Sunday 4 October 2015

GK Update 1/10/2015 to 3/10/2015

Q.1. What is the rank of India on the Global Competitiveness Index 2015?
a) 15th
b) 25th
c) 55th
d) 67th
e) 70th

Q.2. Which of the following ministries launched the NOC Online Application Portal and Processing System (NOAPS)?
a) Ministry of Urban Development
b) Ministry of Rural Development
c) Ministry of Culture
d) Ministry of Information Technology
e) Ministry of Finance.

Q.3. Expand FATCA.
a) Financial Account Tax Compliance Act
b) Foreign Account Trade Compliance Act
c) Financial Account Trade Compliance Act
d) Foreign Account Tax Capital Act
e) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Q.4. Who has been named brand ambassador of Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Football Tournament Season 2 for Tamil Nadu?
a) John Abraham
b) Dhanush
c) Rajnikant
d) Ranbir Kapoor
e) Kamal Haasan

Q.5. How much fine has been imposed by International Court of Arbitration on ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix?
a) $562.5 million
b) $458.7 million
c) $339.2 million
d) $721.5 million
d) $753.5 million

Q.6. The EPFO will start investing in the stock market on Aug 6 with an initial corpus of around Rs 5,000 cr. The EPFO has been allowed to invest a minimum of 5 per cent and up to ________ of its funds in equity or equity-related schemes.
a) 10 per cent
b) 15 per cent
c) 20 per cent
d) 25 per cent
e) 30 per cent

Q.7.Recently China launched its ______satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
a) 16th
b) 12th
c) 13th
d) 15th
e) 20th

Q.8. According to the UN’s 2015 Revised World Population Prospect report released recently, India will become the most populous nation by
a) 2019
b) 2020
c) 2021
d) 2022
e) 2025

Q.9. Hong Kong central bank has taken action against the Hong Kong Branch of which of the following public sector banks of India for violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing law?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) State Bank of India
c) Bank of India
d) Punjab National Bank
e) Canara Bank

Q.10. Who among the following is the newly-appointed coach of the Indian men's hockey team?
a) Paul van Ass
b) VR Raghunath
c) Michael Nobbs
d) Terry Walsh
e) Roelant Oltmans

Answers:

Q.1. c) 55th
Q.2. c) Ministry of Culture
Q.3. e) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Q.4. b) Dhanush
Q.5. a) $562.5 million
Q.6. b) 15 per cent
Q.7. e) 20th
Q.8. d) 2022
Q.9. b) State Bank of India
Q.10. e) Roelant Oltmans

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