GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN ENGLISH
[11/12/2017, 19:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who wins Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2017?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Nepal
D. India
Answer: D. India
Explanation: Indian Women’s Hockey Team wins Hockey Asia Cup 2017 against China by 5-4 in penalty shootout on 5th November 2017. India beat China 5-4 in shoot-out to win their second women’s Asia Cup hockey title, qualify for next year’s World Cup. India eves remained unbeaten in the tournament. Indian woman hockey team now qualify for Hockey world cup 2017. 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup is the ninth tournament to date in Hockey Asia Cup for women. It is held from 28 October to 5 November 2017 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan. The winner of this tournament qualify for the 2018 World Cup in England so finally India qualify for world cup 2018.
[11/12/2017, 19:19] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: What is the latest band name of Carl and the Passions?
Answer: Beach Boys
[11/12/2017, 19:25] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: 6. Vitamins: Vitamins are organic compounds and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts. Vitamins are group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
Funk coined the term “Vitamin” in 1911.
Types of Vitamin are: A, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B9, B12, C, D, E, K, P.
Vitamins cannot be synthesised in body except Vitamin D & Vitamin K.
Two Categories of vitamins are:
1. Fat Soluble vitamin (A,D,E,K)
2. Water Soluble Vitamin (B,C,P)
Vitamins Deficiency disease Food sources
Vitamin A Night-blindness Leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin
Vitamin B1 Beriberi Pork,brown rice, potatoes, eggs
Vitamin B2 Ariboflavinosis Dairy products, bananas
Vitamin B3 Pellagra Meat, fish, mushrooms, tree nuts
Vitamin B5 Paresthesia Meat, broccoli, avocados
Vitamin B6 Dermatitis & Anemia Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas
Vitamin B7 Dermatitis, enteritis Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy green vegetables
Vitamin B12 Megaloblastic anemia Meat and other animal products
Vitamin C Scurvy Many fruits and vegetables, liver
Vitamin D Rickets Fish, eggs, liver, mushrooms
Vitamin E Very rare; Sterility in males and abortions in females. Nuts and seeds
Vitamin K Bleeding diathesis Leafy green vegetables such as spinach.
Vitamin P Internal Bleeding Green Vegetables, Citrous fruits
[11/12/2017, 19:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Who among the following was propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy?
[A] Bhadrabahu
[B] Parshwanath
[C] Sheelbhadra
[D] Nagarjuna
Answer : [d] Nagarjuna
[11/12/2017, 20:03] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Who took the title of Vatapikonda ?
[A] Narsimhavarman I
[B] Simhavishnu
[C] Mahendravarman I
[D] Nandivarman II
Answer : [a] 1
[11/12/2017, 22:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY 2015
Question: Jhumpa Lahiri's which book won 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature on 22 January 2015?
(A) The Namesake
(B) Interpreter of Maladies
(C) The Lowland
(D) The White Tiger
Answer: (C) The Lowland
[11/12/2017, 22:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: PM Modi launched 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign on 22 January 2015 at which place?
(A) Idukki, Kerala
(B) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(C) Panipat, Haryana
(D) Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: (C) Panipat, Haryana
[11/12/2017, 22:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India, recently?
(A) TSR Subramanian
(B) Bimal Jalan
(C) Ashok Kumar Mathur
(D) Shanta Kumar
Answer: (D) Shanta Kumar
[11/12/2017, 22:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which company topped global vehicle sales in 2014 as per report released recently?
(A) Toyota Motor
(B) General Motors
(C) Volkswagen
(D) Maruti Suzuki
Answer: (A) Toyota Motor
[11/12/2017, 22:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: __th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival began on 21 January 2015?
(A) 6th
(B) 8th
(C) 12th
(D) 7th
Answer: (B) 8th
[11/12/2017, 22:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: South Korean steel major Posco and state-run SAIL recently decided to jointly set up a 3-million-tonne integrated plant in which state, with an estimated investment of about Rs 18,000 crore?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (C) Jharkhand
[11/12/2017, 22:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which Union Ministry on 21 January 2015 launched the National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) that seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country?
(A) Union Ministry of Tourism
(B) Union Ministry of Culture
(C) Union Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Union Ministry of Urban Development
Answer: (D) Union Ministry of Urban Development
[11/12/2017, 22:14] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following joined as full time member of NITI Aayog on 21 January 2015?
(A) Bibek Debroy
(B) Arvind Panagariya
(C) Sindhushree Khullar
(D) Aravind Subramanian
Answer: (A) Bibek Debroy
[11/12/2017, 22:14] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which session of Parliament is set to begin on February 23, 2015?
(A) Winter Session
(B) Budget Session
(C) Monsoon Session
(D) Summer Session
Answer: (B) Budget Session
[11/12/2017, 22:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Special deposit scheme for girl children launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015?
(A) Sukanya Samriddhi Account
(B) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Account
(C) Ujjwala Account
(D) Rajya Mahila Samman Account
Answer: (A) Sukanya Samriddhi Account
[11/12/2017, 22:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Pankaj Advani recently won the seventh Senior National Billiards Championship. Where was the event held?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Kolkata
(C) Dehradun
(D) Mussoorie
Answer: (B) Kolkata
[11/12/2017, 22:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state government recently signed a pact with International Crop Research Institute for Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to provide assistance in making agriculture sustainable and profitable?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh
[11/12/2017, 22:16] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Rajni Kothari who passed away on 19 January 2015 was an eminent?
(A) Film Director
(B) Writer
(C) Political scientist
(D) Physicist
Answer: (C) Political scientist
[11/12/2017, 22:16] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Faten Hamama who died on 17 January 2015 is the Iconic actress from which country?
(A) Italy
(B) Egypt
(C) France
(D) South Africa
Answer: (B) Egypt
[11/12/2017, 22:16] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ms Uma Bharati on 17 January 2015 announced which year as 'Jal Kranti Varsh'?
(A) 2015-16
(B) 2016-17
(C) 2017-18
(D) 2018-19
Answer: (A) 2015-16
[11/12/2017, 22:21] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: R K Tyagi who was recently conferred with 'JGBS-Top Rankers' Excellence Award for CEO of the year is the chairman of?
(A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(B) Indian Oil Corporation
(C) Air India
(D) Coal India Limited
Answer: (A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[11/12/2017, 22:22] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Social Justice Minister who on 16 January 2015 launched a scheme 'Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes', under which members of the reserved community will be offered concessional finance to start new business ventures?
(A) Jual Oram
(B) Prakash Javedkar
(C) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
(D) Maneka Gandhi
Answer: (C) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
[11/12/2017, 22:22] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who was on 19 January 2015 appointed chairperson of the censor board, days after Leela Samson resigned from the post?
(A) Pahlaj Nihalani
(B) Ashoke Pandit
(C) Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
(D) Vani Tripathi Tikoo
Answer: (A) Pahlaj Nihalani
[11/12/2017, 22:23] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which bank was ranked at highest place among Indian banks in the list of the Top 50 Most Valued Global Banks (in terms of market capitalization) that was released by Bloomberg on 17 January 2015?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) SBI
(C) Axis BAnk
(D) HDFC Bank
Answer: (D) HDFC Bank
[11/12/2017, 22:23] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: South African cricketer AB de Villiers has hit the fastest century in ODI history on 18 January 2015 and broke whose previous record?
(A) Shahid Afridi
(B) Corey Anderson
(C) Sanath Jayasurya
(D) Chris Gayle
Answer: (B) Corey Anderson
[11/12/2017, 22:23] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs who recently inaugurated the Tribal Food Festival-2015 in New Delhi?
(A) Anant Geete
(B) Nitin Gadkari
(C) Harsh Vardhan
(D) Jual Oram
Answer: (D) Jual Oram
[11/12/2017, 22:24] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who won Hindu Literary Prize 2014 for his debut collection of 13 short stories, Book of Common Signs on 17 January 2015?
(A) Ashok Srinivasan
(B) Jerry Pinto
(C) Anees Salim
(D) Manu Joseph
Answer: (A) Ashok Srinivasan
[11/12/2017, 22:24] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Government on 16 January 2015 approved raising buffer stock and strategic reserve limits of Food Corporation of India for both wheat and rice. Government had last changed the buffer norms in which year?
(A) 2003
(B) 2011
(D) 2009
(D) 2005
Answer: (D) 2005
[11/12/2017, 22:25] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: 24 Children, including 8 girls were selected for National Bravery Awards 2014 on 17 January 2015. The award was instituted in which year?
(A) 1947
(B) 1957
(C) 1951
(D) 1964
Answer: (B) 1957
[11/12/2017, 22:25] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: National Immunization Day for the year 2015 was recently observed on?
(A) 17 January
(B) 16 January
(C) 18 January
(D) 19 January
Answer: (C) 18 January
[11/12/2017, 22:37] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: First indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas was handed over to Indian Air Force by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on 18 January 2015. Tejas was developed by?
(A) Mahindra Aerospace
(B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(C) Ashok Leyland
(D) Raj Hamsa Ultralights
Answer: (B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[11/12/2017, 22:37] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Biopic movie ‘The Theory of Everything’ which was released in India on 16 January 2015 is based on the life of which iconic physicist?
(A) Albert Einstein
(B) C.V Raman
(C) Enrico Fermi
(D) Stephen Hawking
Answer: (D) Stephen Hawking
[11/12/2017, 22:38] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sania Mirza along with whom recently won Sydney International Tennis Tournament?
(A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(B) Abigail Spears
(C) Raquel Kops-Jones
(D) Bruno Soares
Answer: (A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
[11/12/2017, 22:38] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Country's first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi recently joined which political party?
(A) Bharatiya Janata Party
(B) Aam Aadmi Party
(C) Indian National Congress
(D) Trinamool Congress
Answer: (A) Bharatiya Janata Party
[11/12/2017, 22:39] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who was appointed as the Indian men's football team head coach on 16 January 2015?
(A) Roelant Oltmans
(B) Wim Koevermans
(C) Stephen Constantine
(D) Ricky Herbert
Answer: (C) Stephen Constantine
[11/12/2017, 22:39] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Controversial book on Sonia Gandhi 'The Red Saree' is set to be released in India by Roli Books soon. The book was first published in Spanish with the title 'El Sari Rojo' in which year?
(A) 2008
(B) 2010
(C) 2004
(D) 2014
Answer: (A) 2008
[11/12/2017, 22:40] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Army Day was recently observed on?
(A) 11 January
(B) 13 January
(C) 15 January
(D) 17 January
Answer: (C) 15 January
[11/12/2017, 22:40] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Microsoft on 15 January 2015 suspended "mainstream support" of its which popular operating system, meaning neither new features nor free help will be given to users using this OS?
(A) Widows 8
(B) Windows 7
(C) Windows Vista
(D) Windows XP
Answer: (B) Windows 7
[11/12/2017, 22:40] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state government on 15 January 2015 lifted the 17-year-old ban on consumption of liquor in the state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Gujarat
(D) Mizoram
Answer: (D) Mizoram
[11/12/2017, 22:41] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: RBI on 15 January 2015 decided to cut the benchmark interest rate (Repo Rate) by 0.25 per cent to ___ per cent with a view to boost growth?
(A) 8%
(B) 7.75%
(C) 7.50%
(D) 7%
Answer: (B) 7.75%
[11/12/2017, 22:41] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which Australian cricket player has announced his retirement from all the formats of game, ending a 20-year long career on 15 January 2015?
(A) Adam Gilchrist
(B) Ricky Ponting
(C) Brett Lee
(D) Shane Warne
Answer: (C) Brett Lee
[11/12/2017, 22:41] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: What is the name of the world’s newest jetliner that took to the skies on 15 January 2015?
(A) Airbus A350
(B) Airbus A525
(C) Boeing 747
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Airbus A350
[11/12/2017, 22:42] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state government has recently appointed Baba Ramdev as its brand ambassador?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Haryana
Answer: (D) Haryana
[11/12/2017, 22:42] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Anupam Shrivastava was recently appointed as the CMD of?
(A) BSNL
(B) Coal India Ltd
(C) Air India
(D) Niti Ayog
Answer: (A) BSNL
[11/12/2017, 22:43] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following resigned as Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on 16 January 2015?
(A) Shaji N Karun
(B) Leela Samson
(C) Ira Bhaskar
(D) Isha Sharwani
Answer: (B) Leela Samson
[11/12/2017, 22:45] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Samsung launched Z1, its first smartphone running on its own operating system named ___ in India on 14 January 2015?
(A) Bolt
(B) MeeGo
(C) Tizen
(D) Palm
Answer: (C) Tizen
[11/12/2017, 22:46] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Amid concerns over turning yellow due to increasing pollution, the district administration has recently banned burning of cow dung cakes near which historical monument in Delhi?
(A) Rashtrapathi Bhavan
(B) Jantar Mantar
(C) Red Fort
(D) Taj Mahal
Answer: (D) Taj Mahal
[11/12/2017, 22:46] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation who inaugurated the India Water Week – 2015 recently with the theme “Water Management for Sustainable Development"?
(A) Uma Bharti
(B) Ram Vilas Paswan
(C) Maneka Gandhi
(D) Smrithi Zubin Irani
Answer: (A) Uma Bharti
[11/12/2017, 22:47] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who took over as Director General Air Operations at the Air Headquarters on 13 January 2015?
(A) Air Marshal Anil Khosla
(B) Air Marshal Anoop Kumar
(C) Air Marshal Vikram Singh
(D) Air Marshal Sandeep Thyagi
Answer: (A) Air Marshal Anil Khosla
[11/12/2017, 22:47] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which search engine launched its flight search tool in India on 13 January 2015, that allows users to find and compare airfares online and book tickets directly?
(A) Yahoo
(B) Google
(C) Bing
(D) Ask
Answer: (B) Google
[11/12/2017, 22:47] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following on 13 January 2015 took charge as the first vice-chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog?
(A) V. K. Saraswat
(B) Bibek Debroy
(C) Sindhushree Khullar
(D) Arvind Panagariya
Answer: (D) Arvind Panagariya
[11/12/2017, 22:48] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has recently flagged off the first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) based two trains from Rewari station in which state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Haryana
(D) Gujarat
Answer: (C) Haryana
[11/12/2017, 22:48] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Indian Space Research Organisation was recently conferred 'Space Pioneer Award' by the National Space Society (NSS) of which country over the historic feat on successfully sending an orbit to Martian atmosphere in its very first attempt?
(A) France
(B) European Union
(C) China
(D) USA
Answer: (D) USA
[11/12/2017, 22:49] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Microsoft has recently tied up with which telecom company for enabling the telco's 34 million data users to purchases apps and pay for them through monthly bills or prepaid balances?
(A) Idea
(B) Airtel
(C) Aircel
(D) Vodafone
Answer: (A) Idea
[11/12/2017, 22:49] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Director General of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who was sacked from his post on 13 January 2015 by Union Government?
(A) GS Malik
(B) Avinash Chander
(C) N Prabhakar
(D) Satish Kumar
Answer: (B) Avinash Chander
[11/12/2017, 22:49] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: RBI on 3 January 2015 has relaxed KYC rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies. As per the relaxed rules, KYC exercise will be required to be done for high-risk individuals and entities in at least how many years?
(A) 2 years
(B) 1 year
(C) 3 years
(D) 5 years
Answer: (A) 2 years
[11/12/2017, 22:50] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who was elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2014-15 on 2 January 2015?
(A) Kiran Bhai Vadodaria
(B) PV Chandran
(C) Ravindra Kumar
(D) Mamen Mathew
Answer: (A) Kiran Bhai Vadodaria
[11/12/2017, 22:51] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: A two-day banking retreat to discuss the new initiatives for banking industry was recently held at?
(A) Kochi, Kerala
(B) Pune, Maharashtra
(C) Ahemadabad, Gujarat
(D) Panaji, Goa
Answer: (B) Pune, Maharashtra
[11/12/2017, 22:51] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Bikaner’s camel festival, described by travel guide Lonely Planet as the third best fair in the world, is set to begin on 4 Jan 2015. Bikaner is in which state?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (D) Rajasthan
[11/12/2017, 22:52] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Aamir Khan's film PK has recently surpassed the collections of which film to become highest Bollywood grosser ever in two weeks post its release?
(A) Dhoom 3
(B) Chennai Express
(C) 3 Idiots
(D) 2 States
Answer: (A) Dhoom 3
[11/12/2017, 22:52] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath was on 2 January 2015 appointed as the non-executive chairperson of which bank?
(A) Canara Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Axis Bank
Answer: (C) HDFC Bank
[11/12/2017, 22:52] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 3 January 2015 inaugurated the ___ edition of the Indian Science Congress at Mumbai?
(A) 102nd
(B) 100th
(C) 125th
(D) 112th
Answer: (A) 102nd
[11/12/2017, 22:53] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Kumar Sangakkara on 3 January 2015 has broken whose record to become the fastest to reach 12,000 Test runs?
(A) Vivian Richards
(B) Rickey Ponting
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Both B & C
Answer: (D) Both B & C
[11/12/2017, 22:53] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: R Koteeswaran has recently taken charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which bank?
(A) Union Bank of India
(B) Indian Bank
(C) Vijaya Bank
(D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer: (D) Indian Overseas Bank
[11/12/2017, 22:54] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Government has recently decided to accept the recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee that was set up to look into the safety and security of people from North East India. In which year Bezbaruah Committee was set up?
(A) November 2013
(B) February 2014
(C) July 2014
(D) December 2011
Answer: (B) February 2014
[11/12/2017, 22:54] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Habib Essid was nominated as the new Prime Minister of which country recently?
(A) Tunisia
(B) Sudan
(C) Kenya
(D) Vietnam
Answer: (A) Tunisia
[11/12/2017, 22:54] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union Cabinet on 5 January 2015 approved the largest ever telecom spectrum auction which will cover?
(A) 4G
(B) 2G
(C) 3G
(D) All of these
Answer: (B) 2G
[11/12/2017, 22:55] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: New age e-passports are expected to be rolled out in the country by which year as announced recently?
(A) 2019
(B) 2022
(C) 2018
(D) 2016
Answer: (D) 2016
[11/12/2017, 22:55] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir was on 5 January 2015 appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court?
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (A) Jammu & Kashmir
[11/12/2017, 22:56] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which city will host the International Hindi Conference in April 2015 with the theme of "Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges"?
(A) Tel Aviv
(B) Brisbane
(C) New Jersey
(D) Brussels
Answer: (C) New Jersey
[11/12/2017, 22:56] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sports Ministry has recommended whose name for Padma Bhushan on 05 January 2015?
(A) Sushil Kumar
(B) Vijendar Singh
(C) PV Sindhu
(D) Saina Nehwal
Answer: (D) Saina Nehwal
[11/12/2017, 22:56] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Upendra Trivedi who passed away on 4 January 2015 was a renowned actor of stage and cinema in?
(A) Malayalam
(B) Gujarati
(C) Kannada
(D) Marathi
Answer: (B) Gujarati
[11/12/2017, 22:57] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following was on 5 January 2015 named vice-chairman of Niti Aayog, an institution that came into being on January 1 and replaced the 65-year old Planning Commission?
(A) Arvind Panagariya
(B) Bibek Debroy
(C) VK Saraswat
(D) Radha Mohan Singh
Answer: (A) Arvind Panagariya
[11/12/2017, 22:57] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which Asian country celebrated its 67th Independence Day on 4 January 2015?
(A) Japan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bhutan
(D) Nepal
Answer: (B) Myanmar
[11/12/2017, 22:58] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara scored his 11th Test double century recently. Who is the only player above him holding the record of 12 double centuries in Test match cricket history?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Mahela Jayawardene
(C) Don Bradman
(D) Brian Lara
Answer: (C) Don Bradman
[11/12/2017, 22:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body?
(A) Lectin
(B) Keratin
(C) Collagen
(D) Hemoglobin
Answer: (D) Hemoglobin
[11/12/2017, 22:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: The Chinar tree is found in abundance in which state of India, where it is also the state tree?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Kerala
(D) Uttar Prade
Answer: (B) Jammu and Kashmir
[11/12/2017, 22:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: The Indian Muslim League was founded in?
(A) 1902
(B) 1906
(C) 1909
(D) 1916
Answer: (B) 1906
[11/12/2017, 23:00] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: In 1943, who became the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
(A) C.D. Deshmukh
(B) K.G. Ambegaonkar
(C) Benegal Rama Rau
(D) H.V.R. Iyengar
Answer: (A) C.D. Deshmukh
[11/12/2017, 23:00] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sir Edmund Hillary served as which county’s high commissioner to India,Bangladesh and Nepal?
(A) Canada
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) United Kingdom
Answer: (C) New Zealand
[11/12/2017, 23:01] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which is the southernmost active volcano in the world?
(A) Mt. Etna
(B) Mt Bromo
(C) Mt Yasur
(D) Mt. Erebus
Answer: (D) Mt. Erebus
[11/12/2017, 23:01] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: 'Ek Tukda Dharti, Ek Tukda Aakash', a collection of poems, contains poems written by which former Prime Minister of India?
(A) Chandrashekhar
(B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(C) VP Singh
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (C) VP Singh
[11/12/2017, 23:01] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of the which Movement?
(A) Quit India
(B) Non-Cooperation
(C) Civil Disobedience
(D) Swadeshi
Answer: (B) Non-Cooperation
[11/12/2017, 23:02] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following was the chief guest at India's first Republic day celebrations in 1950?
(A) King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutan
(B) Sukarno, President of Indonesia
(C) Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Pakistan
(D) Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom
Answer: (B) Sukarno, President of Indonesia
[11/12/2017, 23:02] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: The Sarkaria Commission was appointed?
(A) To examine center-state relations
(B) To examine the working of public sector undertakings
(C) To resolve the dispute regarding sharing of Cauveri waters
(D) To find a solution to the Punjab crisis
Answer: (A) To examine center-state relations
[11/12/2017, 23:03] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Trade unions of which among the following sector went on a five-day strike on 6 January 2015 in protest against disinvestment and restructuring?
(A) Insurance
(B) Railways
(C) Bank
(D) Coal
Answer: (D) Coal
[11/12/2017, 23:03] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as the Governor of which state on 6 January 2015?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) West Bengal
(C) Mizoram
(D) Sikkim
Answer: (A) Meghalaya
[11/12/2017, 23:07] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: A commemorative coin on which famous Indian industrialist was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 January 2015?
(A) Dhirubhai Ambani
(B) Jamsetji Tata
(C) Aditya Vikram Birla
(D) Walchand Hirachand
Answer: (B) Jamsetji Tata
[11/12/2017, 23:07] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union cabinet meeting has recently approved setting up of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project in Bodi West Hills of which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu
[11/12/2017, 23:08] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: President Pranab Mukherjee has recently signed the ordinance that amend’s Citizenship Act, ___?
(A) 2013
(B) 1947
(C) 1955
(D) 2004
Answer: (C) 1955
[11/12/2017, 23:08] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on 6 January 2015. Who will captain the squad?
(A) M S Dhoni
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Ishant Sharma
(D) Suresh Raina
Answer: (A) M S Dhoni
[11/12/2017, 23:08] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Minister of State for petroleum and natural gas, who on 5 January 2015 launched a scheme to provide new LPG connections to BPL families?
(A) Suresh Prabhu
(B) Harsh Vardhan
(C) Dharmendra Pradhan
(D) Jual Oram
Answer: (C) Dharmendra Pradhan
[11/12/2017, 23:09] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state has recently become the first state in India, to completely ban the sale of loose cigarettes (even as single sticks) and loose tobacco?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) West Bengal
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (B) Punjab
[11/12/2017, 23:09] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the brand ambassador for health sector of which state on 6 January 2015?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh
[11/12/2017, 23:09] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who took charge as Coal India Limited’s full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) on 5 January 2015?
(A) Praphul Patel
(B) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
(C) Sindhushree Khullar
(D) Meenakshi Sharma
Answer: (B) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
[11/12/2017, 23:10] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who is the author of the book “No Full Stops in India”?
(A) Nirad C. Choudhuri
(B) Mark Tully
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Ved Mehta
Answer: (B) Mark Tully
[11/12/2017, 23:10] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which article of the Indian constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedekar term as the “Heart and should of the Indian constitution”?
(A)Article 356
(B)Article 32
(C)Article 14
(D)Article 19
Answer: (B)Article 32
[11/12/2017, 23:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which of these capital cities is located on the banks of a river with the same name as the city?
(A) Kathmandu
(B) Colombo
(C) Kabul
(D) Beijing
Answer: (C) Kabul
[11/12/2017, 23:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which glacier is the primary source of the river Ganga?
(A) Pindari
(B) Gangotri
(C) Siachen
(D) Godwin-Austen
Answer: (B) Gangotri
[11/12/2017, 23:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections?
(A) Finland
(B) Norway
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
Answer: (D) New Zealand
[11/12/2017, 23:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Whose birthday is celebrated as 'Engineers' Day' in India?
(A) M Visvesvarayya
(B) A P J Abdul Kalam
(C) John C. Gammon
(D) Soren Krisitian Toubro
Answer: (A) M Visvesvarayya
[11/12/2017, 23:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand?
(A) Raghupati Sahay
(B) Sampooran Singh Kalra
(C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
(D) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
Answer: (D) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
[11/12/2017, 23:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who is the first Indian Women to conquer the highest peak of all seven continent?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Premlata Agrawal
(D) Sucheta Kandethankar
Answer: (C) Premlata Agrawal
[11/12/2017, 23:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who is the first Indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket?
(A) Harbhajan Singh
(B) Irfan Pathan
(C) Chetan Sharma
(D) Kapil Dev
Answer: (A) Harbhajan Singh
[11/12/2017, 23:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which scholar started the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College which later became the Aligarh Muslim University?
(A) Maulana Mohomed Ali
(B) Muhammad Iqbal
(C) Syed Ahmad Khan
(D) Dr Zakir Hussain
Answer: (C) Syed Ahmad Khan
[11/12/2017, 19:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who wins Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2017?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Nepal
D. India
Answer: D. India
Explanation: Indian Women’s Hockey Team wins Hockey Asia Cup 2017 against China by 5-4 in penalty shootout on 5th November 2017. India beat China 5-4 in shoot-out to win their second women’s Asia Cup hockey title, qualify for next year’s World Cup. India eves remained unbeaten in the tournament. Indian woman hockey team now qualify for Hockey world cup 2017. 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup is the ninth tournament to date in Hockey Asia Cup for women. It is held from 28 October to 5 November 2017 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan. The winner of this tournament qualify for the 2018 World Cup in England so finally India qualify for world cup 2018.
[11/12/2017, 19:19] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: What is the latest band name of Carl and the Passions?
Answer: Beach Boys
[11/12/2017, 19:25] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: 6. Vitamins: Vitamins are organic compounds and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts. Vitamins are group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
Funk coined the term “Vitamin” in 1911.
Types of Vitamin are: A, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B9, B12, C, D, E, K, P.
Vitamins cannot be synthesised in body except Vitamin D & Vitamin K.
Two Categories of vitamins are:
1. Fat Soluble vitamin (A,D,E,K)
2. Water Soluble Vitamin (B,C,P)
Vitamins Deficiency disease Food sources
Vitamin A Night-blindness Leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin
Vitamin B1 Beriberi Pork,brown rice, potatoes, eggs
Vitamin B2 Ariboflavinosis Dairy products, bananas
Vitamin B3 Pellagra Meat, fish, mushrooms, tree nuts
Vitamin B5 Paresthesia Meat, broccoli, avocados
Vitamin B6 Dermatitis & Anemia Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas
Vitamin B7 Dermatitis, enteritis Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy green vegetables
Vitamin B12 Megaloblastic anemia Meat and other animal products
Vitamin C Scurvy Many fruits and vegetables, liver
Vitamin D Rickets Fish, eggs, liver, mushrooms
Vitamin E Very rare; Sterility in males and abortions in females. Nuts and seeds
Vitamin K Bleeding diathesis Leafy green vegetables such as spinach.
Vitamin P Internal Bleeding Green Vegetables, Citrous fruits
[11/12/2017, 19:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Who among the following was propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy?
[A] Bhadrabahu
[B] Parshwanath
[C] Sheelbhadra
[D] Nagarjuna
Answer : [d] Nagarjuna
[11/12/2017, 20:03] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Who took the title of Vatapikonda ?
[A] Narsimhavarman I
[B] Simhavishnu
[C] Mahendravarman I
[D] Nandivarman II
Answer : [a] 1
[11/12/2017, 22:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY 2015
Question: Jhumpa Lahiri's which book won 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature on 22 January 2015?
(A) The Namesake
(B) Interpreter of Maladies
(C) The Lowland
(D) The White Tiger
Answer: (C) The Lowland
[11/12/2017, 22:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: PM Modi launched 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign on 22 January 2015 at which place?
(A) Idukki, Kerala
(B) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(C) Panipat, Haryana
(D) Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: (C) Panipat, Haryana
[11/12/2017, 22:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India, recently?
(A) TSR Subramanian
(B) Bimal Jalan
(C) Ashok Kumar Mathur
(D) Shanta Kumar
Answer: (D) Shanta Kumar
[11/12/2017, 22:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which company topped global vehicle sales in 2014 as per report released recently?
(A) Toyota Motor
(B) General Motors
(C) Volkswagen
(D) Maruti Suzuki
Answer: (A) Toyota Motor
[11/12/2017, 22:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: __th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival began on 21 January 2015?
(A) 6th
(B) 8th
(C) 12th
(D) 7th
Answer: (B) 8th
[11/12/2017, 22:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: South Korean steel major Posco and state-run SAIL recently decided to jointly set up a 3-million-tonne integrated plant in which state, with an estimated investment of about Rs 18,000 crore?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (C) Jharkhand
[11/12/2017, 22:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which Union Ministry on 21 January 2015 launched the National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) that seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country?
(A) Union Ministry of Tourism
(B) Union Ministry of Culture
(C) Union Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Union Ministry of Urban Development
Answer: (D) Union Ministry of Urban Development
[11/12/2017, 22:14] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following joined as full time member of NITI Aayog on 21 January 2015?
(A) Bibek Debroy
(B) Arvind Panagariya
(C) Sindhushree Khullar
(D) Aravind Subramanian
Answer: (A) Bibek Debroy
[11/12/2017, 22:14] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which session of Parliament is set to begin on February 23, 2015?
(A) Winter Session
(B) Budget Session
(C) Monsoon Session
(D) Summer Session
Answer: (B) Budget Session
[11/12/2017, 22:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Special deposit scheme for girl children launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015?
(A) Sukanya Samriddhi Account
(B) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Account
(C) Ujjwala Account
(D) Rajya Mahila Samman Account
Answer: (A) Sukanya Samriddhi Account
[11/12/2017, 22:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Pankaj Advani recently won the seventh Senior National Billiards Championship. Where was the event held?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Kolkata
(C) Dehradun
(D) Mussoorie
Answer: (B) Kolkata
[11/12/2017, 22:15] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state government recently signed a pact with International Crop Research Institute for Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to provide assistance in making agriculture sustainable and profitable?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh
[11/12/2017, 22:16] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Rajni Kothari who passed away on 19 January 2015 was an eminent?
(A) Film Director
(B) Writer
(C) Political scientist
(D) Physicist
Answer: (C) Political scientist
[11/12/2017, 22:16] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Faten Hamama who died on 17 January 2015 is the Iconic actress from which country?
(A) Italy
(B) Egypt
(C) France
(D) South Africa
Answer: (B) Egypt
[11/12/2017, 22:16] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ms Uma Bharati on 17 January 2015 announced which year as 'Jal Kranti Varsh'?
(A) 2015-16
(B) 2016-17
(C) 2017-18
(D) 2018-19
Answer: (A) 2015-16
[11/12/2017, 22:21] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: R K Tyagi who was recently conferred with 'JGBS-Top Rankers' Excellence Award for CEO of the year is the chairman of?
(A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(B) Indian Oil Corporation
(C) Air India
(D) Coal India Limited
Answer: (A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[11/12/2017, 22:22] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Social Justice Minister who on 16 January 2015 launched a scheme 'Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes', under which members of the reserved community will be offered concessional finance to start new business ventures?
(A) Jual Oram
(B) Prakash Javedkar
(C) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
(D) Maneka Gandhi
Answer: (C) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
[11/12/2017, 22:22] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who was on 19 January 2015 appointed chairperson of the censor board, days after Leela Samson resigned from the post?
(A) Pahlaj Nihalani
(B) Ashoke Pandit
(C) Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
(D) Vani Tripathi Tikoo
Answer: (A) Pahlaj Nihalani
[11/12/2017, 22:23] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which bank was ranked at highest place among Indian banks in the list of the Top 50 Most Valued Global Banks (in terms of market capitalization) that was released by Bloomberg on 17 January 2015?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) SBI
(C) Axis BAnk
(D) HDFC Bank
Answer: (D) HDFC Bank
[11/12/2017, 22:23] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: South African cricketer AB de Villiers has hit the fastest century in ODI history on 18 January 2015 and broke whose previous record?
(A) Shahid Afridi
(B) Corey Anderson
(C) Sanath Jayasurya
(D) Chris Gayle
Answer: (B) Corey Anderson
[11/12/2017, 22:23] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs who recently inaugurated the Tribal Food Festival-2015 in New Delhi?
(A) Anant Geete
(B) Nitin Gadkari
(C) Harsh Vardhan
(D) Jual Oram
Answer: (D) Jual Oram
[11/12/2017, 22:24] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who won Hindu Literary Prize 2014 for his debut collection of 13 short stories, Book of Common Signs on 17 January 2015?
(A) Ashok Srinivasan
(B) Jerry Pinto
(C) Anees Salim
(D) Manu Joseph
Answer: (A) Ashok Srinivasan
[11/12/2017, 22:24] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Government on 16 January 2015 approved raising buffer stock and strategic reserve limits of Food Corporation of India for both wheat and rice. Government had last changed the buffer norms in which year?
(A) 2003
(B) 2011
(D) 2009
(D) 2005
Answer: (D) 2005
[11/12/2017, 22:25] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: 24 Children, including 8 girls were selected for National Bravery Awards 2014 on 17 January 2015. The award was instituted in which year?
(A) 1947
(B) 1957
(C) 1951
(D) 1964
Answer: (B) 1957
[11/12/2017, 22:25] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: National Immunization Day for the year 2015 was recently observed on?
(A) 17 January
(B) 16 January
(C) 18 January
(D) 19 January
Answer: (C) 18 January
[11/12/2017, 22:37] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: First indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas was handed over to Indian Air Force by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on 18 January 2015. Tejas was developed by?
(A) Mahindra Aerospace
(B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(C) Ashok Leyland
(D) Raj Hamsa Ultralights
Answer: (B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[11/12/2017, 22:37] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Biopic movie ‘The Theory of Everything’ which was released in India on 16 January 2015 is based on the life of which iconic physicist?
(A) Albert Einstein
(B) C.V Raman
(C) Enrico Fermi
(D) Stephen Hawking
Answer: (D) Stephen Hawking
[11/12/2017, 22:38] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sania Mirza along with whom recently won Sydney International Tennis Tournament?
(A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(B) Abigail Spears
(C) Raquel Kops-Jones
(D) Bruno Soares
Answer: (A) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
[11/12/2017, 22:38] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Country's first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi recently joined which political party?
(A) Bharatiya Janata Party
(B) Aam Aadmi Party
(C) Indian National Congress
(D) Trinamool Congress
Answer: (A) Bharatiya Janata Party
[11/12/2017, 22:39] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who was appointed as the Indian men's football team head coach on 16 January 2015?
(A) Roelant Oltmans
(B) Wim Koevermans
(C) Stephen Constantine
(D) Ricky Herbert
Answer: (C) Stephen Constantine
[11/12/2017, 22:39] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Controversial book on Sonia Gandhi 'The Red Saree' is set to be released in India by Roli Books soon. The book was first published in Spanish with the title 'El Sari Rojo' in which year?
(A) 2008
(B) 2010
(C) 2004
(D) 2014
Answer: (A) 2008
[11/12/2017, 22:40] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Army Day was recently observed on?
(A) 11 January
(B) 13 January
(C) 15 January
(D) 17 January
Answer: (C) 15 January
[11/12/2017, 22:40] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Microsoft on 15 January 2015 suspended "mainstream support" of its which popular operating system, meaning neither new features nor free help will be given to users using this OS?
(A) Widows 8
(B) Windows 7
(C) Windows Vista
(D) Windows XP
Answer: (B) Windows 7
[11/12/2017, 22:40] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state government on 15 January 2015 lifted the 17-year-old ban on consumption of liquor in the state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Gujarat
(D) Mizoram
Answer: (D) Mizoram
[11/12/2017, 22:41] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: RBI on 15 January 2015 decided to cut the benchmark interest rate (Repo Rate) by 0.25 per cent to ___ per cent with a view to boost growth?
(A) 8%
(B) 7.75%
(C) 7.50%
(D) 7%
Answer: (B) 7.75%
[11/12/2017, 22:41] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which Australian cricket player has announced his retirement from all the formats of game, ending a 20-year long career on 15 January 2015?
(A) Adam Gilchrist
(B) Ricky Ponting
(C) Brett Lee
(D) Shane Warne
Answer: (C) Brett Lee
[11/12/2017, 22:41] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: What is the name of the world’s newest jetliner that took to the skies on 15 January 2015?
(A) Airbus A350
(B) Airbus A525
(C) Boeing 747
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Airbus A350
[11/12/2017, 22:42] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state government has recently appointed Baba Ramdev as its brand ambassador?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Haryana
Answer: (D) Haryana
[11/12/2017, 22:42] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Anupam Shrivastava was recently appointed as the CMD of?
(A) BSNL
(B) Coal India Ltd
(C) Air India
(D) Niti Ayog
Answer: (A) BSNL
[11/12/2017, 22:43] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following resigned as Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on 16 January 2015?
(A) Shaji N Karun
(B) Leela Samson
(C) Ira Bhaskar
(D) Isha Sharwani
Answer: (B) Leela Samson
[11/12/2017, 22:45] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Samsung launched Z1, its first smartphone running on its own operating system named ___ in India on 14 January 2015?
(A) Bolt
(B) MeeGo
(C) Tizen
(D) Palm
Answer: (C) Tizen
[11/12/2017, 22:46] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Amid concerns over turning yellow due to increasing pollution, the district administration has recently banned burning of cow dung cakes near which historical monument in Delhi?
(A) Rashtrapathi Bhavan
(B) Jantar Mantar
(C) Red Fort
(D) Taj Mahal
Answer: (D) Taj Mahal
[11/12/2017, 22:46] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation who inaugurated the India Water Week – 2015 recently with the theme “Water Management for Sustainable Development"?
(A) Uma Bharti
(B) Ram Vilas Paswan
(C) Maneka Gandhi
(D) Smrithi Zubin Irani
Answer: (A) Uma Bharti
[11/12/2017, 22:47] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who took over as Director General Air Operations at the Air Headquarters on 13 January 2015?
(A) Air Marshal Anil Khosla
(B) Air Marshal Anoop Kumar
(C) Air Marshal Vikram Singh
(D) Air Marshal Sandeep Thyagi
Answer: (A) Air Marshal Anil Khosla
[11/12/2017, 22:47] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which search engine launched its flight search tool in India on 13 January 2015, that allows users to find and compare airfares online and book tickets directly?
(A) Yahoo
(B) Google
(C) Bing
(D) Ask
Answer: (B) Google
[11/12/2017, 22:47] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following on 13 January 2015 took charge as the first vice-chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog?
(A) V. K. Saraswat
(B) Bibek Debroy
(C) Sindhushree Khullar
(D) Arvind Panagariya
Answer: (D) Arvind Panagariya
[11/12/2017, 22:48] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has recently flagged off the first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) based two trains from Rewari station in which state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Haryana
(D) Gujarat
Answer: (C) Haryana
[11/12/2017, 22:48] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Indian Space Research Organisation was recently conferred 'Space Pioneer Award' by the National Space Society (NSS) of which country over the historic feat on successfully sending an orbit to Martian atmosphere in its very first attempt?
(A) France
(B) European Union
(C) China
(D) USA
Answer: (D) USA
[11/12/2017, 22:49] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Microsoft has recently tied up with which telecom company for enabling the telco's 34 million data users to purchases apps and pay for them through monthly bills or prepaid balances?
(A) Idea
(B) Airtel
(C) Aircel
(D) Vodafone
Answer: (A) Idea
[11/12/2017, 22:49] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Director General of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who was sacked from his post on 13 January 2015 by Union Government?
(A) GS Malik
(B) Avinash Chander
(C) N Prabhakar
(D) Satish Kumar
Answer: (B) Avinash Chander
[11/12/2017, 22:49] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: RBI on 3 January 2015 has relaxed KYC rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies. As per the relaxed rules, KYC exercise will be required to be done for high-risk individuals and entities in at least how many years?
(A) 2 years
(B) 1 year
(C) 3 years
(D) 5 years
Answer: (A) 2 years
[11/12/2017, 22:50] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who was elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2014-15 on 2 January 2015?
(A) Kiran Bhai Vadodaria
(B) PV Chandran
(C) Ravindra Kumar
(D) Mamen Mathew
Answer: (A) Kiran Bhai Vadodaria
[11/12/2017, 22:51] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: A two-day banking retreat to discuss the new initiatives for banking industry was recently held at?
(A) Kochi, Kerala
(B) Pune, Maharashtra
(C) Ahemadabad, Gujarat
(D) Panaji, Goa
Answer: (B) Pune, Maharashtra
[11/12/2017, 22:51] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Bikaner’s camel festival, described by travel guide Lonely Planet as the third best fair in the world, is set to begin on 4 Jan 2015. Bikaner is in which state?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (D) Rajasthan
[11/12/2017, 22:52] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Aamir Khan's film PK has recently surpassed the collections of which film to become highest Bollywood grosser ever in two weeks post its release?
(A) Dhoom 3
(B) Chennai Express
(C) 3 Idiots
(D) 2 States
Answer: (A) Dhoom 3
[11/12/2017, 22:52] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath was on 2 January 2015 appointed as the non-executive chairperson of which bank?
(A) Canara Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Axis Bank
Answer: (C) HDFC Bank
[11/12/2017, 22:52] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 3 January 2015 inaugurated the ___ edition of the Indian Science Congress at Mumbai?
(A) 102nd
(B) 100th
(C) 125th
(D) 112th
Answer: (A) 102nd
[11/12/2017, 22:53] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Kumar Sangakkara on 3 January 2015 has broken whose record to become the fastest to reach 12,000 Test runs?
(A) Vivian Richards
(B) Rickey Ponting
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Both B & C
Answer: (D) Both B & C
[11/12/2017, 22:53] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: R Koteeswaran has recently taken charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which bank?
(A) Union Bank of India
(B) Indian Bank
(C) Vijaya Bank
(D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer: (D) Indian Overseas Bank
[11/12/2017, 22:54] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Government has recently decided to accept the recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee that was set up to look into the safety and security of people from North East India. In which year Bezbaruah Committee was set up?
(A) November 2013
(B) February 2014
(C) July 2014
(D) December 2011
Answer: (B) February 2014
[11/12/2017, 22:54] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Habib Essid was nominated as the new Prime Minister of which country recently?
(A) Tunisia
(B) Sudan
(C) Kenya
(D) Vietnam
Answer: (A) Tunisia
[11/12/2017, 22:54] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union Cabinet on 5 January 2015 approved the largest ever telecom spectrum auction which will cover?
(A) 4G
(B) 2G
(C) 3G
(D) All of these
Answer: (B) 2G
[11/12/2017, 22:55] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: New age e-passports are expected to be rolled out in the country by which year as announced recently?
(A) 2019
(B) 2022
(C) 2018
(D) 2016
Answer: (D) 2016
[11/12/2017, 22:55] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir was on 5 January 2015 appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court?
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (A) Jammu & Kashmir
[11/12/2017, 22:56] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which city will host the International Hindi Conference in April 2015 with the theme of "Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges"?
(A) Tel Aviv
(B) Brisbane
(C) New Jersey
(D) Brussels
Answer: (C) New Jersey
[11/12/2017, 22:56] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sports Ministry has recommended whose name for Padma Bhushan on 05 January 2015?
(A) Sushil Kumar
(B) Vijendar Singh
(C) PV Sindhu
(D) Saina Nehwal
Answer: (D) Saina Nehwal
[11/12/2017, 22:56] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Upendra Trivedi who passed away on 4 January 2015 was a renowned actor of stage and cinema in?
(A) Malayalam
(B) Gujarati
(C) Kannada
(D) Marathi
Answer: (B) Gujarati
[11/12/2017, 22:57] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following was on 5 January 2015 named vice-chairman of Niti Aayog, an institution that came into being on January 1 and replaced the 65-year old Planning Commission?
(A) Arvind Panagariya
(B) Bibek Debroy
(C) VK Saraswat
(D) Radha Mohan Singh
Answer: (A) Arvind Panagariya
[11/12/2017, 22:57] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which Asian country celebrated its 67th Independence Day on 4 January 2015?
(A) Japan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bhutan
(D) Nepal
Answer: (B) Myanmar
[11/12/2017, 22:58] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara scored his 11th Test double century recently. Who is the only player above him holding the record of 12 double centuries in Test match cricket history?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Mahela Jayawardene
(C) Don Bradman
(D) Brian Lara
Answer: (C) Don Bradman
[11/12/2017, 22:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body?
(A) Lectin
(B) Keratin
(C) Collagen
(D) Hemoglobin
Answer: (D) Hemoglobin
[11/12/2017, 22:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: The Chinar tree is found in abundance in which state of India, where it is also the state tree?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Kerala
(D) Uttar Prade
Answer: (B) Jammu and Kashmir
[11/12/2017, 22:59] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: The Indian Muslim League was founded in?
(A) 1902
(B) 1906
(C) 1909
(D) 1916
Answer: (B) 1906
[11/12/2017, 23:00] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: In 1943, who became the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
(A) C.D. Deshmukh
(B) K.G. Ambegaonkar
(C) Benegal Rama Rau
(D) H.V.R. Iyengar
Answer: (A) C.D. Deshmukh
[11/12/2017, 23:00] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Sir Edmund Hillary served as which county’s high commissioner to India,Bangladesh and Nepal?
(A) Canada
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) United Kingdom
Answer: (C) New Zealand
[11/12/2017, 23:01] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which is the southernmost active volcano in the world?
(A) Mt. Etna
(B) Mt Bromo
(C) Mt Yasur
(D) Mt. Erebus
Answer: (D) Mt. Erebus
[11/12/2017, 23:01] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: 'Ek Tukda Dharti, Ek Tukda Aakash', a collection of poems, contains poems written by which former Prime Minister of India?
(A) Chandrashekhar
(B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(C) VP Singh
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (C) VP Singh
[11/12/2017, 23:01] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of the which Movement?
(A) Quit India
(B) Non-Cooperation
(C) Civil Disobedience
(D) Swadeshi
Answer: (B) Non-Cooperation
[11/12/2017, 23:02] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who among the following was the chief guest at India's first Republic day celebrations in 1950?
(A) King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutan
(B) Sukarno, President of Indonesia
(C) Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Pakistan
(D) Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom
Answer: (B) Sukarno, President of Indonesia
[11/12/2017, 23:02] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: The Sarkaria Commission was appointed?
(A) To examine center-state relations
(B) To examine the working of public sector undertakings
(C) To resolve the dispute regarding sharing of Cauveri waters
(D) To find a solution to the Punjab crisis
Answer: (A) To examine center-state relations
[11/12/2017, 23:03] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Trade unions of which among the following sector went on a five-day strike on 6 January 2015 in protest against disinvestment and restructuring?
(A) Insurance
(B) Railways
(C) Bank
(D) Coal
Answer: (D) Coal
[11/12/2017, 23:03] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as the Governor of which state on 6 January 2015?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) West Bengal
(C) Mizoram
(D) Sikkim
Answer: (A) Meghalaya
[11/12/2017, 23:07] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: A commemorative coin on which famous Indian industrialist was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 January 2015?
(A) Dhirubhai Ambani
(B) Jamsetji Tata
(C) Aditya Vikram Birla
(D) Walchand Hirachand
Answer: (B) Jamsetji Tata
[11/12/2017, 23:07] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Union cabinet meeting has recently approved setting up of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project in Bodi West Hills of which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu
[11/12/2017, 23:08] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: President Pranab Mukherjee has recently signed the ordinance that amend’s Citizenship Act, ___?
(A) 2013
(B) 1947
(C) 1955
(D) 2004
Answer: (C) 1955
[11/12/2017, 23:08] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on 6 January 2015. Who will captain the squad?
(A) M S Dhoni
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Ishant Sharma
(D) Suresh Raina
Answer: (A) M S Dhoni
[11/12/2017, 23:08] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Name the Union Minister of State for petroleum and natural gas, who on 5 January 2015 launched a scheme to provide new LPG connections to BPL families?
(A) Suresh Prabhu
(B) Harsh Vardhan
(C) Dharmendra Pradhan
(D) Jual Oram
Answer: (C) Dharmendra Pradhan
[11/12/2017, 23:09] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which state has recently become the first state in India, to completely ban the sale of loose cigarettes (even as single sticks) and loose tobacco?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) West Bengal
(D) Rajasthan
Answer: (B) Punjab
[11/12/2017, 23:09] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the brand ambassador for health sector of which state on 6 January 2015?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh
[11/12/2017, 23:09] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who took charge as Coal India Limited’s full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) on 5 January 2015?
(A) Praphul Patel
(B) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
(C) Sindhushree Khullar
(D) Meenakshi Sharma
Answer: (B) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
[11/12/2017, 23:10] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who is the author of the book “No Full Stops in India”?
(A) Nirad C. Choudhuri
(B) Mark Tully
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Ved Mehta
Answer: (B) Mark Tully
[11/12/2017, 23:10] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which article of the Indian constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedekar term as the “Heart and should of the Indian constitution”?
(A)Article 356
(B)Article 32
(C)Article 14
(D)Article 19
Answer: (B)Article 32
[11/12/2017, 23:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which of these capital cities is located on the banks of a river with the same name as the city?
(A) Kathmandu
(B) Colombo
(C) Kabul
(D) Beijing
Answer: (C) Kabul
[11/12/2017, 23:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which glacier is the primary source of the river Ganga?
(A) Pindari
(B) Gangotri
(C) Siachen
(D) Godwin-Austen
Answer: (B) Gangotri
[11/12/2017, 23:11] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections?
(A) Finland
(B) Norway
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
Answer: (D) New Zealand
[11/12/2017, 23:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Whose birthday is celebrated as 'Engineers' Day' in India?
(A) M Visvesvarayya
(B) A P J Abdul Kalam
(C) John C. Gammon
(D) Soren Krisitian Toubro
Answer: (A) M Visvesvarayya
[11/12/2017, 23:12] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand?
(A) Raghupati Sahay
(B) Sampooran Singh Kalra
(C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
(D) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
Answer: (D) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
[11/12/2017, 23:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who is the first Indian Women to conquer the highest peak of all seven continent?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Premlata Agrawal
(D) Sucheta Kandethankar
Answer: (C) Premlata Agrawal
[11/12/2017, 23:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Who is the first Indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket?
(A) Harbhajan Singh
(B) Irfan Pathan
(C) Chetan Sharma
(D) Kapil Dev
Answer: (A) Harbhajan Singh
[11/12/2017, 23:13] AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS: Question: Which scholar started the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College which later became the Aligarh Muslim University?
(A) Maulana Mohomed Ali
(B) Muhammad Iqbal
(C) Syed Ahmad Khan
(D) Dr Zakir Hussain
Answer: (C) Syed Ahmad Khan
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