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Total Questions : 240 | Page 24 of 24 pages
Question 231. Which one of the following has been recently appointed as the 12th President of Turkey?
  1.    Selahattin Demirtas
  2.    None of these
  3.    Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  4.    Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Answer: (c)Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in on 28 August 2014 as 12th President of Turkey. He won the elections with 51.79 percent of vote.
Question 232. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?
  1. Australia is the largest producer of Uranium while Canada has the largest reserves
  2. India has signed civil nuclear deal with both Australia and Canada
Codes:
  1.    Both 1 and 2
  2.    2 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    Neither 1 Nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 only
Answer: (b)Australia has the largest reserves while Kazakhstan is the largest producer of Uranium.
Question 233. Consider the following statements.
  1. The European Union (EU) and NATO signed a defence agreement between the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) and the Computer Emergency Response Team – European Union (CERT-EU).
  2. NATO and the EU have 22 member countries in common and both have increased cooperation in number of defense-related fields.
  3. The agreement signed at NATO headquarters establishes a framework for emergency response teams from NATO and the EU to exchange information and share best practices.
  4. The headquarters of NATO situated in Antwerp, Belgium.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Codes:
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    1 and 4
  3.    2, 3 and 4
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)The headquarters of NATO situated in Brussels, Belgium.
Question 234. Which among the following states of USA has been hit by hurricane Arthur?
  1.    Texas
  2.    South Carolina
  3.    North Carolina
  4.    Georgia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> North Carolina
Answer: (c)Hurricane Arthur hit the coast of North Carolina on 4th July. It is the first hurricane of the season.
Question 235. Which among the following nations ranked highest in Social Progress Indicator (SPI)- 2014?
  1.    Denmark
  2.    Australia
  3.    Norway
  4.    New Zealand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> New Zealand
Answer: (d)New Zealand got first rank in the Social Progress Indicator (SPI)-2014 followed by Switzerland and Iceland.
Question 236. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the UN report “World Urbanisation Prospects”?
  1. Delhi ranks second in the world in terms of population
  2. Shanghai is the most populous city of the world
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    1 and 2 Both
  2.    2 Only
  3.    1 Only
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 Only
Answer: (b)According to UN report, Tokyo is the most populous city of the world. Shanghai is at third place.
Question 237. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Name of parliament Country
  1. Rashtriya Panchayat Bangladesh
  2. Diet Japan
  3. Knesset Germany
  4. Majlis Iran
Codes:
  1.    2, 3 and 4 only
  2.    2 and 4 only
  3.    1 and 3 only
  4.    1 and 4 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 and 4 only
Answer: (b)Rashtriya Panchayat and Knesset are the parliaments of Nepal and Israel respectively. In recent elections, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has again won the largest number of seats in Knesset.
Question 238. Which of the following pairs are correct? Cyclone Country/region
  1. Bejisa Mauritius
  2. Iselle East Africa
  3. Phanfone Japan
  4. Hudhud India
Codes:
  1.    1 and 4 only
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    1, 3 and 4 only
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (c)Hurricane Iselle hit Hawaii, US in August 2014.
Question 239. Mt. Sinha peak is located in?
  1.    USA
  2.    Canada
  3.    Antarctica
  4.    Australia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Antarctica
Answer: (c)The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after Indian-American scientist Akhouri Sinha.
Question 240. Consider the following statements.

  1. Nepal’s parliament has elected women’s rights campaigner Bidhya Devi Bhandari as its first female president.

  2. The 54-year-old is currently the vice-chair of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist).

  3. Ms Bhandari was the foreign minister from 2009 to 2011. As president, she has promised to champion minority and women’s rights in Nepal.

  4. Ms Bhandari is Nepal’s second President since the Himalayan nation was turned into a republic after abolishing the centuries-old monarchy.


Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1.    1, 2 and 4
  2.    1, 2 and 3
  3.    2, 3 and 4
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (a)
Ms Bhandari was the defence minister from 2009 to 2011. As president, she has promised to champion minority and women’s rights in Nepal.

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