15 MAY 2015 GENERAL AWARENESS KUNDAN SIR

15 MAY 2015

Ques. : 1 Which of the following countries is India’s largest trade partner as of now?
1) US
2) Saudi Arabia
3) China
4) Japan
5) Russia
Answer:- 3) China

Ques. : 2 India is seeking from China reduction in tariffs on close to 200 products under Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), the preferential trade agreement between six Asian nations. The other four nations in the APTA agreement are
1) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and South Korea
2) Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Myanmar
3) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Laos and South Korea
4) Bangladesh, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Laos and South Korea

Ques. : 3 PM Narendra Modi went on a three-nation tour starting 14 May. These countries are
1) China, Mongolia, South Korea
2) China, Vietnam, South Korea
3) China, Mongolia, North Korea
4) China, Thailand, Philippines
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) China, Mongolia, South Korea

Ques. : 4 Mark Rutte is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? He is scheduled to visit India in the month of Jun.
1) Spain
2) Norway
3) Sweden
4) Netherlands
5) Canada
Answer:- 4) Netherlands

Ques. : 5 What is India’s position on the 124-nation global Human Capital Index compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF)?
1) 64th
2) 80th
3) 69th
4) 106th
5) 100th
Answer:- 5) 100th

Ques. : 6 Which country has topped the 124-nation global Human Capital Index compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF) recently?
1) New Zealand
2) Germany
3) Finland
4) France
5) Norway
Answer:- 3) Finland

Ques. : 7 Economist Jim O'Neill has been named as Treasury Minister in the new govt in the UK. He had coined which of the following terms?
1) GATT
2) WTO
3) BRICS
4) ASEAN
5) SCO
Answer:- 3) BRICS

Ques. : 8 PM Narendra Mod met Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the China's Parliament during his visit to China. The Chinese parliament is called
1) National House of People
2) National People's Congress
3) People's Congress of China
4) Central People's Congress
5) None of these
Answer:-2) National People's Congress

Ques. : 9 The govt has cleared the purchase of 56 transport planes from which of the following firms in collaboration with local partner Tata Sons?
1) Boeing
2) Airbus
3) Kamov
4) Bombardier
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Airbus

Ques. : 10 As announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the FDI in India grew by about 40 per cent year-on-year to __________ in 2014-15.
1) Rs 1.76 lakh cr
2) Rs 2.5 lakh cr
3) Rs 2.96 lakh cr
4) Rs 3.5 lakh cr
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Rs 1.76 lakh cr