Ques. : 1 The leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) group took part in the swearing in ceremony of the new PM Narendra Modi, recently. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the group?
1) Pakistan
2) Afghanistan
3) Bhutan
4) Nepal
5) Mauritius
Ques. : 2 Who among the following has been sworn in as the Minister of Human Resource Development? He/She is the youngest minister of the new Union Cabinet as of now?
1) Radha Mohan Singh
2) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
3) Ananth Kumar
4) Smriti Zubin Irani
5) Sushma Swaraj
Ques. : 3 Who among the following has been appointed Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, recently?
1) Justice NP Singh
2) Justice P Sathasivam
3) Justice MB Shah
4) Justice BS Chauhan
5) None of these
Ques. : 4 Who has authored the book ‘Redesigning the Aeroplane While Flying: Reforming Institutions’?
1) Pallavi Aiyar
2) Mihir Shah
3) Arun Maira
4) Sam Pitroda
5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Ques. : 5 As announced by the US President Barack Obama, the US military will be completely pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of
1) 2015
2) 2016
3) 2017
4) 2018
5) 2020