/ countries which is in its final leg now?

India has signed two agreements - one on the study of ground water resources in Kampong Spue Province and the other on development of Master Plan for Siem Reap River Basin - with which of the following countries recently?

Which of the following gulf countries announced to abolish its controversial sponsorship system for foreign workers in a major labour reform recently? Now, it will not be mandatory for the foreign workers to obtain their employer’s consent before leaving the country.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the recommendations made by the expert committee headed by PJ Nayak recently?

Rajan announced to launch much awaited plastic currency notes of Rs 10 denomination in five cities in ________.

which of the following states became the first Cooperative Bank of the country to have its own ‘Ru-Pay’ ATM cum Debit Card launched recently?

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of the National Sports Code capping age and tenure of office bearers in sports bodies recently. The Code framed by the govt, barred more than ________of tenure for presidents.

Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘An Undocumented Wonder: The Making of the Great Indian Election’?

The Prime Minister of which of the following countries called for a new interpretation of the constitution, recently, which could pave the way for the military to fight overseas? The country’s constitution bans acts of war and the threat or use of force to settle international disputes.

The Union Home Ministry extended the ban imposed on which of the following terror groups for five years recently? The group was banned after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

Delhi University’s professor GN Saibaba, a vociferous opponent of Operation Greenhunt, was arrested recently. The Operation Greenhunt is associated with which of the following?

The name of Shiv Chowrasia is associated with which of the following games?

The first Scorpene submarine is scheduled to be commissioned in 2016 by the Indian Navy. These submarines are being supplied by which of the following countries?

Who among the following candidates created a new record in the history of General Elections in India by winning the election with a margin of 5.7 lakh votes?

Which of the following automakers in the US will pay a record $35 mn fine over faulty ignition switches? The US govt’s investigated the company for recall of 2.59 mn small cars with the above issue.

The veteran hotelier Capt CP Krishnan Nair, who died recently, was associated with which of the following hotel chains?

‘Project-75India’ is associated with which of the following armed forces?

Name the Hollywood star was conferred with a special honour, ‘Most Popular All Time International Star in India,’ at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards recently?

Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank functioning in India?

Many a time we come across a term GDR. What is the expanded form of the same in the context of banking/economy?

Which of the following stock exchanges will cease to exist from May 30 after it failed to adhere to several new regulatory requirements outlined by markets regulator Sebi? It was a 76-year-old stock exchange.

A new political party that meets the 4% criterion in a particular state is recognised as a ‘state party’ in that state. To gain recognition as a national party, a party must be recognised as a state party in at least ________states.