1.      Which among the following has been appointed as new United States Defence Secretary?

a.       John McCain
b.      John Kerry
c.       Chuck Hagel
d.      Robert Gates

Answer: Chuck Hagel

2.      Which among the following department is responsible for the preparation & presentation of Union Budget to the Parliament?

a.       Department of Economic Affairs
b.      Department of Revenue
c.       Department of Expenditure
d.      Department of Financial Services

Answer:  Department of Economic Affairs

3.      Recently, who among the following Indian-origin writer has won the inaugural Bristish Physics Journalism Prize?

a.       Anita Sengupta
b.      Ashwin Vasavda
c.       Jitendra Mehta
d.      Anil Ananthaswamy

Answer: Anil Ananthaswamy

4.      Medellin, which is named as the World’s most innovative city is located in -----?

a.       Canada
b.      Colombia
c.       Brazil
d.      Mexico

Answer: Colombia

5.      Which among the following countries is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016?

a.       US
b.      China
c.       Japan
d.      Russia

Answer: China

6.      Babli project, which is recently making in news is present in -----?

a.       Andhra Pradesh
b.      Madhya Pradesh
c.       Karnataka
d.      Maharashtra

Answer: Maharashtra

7.      The Sampriti III is the Joint Special Forces Exercise of India and ------?

a.       Nepal
b.      Bhutan
c.       Sri Lanka
d.      Bangladesh

Answer: Bangladesh



8.      The Spratly Islands, which are under dispute are located in -------?

a.       East China Sea
b.      South China Sea
c.       Sea of Japan
d.      North Pacific ocean

Answer: South China Sea

9.      Who among the following has created history by becoming the first Indian on a solo non-stop trip across the world in a sail boat?

a.       Vamsi Krishna
b.      Anurag Kumar
c.       Abhilash Tomy
d.      Ankit Yadav

Answer: Abhilash Tomy

10.  Which among the following States has the highest decadal (2001-2011) growth rate of population?

a.       Gujarat
b.      Haryana
c.       Kerala
d.      Bihar

Answer: Bihar