Q 174. Name the present Prime Minister of Mongolia?
A. Chimediin Saikhanbileg
B. Dendeviin Terbishdagva
C. Norovyn Altankhuyag
D. Sükhbaataryn Batbold
ANSWER: A. Chimediin Saikhanbileg
Chimediin Saikhanbileg is the present Prime Minister of Mongolia. A member of the Democratic Party, Saikhanbileg was appointed prime minister following a motion of no confidence, and has since been tasked with improving Mongolia's slowing economy and foreign investment.
Q 175. On 17th May’15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a line of credit of one billion US Dollars to support expansion of Mongolia's ______.
A. Increasing Control of Pollution
B. Military Expansion
C. Economic Capacity and Infrastructure
D. All of these
ANSWER: C. Economic Capacity and Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a line of credit of one billion US Dollars to support expansion of Mongolia's economic capacity and infrastructure. Earlier, India and Mongolia signed 13 agreements to further strengthen bilateral ties in different sectors. India will establish a Cyber Security Training Centre for Defence Ministry of Mongolia. Indian and Mongolian National Security Council‘s will hold regular consultations on traditional and non-traditional security issues, counter terrorism and intelligence cooperation.
Q 176. At what percent of GDP the government has contained the fiscal deficit against its own target of 4.1 per cent for the financial year 2014-15?
A. 4.3%
B. 5.2%
C. 3.2%
D. 4%
ANSWER: D. 4%
The government has contained the fiscal deficit at 4 per cent of GDP against its own target of 4.1 per cent for the financial year 2014-15, while it was 4.4 per cent during 2013-14. An official statement said as a result of prudent policies and commitment to fiscal consolidation, the fiscal deficit at the end of 2014-15 stands over five lakh crore rupees. The revenue deficit has also been confined to 2.8 percent, beating the budget target of 2.9 per cent for the last fiscal.
Q 177. Which country Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit on the last leg of his three nation visit during 18-19th May’15?
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Vietnam
D. Japan
ANSWER: B. South Korea
After wrapping up his successful visit to China and Mongolia, Prime Minister will be in South Korea on 18th & 19th May. During the visit, he is scheduled to hold summit level talks with the President of South Korea Ms. Park Geun-Hye. He will also be accorded a public reception by the Indian Community at the Kyung Hee University in Seoul on 18th May’15.
Q 178. Which two countries accounted for 54 percent of the total global gold consumer demand in the first quarter of the year 2015?
A. Dubai and Saudi Arabia
B. Oman and Afghanistan
C. China and Pakistan
D. India and China
ANSWER: D. India and China
According to a the Gold Demands Trends report prepared by the World Gold Council, demand for Jewellery, still the most significant component of overall demand, totalled over 600 tonnes in the first quarter of 2015, three per cent lower than the last year.
Q 179. Which country’s president played in an exhibition ice hockey game with retired NHL players on 16th May’15 and scored eight goals?
A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. Mongolia
ANSWER: B. Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin played in an exhibition ice hockey game with retired NHL players and scored eight goals. Putin’s team won 18-6, with most of the 62-year-old president’s goals coming on assists from NHL stars Pavel Bure and Valeri Kamensky. The game was played in Sochi, the city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Q 180. Name the world’s first fully warm-blooded fish species discovered by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)?
A. Opah
B. Bony
C. Opera
D. Ray
ANSWER: A. Opah
These fishes are found in the deep waters off the US, Australia and several other countries.
These fishes are found in the deep waters off the US, Australia and several other countries.
Q 181. Constitution Day of Norway was observed on ____.
A. 16th May
B. 18th May
C. 17th May
D. 19th May
ANSWER: C. 17th May.
Norway’s Constitution Day is celebrated on May 17. It commemorates the date when the nation's constitution was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814. It is usually referred to as syttende mai (May 17) or Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) in Norwegian.
Q 182. In which country, the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) is scheduled to held from 18th May’15?
A. Britain
B. South Africa
C. Brazil
D. Geneva
ANSWER: D. Geneva
Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda will preside over the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) at Geneva as India assumes the Presidency of the WHA, the high decision making body of the World Health organisation (WHO), after a gap of 19 years. The Union Minister is leading a high level Indian delegation to the WHA, to be held in Geneva during 18-27 May, 2015.
Q 183. Name the shooter who won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in USA?
A. Gagan Narang
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. Naveen Jindal
D. Souren Choudhary
ANSWER: A. Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang won the bronze medal in the 50 metre Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in the US on 15th May’15. He has earned himself a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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