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Jan 8, 2015

[QandA] Questions and Answers - Part 14


Date: Jan 08, 2015

(01) Consider the Rig Vedic Age:
1. Chappals made of leather were used
2. Boxing was known
3. Women had freedom to choose husbands
4. There were no temples
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
[A] 4 only
[B] 1, 2 and 4 only
[C] 1, 2, 3 and 4
[D] None
Ans: [C]

(02) Consider the terminologies in Vedic Ages. Which of the following is NOT correct?
[A] Apala – Women Scholars
[B] Sathamana – Rituals
[C] Nivi – Ornament
[D] Sura – Intoxicating Drink
Ans: [B]
Sathamana – Gold Coins

(03) The Jains do not contributed to the growth of literature in
[A] Tamil
[B] Pali
[C] Prakrit
[D] Sanskrit
Ans: [D]

(04) Which of the following is NOT correct in regard with the historian Hemachandra?
[A] He was probably the greatest Buddhist historian
[B] He wrote ‘Yoga Sutra’
[C] He wrote ‘A History of Gujarat’
[D] He compiled two lexicons
Ans: [A]

(05) Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakkal is adorned with sculptures which represents scenes from _____
[A] Mahabarata
[B] Ramayana
[C] Chalukyan Kings war tactics
[D] Devadasi system in temples
Ans: [B]

(06) Tamil Nadu Government allocated a sum of Rs. _____ for Chennai Open 2015
[A] 1 crore
[B] 1.5 crore
[C] 2 crore
[D] 2.5 crore
Ans: [C]

(07) In 2014, a Smiling Buddha idol was excavated at Ghantasala. Find the correct statements about it:
1. Ghantasala is a sacred site in Telangana
2. The idol belongs to Theravada Buddhism
3. This idol is made of Lapis Lazuli imported from Afghanistan
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] None
Ans: [D]
Exp: It is in Andhra Pradesh; Hinayana Buddhism; Made of Dathepalli Limestone

(08) Identify the freedom fighter from the following clue:
“Belonged to a rich family; post-graduate from Allahabad University; lost government lecturer job because of her participation in Quit India Movement”
[A] Begum Safia
[B] Aruna Asaf Ali
[C] Durgabai Deshmukh
[D] Madam Bikaji Cama
Ans: [A]

(09) Identify the freedom fighter from the following clue:
“She was the first woman prisoner of Calcutta Jail; She was the first and the only woman to be tortured by the Police under Regulation III of 1818”
[A] Captain Lakshmi Sehagal
[B] Kalpana Dutt Joshi
[C] Nanibala Devi
[D] Rani Gaidinliu
Ans: [C]

(10) Operation All Out was in news on Dec 2014. What is it?
[A] International Army operation against ISIS militants
[B] International Operation to discover Air Asia flight that went missing
[C] Indian Army operation to flush out Bodo militants in Assam
[D] Cricket operation to ban the players suspected of betting and fixing the matches
Ans: [C]

(11) Surat Municipal Corporation partnered with _____ to transform Surat into a ‘Smart City’
[A] Infosys
[B] Microsoft India
[C] Capgemini
[D] TCS
Ans: [B]

(12) Name the Space Mission that has been named as the ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2014’ by Journal magazine
[A] New Horizon
[B] Rosetta
[C] Mangalyaan
[D] Hayabusa 2
Ans: [B]

(13) Which/who of the following topped the most searched topics across the world in 2014?
[A] Germany winning FIFA 2014
[B] US Actor Robin Williams
[C] Flappy Bird
[D] Ebola Virus
Ans: [B]

(14) State Government of _____ increased the maternity leave to 180 days from the existing 135 days is (on Jan 06, 2015)
[A] Gujarat
[B] Bihar
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Jharkhand
Ans: [B]

(15) Name the Indian Coast Guard Ship, which destroyed the Pakistani terror boat in Jan 01, 2015 in the Arabian Sea
ICG Rajratan

(16) China’s deep sea manned submersible ____ started exploration for the first time in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The submersible will search for active hydrothermal vent
Jiaolong

(17) International Hindi Conference will be hosted in the City of _____ in April 2015
New Jersey

(18) At maximum, how many members can be appointed as “Ex-Officio members” in the newly formed NITI Aayog?
4

(19) If it is “Bamiyan” in 2015, then for 2016 it is
Dhaka (SAARC Cultural Capital)

(20) Author of the book: “India: The Emerging Giant” is
Arvind Panagariya

(21) US and NATO officially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan and replaced it with training and support mission under the name
Resolute Support

(22) Name the programming language developed as a python based programming language in Tamil. This is not mere translation of codes from C++/Java etc but it accepts logical sequences similar to spoken Tamil. The language will help Tamil school cultivate interest in computer programming
Ezhil

(23) Akodara in Gujarat is India’s first ‘digital village’. The concept of digital Akodara is based on 3Cs. What are those three Cs?
Cashless, Connected and Comprehensive

(24) Excavation done by ASI at the late-Harappan site of ____ in Uttar Pradesh has, for the first time revealed the plan of a house on the Ganga-Yamuna doab
Chandayan
(25) Poland to search a submarine named ____ which disappeared in the North Sea during World War II
ORP Orzil

(26) Who was named as Business Person of the Year 2014 by Fortune magazine?
Larry Page (Google)

(27) Asian Weightlifting Championships 2015 was held at ____
Doha, Qatar

(28) Maharashtra to get its first IIM in the city of
Nagpur

(29) Prime Minister Modi (on Jan 07, 2015) said that, “along with the teacher, _____ is the most respected Government employee in rural areas”
Postman

(30) External Affairs Minister Ms. Sushma Swaraj while inaugurating the youth Parvasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) 2015 said that, the youth PBD is about 3Cs. Mention those 3 Cs?
Connect, Celebrate and Contribute

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