SNAP 2014 GK QUESTIONS – By bUSINEWZ

1. What is the full form of RSVP?

a. rigorous session of voice protocol

b. repondez,s’ilvous plait

c. respondez, san vous plaint

d. response sought vous plaint

2. The Callanish Stones, which are considered to be petrified giant, as per folklore, who didn’t
convert to Christianity are located in which country ?

a. Norway

b. Wales

c.Scotland

d.Ireland

3. Which of the following sites or monuments is not in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites ?

a. Humayun Tomb, Delhi

b. Kaziranga National Park, Assam

c. Tirupati Temple

d. Agra Fort

4. Mr.Ramon Magsaysay, in whose name the prestigious Magsaysay award is given belongs to ?

a. Malaysia

b. Thailand

c. Phillipines

d. Indonesia

5. Indian musician noted for his exemplary skills at playing mandolin who died in 2014 ?

a. Uppalapu Srinivas

b. Amjad Ali Khan

c. Zarin Daruwalla

d. Ustad Usman Khan

6. In the fifth meeting of SAARC Energy Ministers, which from the following has been area of
discussion ?

a. Telecom

b. Environment
c. Power Grid

d. Education

7. Malaysian Airlines Flight MH07 was a scheduled international passenger flight, presumed to have
been shot down, crashed on 17th July 2014 killing 283 passengers and 15 crew on board was flying ?

a. from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur

b. from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport

c. from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam

d. from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

8. Ukraine has been in news recently on account of conflict with Russia. The name of the Ukranian
President is

a. Petro Poroshenko

b.Viktor Yushbenko

c. Yulia Timoshenko

d. None of these

9. Oldest brand of Tata Group?

a. The Taj Palace and Tower

b.Ginger

c.Taj Cape Town

d. Quilon

10. ‘Gold Fixing’ refers to setting up the price of gold. Where is the value of gold set ?

a. New York

b. London

c. Tokyo

d. Singapore

11. Which of the following nations has declared issuance of Digital Currency ?

a. Ecuador

b. Estonia

c.USA

d.UK

12. What is the significance of EPS in the stock market parlance ?

a.Equilibrium of Private Securities

b.Earning Per Share

c.Elongated Period of Settlement

d.Equity Per Share

13. Which committee was appointed by RBI to provide recommendations on financial services for
small business and low income households in the year 2013 ?

a.Nachiket Mor Committee

b.Bimal Jalan Committee

c.Tarapore Committee

d.Damodoran Committee

14. Dadabhai Naoroji in his book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ in 1867 explained about ?

a. Brain Drain Theory

b.Economic Drain Theory

c.Wants and Mean of India

d.Benefits of British Rule

15.He is a famous Playwright, socialist and one of the co-founder of London School of Economics,
name the person?

a.Beatrice Webb

b.George Bernard Shaw

c.Arnold Bennet

d.Richard Brome

16.Auto didacticism is a form of education where

a.One automatically learns from the experience of peers

b.A set of logical deductions are taught by the teacher

c.One teaches oneself about a subject

d.One learns automatically from others

17. The author of the book “An inquiry into the nature and causes of The Wealth of Nations” is

a. Adam Smith

b.Karl Max

c.Amartya Sen

d.Alfred Marshall

18. The Universities of Delhi, Madras and Calcutta were set up in the same year. What was the year ?

a.1818 b.1857 c.1947 d.1860

19. ‘Shaurya-Dridata-Karmanishtha’ is the motto of ?

a. Border Security Force

b. The Indian Coast Guard

c. Indo Tibetan Border Police

d.National Security Guard

20. Identify the logog - Logo of Cannes

a.Cannes International Film Festival

b.Berlin International Film Festival

c.London Film Festival

d.Amnesty International Film Festival

21. The Giant Panda, world’s most threatened species is a symbol of ?

a. IFAW

B.WWF

c.CEE

d.UNEP

22. Acid rains is caused mainly due to the emissions of ?

a. Calcium Oxide and and Sulphur dioxide

b. Nitrogen Oxide and sulphur dioxide

c. Sodium oxide and nitrogen oxide

d. calcium oxide and carbon dioxide

23. Which of the given rivers doesn’t flow into River Ganga ?

a. Brahamaputra

b. Gomti

c. Gandak

d.Tapti

24. The International Agreement for control of Green House Gas (GHG) is named ?

a.Adelaide Agreement

b. Kyoto Protocol

c. Manila Convention

d. Kuala Lumpur Treaty

25. The International Standard which checks the compliances of the environmental practices of an
organization against the best practices followed industry is
a. ISO 9001 b.TS 16949 c.ISO 14001 d.ISO 9002

26. Comiket the world’s largest comic festival is held in which country ?

a.Japan

b.France

c.Korea

d.Germany

27. In ____ Infosys was listed in NASDAQ and in _____ Infosys became part of NASDAQ 100

a. 1998,2009 b.1997,2008 c.1999,2006 d.None of the above

28.The Indian team finished at 8th position in the recent Asian Games 2014 held at South Korea with
total tally of medals ?

a. 57 b.37 c.56 d.58

29. A Full Moon occurs once every ?

a.14 days

b.30 days

c.21 days

d.15 days

30. The River Danube empties in

a. Dead Sea

b. Mediterranean Sea

c. Black Sea

d.Red Sea

31. Cartography is the study of ?

a.Cartilages and bones

b. Cartoons

c.Maps

d.Carrots

32. Regional Rural Banks are jointly owned by

a. Central government, a commercial Bank and central bank of country.

b. Central government,a commercial bank and a state government

c. central government,central bank and a state government

d.a commercial bank, central bank of a country and a state government

33. The famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai was built and beautified by ?

a.Vakatakas,Nayaks

b.Chalukyas,Chollas

c.Satavahanas,Chollas

d.Pandyas,Nayaks

34. Which of the given statements is correct as per Indian constitution

a. There can be a single person as Governor of two or more states

b. Governor is the constitutional or nominal head of the state executive and is bound by the advice
of the state council of Ministers

c. All executive actions of the state shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Chief Minister

d. The President of India consults Governor of States on appointment of High Court Judge.

35. Kwan Yin has a special place in Buddhist tradition is known

a.to represent healing nature

b.to bring in good luck charm

c.as a Goddess of compassion

d.as related to higher psychological –scientific teachings from Buddha

36. “Bachpan Bachao Andolan” was initiated by

a. Jawaharal Nehru

b. Kailash Satyarthi

c.Malala ‘Yusefzai

d.Benajer Bhutto

37. Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia, the great freedom fighter and thinker, established a political party
named

a. Samajwadi Party

b.Samyukta Socialist Party

c.Janata Party

d. Praja Socialist Party

38. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to three scientists “for invention of efficient
blue-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”. Who among
the given name was not in the team?

a.Isamu Akasaki

b.Hiroshi Amano
c.Shuji Nakamura

d.Takada Ekimano

39. Chandrasekhar Venkat (CV) Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for investigation into “Raman
Effect”, a phenomenon that deals with

a.Change in the speed of the light as it passes through a transparent medium

b.Change in the atomic structure of the medium impacted by the light

c. Change in the wavelength of the light as it passes through a transparent medium

d.Change of light in liquid crystals alone

40.”Working towards a world free of Poverty” is a motto of one of the these International
Organizations ?

a. UNESCO

b. UNICEF

c. World Bank

d. UNCTAD

ANSWERS ARE OPTIONS WHICH ARE IN BOLD.