National Affairs Quiz 2014 - Set 2

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1. Ramon Megsaysay Awards were announced on 2014 July 31st to five individuals and one organization. Who among the following is NOT one of them ?
1. Saur Marlina Manurung
2. Randy Halasan
3. Wang Canfa
4. Habiba Sarabi
5. None of these
2. Indian cricket team on 7th August 2014 equaled the world record of maximum number of 6 ducks (zero runs) in a Test innings playing against which country ?
1. Australia
2. Srilanka
3. England
4. South Africa
5. None of these
3. Cabinet on 6th August 2014 cleared amendments to Juvenile Justice Act, paving way for harsher punishment for juveniles above 16 years. In which year Juvenile Justice Act was passed ?

1. 2013
2. 2009
3. 2000
4. 2005
5. None of these
4. Union Cabinet on 6th August 2014 allowed foreign investment in the Railways for the first time and it is now at _____________ %
1. 100%
2. 49%
3. 51%
4. 99%
5. 86%
5. According to a recent report by a market research firm, which mobile manufacturer has replaced Samsung to become the leading mobile phone vendor in India ?
1. Micromax
2. Nokia
3. Lava
4. Karbon
5. Sagem
6. Which bank has recently (August 2014) launched a travel card for students going abroad for studies ?
1. State Bank of India
2. ICICI Bank
3. HDFC Bank
4. Bank of India
5. Punjab National Bank
7. 18th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial meeting which began on 7th August 2014 was hosted by which country ?
1. India, New Delhi
2. China, Beijing
3. Brazil, Fortaleza
4. Africa, Durban
5. Pakisthan, Lahore
8. Name the Tehelka founder editor who was granted bail recently by SC in a case in which he was accused of sexually assaulting his junior colleague ?
1. Varun Tejpal
2. Tarun Tejpal
3. Tapas Tejpal
4. Atish Tejpal
5. Mukesh Tejpal
9. Government has recently launched a scheme for providing interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies for students belonging to the notified minority communities. Name that Scheme ?
1. Padho Pardesh
2. Seekho aur Kamao 
3. Nayi ROshni
4. Nalanda Project
5. None of these
10.  The Planning Commission was constituted in ?
1. 1959
2. 1952
3. 1954
4. 1950
5. None of these
11. Who among the following was appointed as deputy National Security Adviser of India on 4th August 2014 ?
1. Nehchal Sandhu
2. Ajit Kumar Doval
3. Arvind Gupta
4. Shivshankar Menon
5. None of these
12. Who recently took charge as Vice Chief of Indian Army ?
1. Philip Campose
2. Bikram Singh
3. Dalbir Singh Suhag
4. V. K. Singh
5. None of these
13.  Name Google's first social networking site, which has decided to shut down from 30th September 2014 as announced on 1st July 2014 ?
1. Facebook
2. Google+
3. Orkut
4.  LinkedIn
5. WhatsApp
14. Government on 4th August 2014 suspended S. K. Jain as Chairman and Managing Director of which Bank, two days after CBI arrested him for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 50 lakh ?
1. Canara Bank
2. Syndicate Bank
3. Vijaya Bank
4. Andhra Bank
5. Corporate Bank
15.  Reserve Bank of India in its bi-monthly monetary policy statement released on 5th August 2014 made Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) cut by 0.50% to ______ to unlock banking funds ?
1. 22%
2. 22.5%
3. 7%
4. 8%
5. 25%
16. Name the second largest private sector bank in India which opened its branch in Dubai in the first week of August 2014 ?
1. HDFC Bank
2. ICICI Bank
3. Yes Bank
4. Karnataka Bank
5. Kotak Mahindra Bank
17. Who elects the Vice President of India ?
1. Members of Rajya Sabha
2. Members of Lok Sabha
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Either 1 or 2
5. None of these
18.  In July 2014, who became the most popular person on Facebook with over 100 million "Likes", the most for any public figure ?
1. Shakira
2. Eminem
3. Barak Obama
4. Rihana
5. Bob Marley
19. What is the current CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) ?
1. 7%
2. 4%
3. 8%
4. 3%
5. 22.5%
20. State Bank of India on 1st July 2014 launched six digital branches across the country as part of its programme to offer next generation banking solutions. What is the name given to these digital branches ?
1. SBI Digital
2. sbiINTOUCH
3. sbiTECH
4. DigiSBI
5. None of these

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