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In this post I am sharing Current Affairs Quiz for SBI PO exam. So read all question & share with your friends as well. Enjoy Reading.
part 1
Question:- 1: Who won the Australian Open women’s singles title?
Answer:- Li Na
Question:- 2: Who won the Mixed doubles tennis titles at Australian Open 2014?
Answer:- Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor
Question:- 3: Olympic torch was recently lit atop the highest peak of Europe and also Russia. The name of the highest peak is_____?
Answer:- Mount Elbrus
Question:- 4: Who is the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
Answer:- K Radhakrishnan
Question:- 5: Recently, India has decided to provide Visa-on-arrival facility to tourists of all countries except eight nations. Which among the following is NOT among those eight nations?
Answer:- Bangladesh
Question:- 6: Recently India has become the third country in the world to have shore based test facility (SBTF) in the world. The other two countries which have SBFT facilities are?
Answer:- United State and Ukraine
Question:- 7: G. S. Shivarudrappa, who passed away recently, was a distinguished poet in which language?
Answer:- Kannada
Question:- 8: If RBI will reduce CRR than what will be the result?
Answer:- Credit Supply increases
Question:- 9: Who is the new President of Kenya?
Answer:- Uhuru Kenyatta
Question:- 10: How many numbers are there in IFSCI Code?
Answer:- 11
part 2
( Based on National & International Current Affairs)
1) Which country announced on 11 March 2014 a plan to lease Himalayan peaks to private companies to ease traffic on Mount Everest and to boost tourism ?
Ans:- Nepal
2) The Supreme Court of ____ on 9 March 2014 sacked the Election Commissioner Fuwad Thowfeek and his deputy Ahmad Fayaz ?
Ans:- Maldives
3) Who won the El Salvador’s presidential election on 17 March 2014 ?
Ans:- Salvador Sanchez Ceren
4) Which country Forces on 17 March 2014 handed over its two important military bases in southern Helmand province to Afghan security forces and closed down another base ?
Ans:- Britain
5) Which country and New Zealand announced a landmark deal on 18 March 2014 that allows the direct trading of the two countries’ currencies ?
Ans:- China
6) The Union government has on 4 March 2014 launched the “Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme” a health scheme for ____?
Ans:- Minority Student’s
7) Recently, Union government has launched a nation-wide campaign awareness campaign to curb the spread of dengue disease.The campaign has been named as____ ?
Ans:- U and ME against Dengue
8) Election Commission on 5 March 2014 announced the dates for Lok Sabha polls. Over 814 million voters — constituting the biggest electorate in the world — will exercise their franchise to elect 543 members to the 16th Lok Sabha in how many phases?
Ans:- 9
9) The Government of India (GoI) recently announced to build how many low cost airports in the next 20 years ?
Ans:- 200
10) In the month of March 2014 government has approved to set up country’s second nuclear fuel complex to reprocess atomic fuel in______ ?
Ans:- Rajasthan.
part 3
Q. 1) India, Sri Lanka and Maldives on 6 March 2014 held national security advisor-level meet on maritime security cooperation in _____ ?
▶ Ans:- New Delhi
Q. 2) According to the latest data from the National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) released on 5 March 2014, which country has turned out to be the third most dangerous country in the world in terms of bomb blasts cases (per year) only ?
▶ Ans:- India
Q. 3) What was India’s rank in the recently released report of the global anti-money laundering body Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pertaining to progress in combating money laundering in the world ?
▶ Ans:- 34
Q. 4) Which country was recently ranked fourth in a Microsoft report in the list of the countries sending out spam e-mails ?
▶ Ans:- India
Q. 5) Which country and India have signed on 18 March 2014 an agreement to work together in software, information technology and infrastructure ?
▶ Ans:- China
Q. 6) Alfonso Cuaron won the Best director award in Oscars 2014 for which movie?
▶ Ans:- Gravity
Q. 7) Who won the 2014 Templeton Prize?
▶ Ans:- Tomas Halik
Q. 8) Who has been selected for the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013 for his debut film as a director, The Good Road in Gujarati ?
▶ Ans:- Gyan Correa
Q. 9) What is the name of the Indian journalist who won the prestigious Google Digital Activism Award for 2014 beating likes of Edward Snowden?
▶ Ans:- Shubhranshu Choudhary
Q. 10) Which water-based initiative from India won the 2014 UN-Water “Water for Life” Best Practices Award as announced on 21 March 2014?
▶ Ans:- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)-Tata Water Policy Programme.
part 4
1. Recently, Supreme Court has set up a four member committee under the chairmanship of N R Madhava Menon for framing guidelines to prevent____?
[A] Ponzi schemes
[B] Misuse of funds on government advertisement
[C] Illegal mining activities
[D] Misappropriation of powers by politicians
Ans – Misuse of funds on government advertisement
2. The “SAVE” is an international organisation created to conserve which of the following endangered bird species?
[A] Great Indian Bustards
[B] Asia’s Vultures
[C] Bengal Florican
[D] Lesser Florican
Ans- Asia’s Vultures
3. The “Mont Blanc Tunnel” links which of the following two countries?
[A] France and Germany
[B] France and Italy
[C] Germany and Switzerland
[D] Switzerland and Germany
Ans – France and Italy
4. Which among the following is the NASA’s moon probe, which recently crashed into the lunar surface thus ending its operation?
[A] LADEE
[B] LCDEE
[C] LDCEE
[D] LEDCC
Ans- LADEE
5. The “Dhamra port” one of the major newly developed port located in which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Gujarat
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Ans – Odisha
6. The country with highest per-capita milk availability in the world is ___?
[A] Denmark
[B] Iceland
[C] New Zealand
[D] Holland
Ans – New Zealand
7. Which among the following planets in our solar system is called the Upside Down planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Venus
[C] Saturn
[D] Mars
Ans – Venus
8. Which among the following International Organisation is not based in Geneva?
[A] International Labour Organisation
[B] International Telecommunication Union
[C] World Trade Organisation
[D] World Bank
Ans – World Bank
9. Currently, which among the following political parties is not recognised as National Political Party?
[A] Communist Party of India
[B] Nationalist Congress Party
[C] Bahujan Samaj Party
[D] Rastriya Janta Dal
Ans – Rastriya Janta Dal
10. Who among the following has won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix -2014?
[A] Daniel Ricciardo
[B] Lewis Hamilton
[C] Sebastian Vettel
[D] Nico Hulkenberg
Ans – Lewis Hamilton.
part 5
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Q. 1) Who is the World’s top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars according to Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list released on 3 March 2014?
Ans:- Bill Gates
Q. 2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13 March 2014 hiked the trade related remittance limit from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per transaction.What was the reason for this increase?
Ans:- Increase in the number of transactions handled by exchange houses
Q. 3) Bharti Airtel and which international telecom giant signed a pact on 4 March 2014 to set up a multi-service regional network infrastructure node in India?
Ans:- Etisalat
Q. 4) Government of India on 4 March 2014 hiked the interest rates on fixed deposit scheme that is offered by post offices by up to_______ percent?
Ans:- 0.2 %
Q. 5) Which state scored the highest in monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE) for urban areas in the recently released ranking by the by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)?
Ans:- Haryana
Q. 6) The government has recently approved the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) to sustain the Himalayan ecosystem, continuously assess it s health status.The NMSHE covers how many states of India?
Ans:- Twelve
Q. 7) Name the new health scheme launched on 6 March 2014 by North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for women?
Ans:- Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
Q. 8) Which state government on 3 March 2014 launched a novel scheme ” Dial a doctor” which will enable the public to seek health-related advice over phone round-the-clock from doctors by dialling a toll-free number ?
Ans:- Kerala
Q. 9) Which state approved the Backward Class (BC) status for the Jat and Jat Sikhs of the State on 5 March 2014 ?
Ans:- Punjab
Q. 10) For how many years, Hyderabad is envisaged as the common capital for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014?
Ans:- 10 years
part 6
1. The “ASIMO” or Advanced Step In Mobile Innovative Mobility, is a humanoid robot designed and developed by ___?
[1] Microsoft
[2] Ford
[3] Honda
[4] IBM
Ans – Honda
2. Recently, which of the following countries has decided to deploy drones to monitor and stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos in all its national parks and reserves?
[1] South Africa
[2] Kenya
[3] Nigeria
[4] Uganda
Ans – Kenya
3. Who among the following has been adjudged as outstanding “Asian Men’s Player of the Year 2013” by Asian Squash Federation?
[1] Ramit Tandon
[2] Mahesh Mangaonkar
[3] Saurav Ghosal
[4] Harinderpal Sandhu
Ans – Saurav Ghosal
4. The “Yandex” is a one of the largest search engine company operating in ______?
[1 ]Japan
[2] South Korea
[3] Russia
[4] China
Ans – Russia
5. A new economic term GIRO is being reporting in newspapers recently, what does GIRO stands for ___?
[1] Government Internal Resource Order
[2] Government Internet Related Order
[3] Government Internal Revenue Order
[4] Government Internal Record Order
Ans – Government Internal Revenue Order
6. Recently, which of the following committee has submitted its report suggesting a mechanism for centralised bills payment system in the country?
[1] Ramesh Chandra Committee
[2 ]Umesh Bellur Committee
[3 ]Satyajith Ray Committee
[4 ]Naveen Patnaik Committee
Ans – Umesh Bellur Committee
7. In India, Snow Leopard is found mainly in which of the following states?
[1] Himachal Pradesh
[2 ]Jharkhand
[3] Uttarkhand
[4] Arunachal Pradesh
[5] West Bengal
Ans – Only 1, 3 & 4
8. Recently, which among the following leading confectionary manufacturer has been renamed as Mondelez India Foods Limited?
[1] Cadbury
[2] Nestle
[3] Nilagiris
[4] Mother Dairy
Ans – Cadbury
9. The “Homogenization” milk is mainly done to _____?
[1] Increase fat content
[2] Reduce fat globules
[3 ]Reduce microorganism load
[4] Remove impurities
Ans – Reduce fat globules
10. Who among the following has won World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship-2014?
[1] Umadevi Nagaraj
[2] Chitra Magimairaj
[3] Shoba Krishnan
[4] Vidya Pillai
Ans – Chitra Magimairaj
part 7
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Question. 1. Who has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Norway?
Ans. Former Indian Air Force Chief N K Browne
Question. 2. According to World Bank report, India has replaced which among the following countries to become third largest economy based on purchasing power parity (PPP)?
Ans. Japan
Question. 3. The newly formed Telangana state has how many assembly and Parliamentary seats?
Ans. The Telangana has 119 assembly seats and 17 parliamentary seats.
Question. 4. The “Operation Clandestine Fox” which is in news recently, is a code name refers to _____?
Ans. A campaign to hack the Microsoft’s internet explorer
Question. 5. The “Project 75I” of India is a project related to ___?
Ans. Military
The project 75 is one of the India’s most closely guarded military projects. Under this project stealth, land-attack capability and the ability to incorporate futuristic technologies, all the new submarines will be equipped with air-independent system to boost their operational capabilities.
Question. 6. Who has been honoured as the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at IIFA awards 2013-14?
Ans. John Travolta the famous super star of Hollywood honoured as most popular All Time International Star in International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2014.
Question. 7. “Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific” is the motto of ______?
Ans. Asian Development Bank
Question. 8. The so called Northern Limit Line is a disputed maritime demarcation line between _____?
Ans. North Korea and South Korea
Question. 9. Which Exchanges will shut it operation after it failed to adhere to several new regulatory requirements?
Ans. Madras Stock Exchange
The 76 year old Madras Stock Exchange will cease to exist from May 30 after it failed to adhere to several new regulatory requirements, including increased net worth as outlined by market regulator Sebi.
Question. 10. Recently, which one of the following international groupings has temporarily banned the import of Alphonso Mango and four vegetables from India on poor quality issue?
Ans. European Union
part 8
1. The “ASIMO” or Advanced Step In Mobile Innovative Mobility, is a humanoid robot designed and developed by ___?
[1] Microsoft
[2] Ford
[3] Honda
[4] IBM
Ans – Honda
2. Recently, which of the following countries has decided to deploy drones to monitor and stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos in all its national parks and reserves?
[1] South Africa
[2] Kenya
[3] Nigeria
[4] Uganda
Ans – Kenya
3. Who among the following has been adjudged as outstanding “Asian Men’s Player of the Year 2013” by Asian Squash Federation?
[1] Ramit Tandon
[2] Mahesh Mangaonkar
[3] Saurav Ghosal
[4] Harinderpal Sandhu
Ans – Saurav Ghosal
4. The “Yandex” is a one of the largest search engine company operating in ______?
[1 ]Japan
[2] South Korea
[3] Russia
[4] China
Ans – Russia
5. A new economic term GIRO is being reporting in newspapers recently, what does GIRO stands for ___?
[1] Government Internal Resource Order
[2] Government Internet Related Order
[3] Government Internal Revenue Order
[4] Government Internal Record Order
Ans – Government Internal Revenue Order
6. Recently, which of the following committee has submitted its report suggesting a mechanism for centralised bills payment system in the country?
[1] Ramesh Chandra Committee
[2 ]Umesh Bellur Committee
[3 ]Satyajith Ray Committee
[4 ]Naveen Patnaik Committee
Ans – Umesh Bellur Committee
7. In India, Snow Leopard is found mainly in which of the following states?
[1] Himachal Pradesh
[2 ]Jharkhand
[3] Uttarkhand
[4] Arunachal Pradesh
[5] West Bengal
Ans – Only 1, 3 & 4
8. Recently, which among the following leading confectionary manufacturer has been renamed as Mondelez India Foods Limited?
[1] Cadbury
[2] Nestle
[3] Nilagiris
[4] Mother Dairy
Ans – Cadbury
9. The “Homogenization” milk is mainly done to _____?
[1] Increase fat content
[2] Reduce fat globules
[3 ]Reduce microorganism load
[4] Remove impurities
Ans – Reduce fat globules
10. Who among the following has won World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship-2014?
[1] Umadevi Nagaraj
[2] Chitra Magimairaj
[3] Shoba Krishnan
[4] Vidya Pillai
Ans – Chitra Magimairaj
part 9
[1]. Recently, Supreme Court has set up a four member committee under the chairmanship of N R Madhava Menon for framing guidelines to prevent____?
[A] Ponzi schemes
[B] Misuse of funds on government advertisement
[C] Illegal mining activities
[D] Misappropriation of powers by politicians
Ans :- Misuse of funds on government advertisement
[2]. The “SAVE” is an international organisation created to conserve which of the following endangered bird species?
[A] Great Indian Bustards
[B] Asia’s Vultures
[C] Bengal Florican
[D] Lesser Florican
Ans :- Asia’s Vultures
[3]. The “Mont Blanc Tunnel” links which of the following two countries?
[A] France and Germany
[B] France and Italy
[C] Germany and Switzerland
[D] Switzerland and Germany
Ans :- France and Italy
[4]. Which among the following is the NASA’s moon probe, which recently crashed into the lunar surface thus ending its operation?
[A] LADEE
[B] LCDEE
[C] LDCEE
[D] LEDCC
Ans :- LADEE
[5]. The “Dhamra port” one of the major newly developed port located in which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Gujarat
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Ans :- Odisha
[6]. The country with highest per-capita milk availability in the world is ___?
[A] Denmark
[B] Iceland
[C] New Zealand
[D] Holland
Ans :- New Zealand
[7]. Which among the following planets in our solar system is called the Upside Down planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Venus
[C] Saturn
[D] Mars
Ans :- Venus
[8]. Which among the following International Organisation is not based in Geneva?
[A] International Labour Organisation
[B] International Telecommunication Union
[C] World Trade Organisation
[D] World Bank
Ans :- World Bank
[9]. Currently, which among the following political parties is not recognised as National Political Party?
[A] Communist Party of India
[B] Nationalist Congress Party
[C] Bahujan Samaj Party
[D] Rastriya Janta Dal
Ans :- Rastriya Janta Dal
[10]. Who among the following has won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix -2014?
[A] Daniel Ricciardo
[B] Lewis Hamilton
[C] Sebastian Vettel
[D] Nico Hulkenberg
Ans :- Lewis Hamilton
part 10
one.
[1] Who has been named as the batting coach of Pakistan cricket team for two years?
Ans – Former Zimbabwe batsman, Grant Flower
[2] Who has been approved as a provisional new AIBA member to represent India by AIBA Executive Committee?
Ans – Boxing India
[3] Who has been awarded with the Silver Shovel Award?
Ans – Ravi Dhariwal, the CEO of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL)
[4] Who has received ISAE Type II certification for maintaining high quality operating model and having effective control systems?
Ans – Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services
[5] Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Water Commission & ex-officio Secretary of the Government of India?
Ans – Ashwin B. Pandya
[6] Who has been inducted as an associate member of Hockey India?
Ans – Central Industrial Security Force(CISF)
[7] Report on Health for the world’s adolescents was released on 14 May 2014 by??
Ans – World Health Organisation (WHO)
[8] Which Indian construction major won a 1270 crore rupees expressway project in Yemen?
Ans – Punj Lloyd
[9] Who has written the book “Post Haste: Quintessential India”?
Ans – B.G. Verghese
[10] Name the two Indian-Americans who were selected for Champions of Change by the White House?
Ans – Manjusha P. Kulkarni and Ranjana Paintal
part 11
one.
[1] Who is the new chief of army staff (COAS)?
Ans – Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as 26th COAS
[2] Who became the first-ever woman to head UN Peacekeeping force?
Ans – Kristin Lund of Norway
[3] Who was named snooker’s Player of the Year at the sport’s annual awards ceremony in London on 8 May 2014?
Ans – Ronnie O’Sullivan
[4] Who took over as the 21st Commander of the Coast Guard Region (Andaman and Nicobar) as a successor of VSR Murthy?
Ans – Inspector General K Natarajan
[5] Who was appointed as first Woman Additional Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
Ans – Senior IPS Officer Archana Ramasundaram
[6] Who has been appointed as the national coach of the national team of Pakistan?
Ans – Waqar Younis
[7] Who has written the book “My Years with Rajiv and Sonia”?
Ans – R.D.Pradhan
[8] Who won Munich ATP tournament in Germany by defeating Fabio Fognini?
Ans – Martin Kilzan
[9] Who won the WTA Portugal Open 2014 Women’s doubles title held in Oeiras, Portugal.?
Ans – Sania Mirza and Cara Black
[10] Who won the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?
Ans – Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik
part 12
one.
[1]. What is the name of India’s own card payment network that has been dedicated to the nation, recently?
[1] MoneyCard
[2] RuPay
[3] IndPay
[4] RupeeCard
Ans – RuPay
[2]. The “African Sleeping Sickness” is a vector-borne disease spread by __?
[1] Mosquitoes
[2] Tsetse fly
[3] Houseflies
[4] Sandflies
Ans – Tsetse fly
[3]. The “Moei” River marks the national boundary between which of the following countries?
[1] Thailand and Myanmar
[2] India and Bhutan
[3] Thailand and Singapore
[4] France and Germany
Ans – Thailand and Myanmar
[4]. According to latest report, which among the following states has reported highest tiger mortality rate in the country?
[1] Tamil Nadu
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Karnataka
[4] Bihar
Ans – Tamil Nadu
[5]. The largest Lok Sabha constituency in India in terms of area is _____?
[1] Baramulla
[2] Ladakh
[3] Ahmadabad
[4] Midnapur
Ans – Ladakh
[6]. Which of the following organisation gives out the “Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize” every year?
[1] United Nations
[2] UNESCO
[3] World Bank
[4] SAARC
Ans – UNESCO
[7]. What is the code name given for the military exercise conducted by the India Army in the desert of Rajasthan, recently?
[1] Desert Fox
[2] Sarvada Vijay
[3] Garuda
[4] Samrat Shakti
Ans – Sarvada Vijay
[8]. The eastern swamp deer, one of the three endangered deer species existing in the world found only in ____?
[1] Manasa Wildlife Sanctuary
[2] Kaziranga National Park
[3] Nagarahole Wildlife Sanctuary
[4] Kanha National Park
Ans – Kaziranga National Park
[9]. As per the new study conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which Indian city is considered to be most polluted in the world?
[1] Raipur
[2] Bhopal
[3] Delhi
[4] Gwalior
Ans – Delhi
[10]. Recently, the Supreme Court has passed a judgment banning “Jallikattu”, a rural sport of taming bulls practiced in ___?
[1]Kerala
[2]Tamil Nadu
[3]Karnataka
[4]Maharashtra
Ans – Tamil Nadu
part 13
one.
[1] Who won the Men’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy on 18 May 2014?
Ans – Novak Djokovic
[2] Who won the Women’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 on 18 May 2014?
Ans – Serena Williams
[3] Who has launched a messaging app for low-end CDMA devices called MBuddy?
Ans- Sistema Shyam Teleservices
[4] Who sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in Itanagar?
Ans – Nabam Tuki
[5] Name the committee to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India?
Ans – Nayak Committee
[6] Who won Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards and Snooker tournament?
Ans – Pankaj Advani
[7] Who is the new chief minister of Bihar?
Ans – Jitan Ram Manjhi
[8] On 27th April 2014, India successfully test-fired an anti-ballistic missile named as Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV).Name the island on which it was tested?
Ans – It was tested at Wheeler Island in Balasore district of Odisha.
[9] What is the rank of India on the Social Progress Index (SPI) published by the US-based non-profit organisation Social Progress Imperative?
Ans – India was ranked 102 out of 132 countries
[10] When is National Civil Service Day celebrated?
Ans – April 21
part 14
one.
[1] Who has won silver medal at the Asian Continental Chess Championship held in sharjah?
Ans – The Indian Grandmaster Adhiban
[2] Name the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi High court?
Ans – Justice G Rohini
[3] Who has won women’s Senior Snooker Championship?
Ans – Chitra Magimairaj
[4] The Autonomous Underwater vehicle being used in search operations realating to the missing airliner MH-370 is named?
Ans – Bluefin-21
[5] Name the Indian Shooter who has won the Men’s Trap Gold Medalat the ISSF shotgun World Cup in Tucson(USA)?
Ans – Manavjit Singh Sandhu
[6] Who is the author of the book “ One Hundred Years Of Solitude Book”?
Ans – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
[7] Recently State Bank Of India launched a scheme for women boutique owners, what is the name of the scheme?
Ans -Boutique Financing
[8] Kudgi Super Thermal Power Plant is proposed to be constructed in which State?
Ans – Karnataka
[9] Stuxnet is a form of Cyber attack launched against??
Ans –Iran
[10] Name the contestant from Jaipur who has been crowned Femina Miss India 2014 beauty pageant in Mumbai?
Ans – Koyal Rana
part 15
one.
[1] Name the Parliamentary constituency in Assam which registered the highest voter turnout in the General Election 2014?
Ans – Dhubri
[2] Who sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar?
Ans – Jitan Ram Manjhi
[3] Who won won the Men’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy on 18 May 2014?
Ans – Ans – Novak Djokovic
[4] Who was named as Manchester United’s new manager?
Ans- Dutchman Louis Van Gaal
[5] Who has received an honorary knighthood?
Ans – Ratan Tata
[6] Who has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Leadership Award 2014?
Ans – Arati Devi
[7] Name the bank that has set Guinness record in blood collection?
Ans – HDFC Bank
[8] Who will receive 45th Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
Ans – Gulzar
[9] Who has won the 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports?
Ans – Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[10] Who has received the “Most Efficient Navratna 2013″ award?
Ans – HAL
part 16
one.
[1] Who has sworn-in as the first woman Chief Minister of Gujarat on 22 May 2014?
Ans – Anandiben Patel
[2] When was International Day for Biological Diversity observed across the world?
Ans – 22 May 2014
[3] Who has been appointed as new Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans – K Rajendra Kumar
[4] Name the Snooker champion who has been nominated for Arjuna awards announced by the Billiards and Snooker Association of India (BSFI)?
Ans – Chitra Magimairaj
[5] Who has been selected as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?
Ans – Narendra Kumar Verma
[6] When is International Museum Day celebrated?
Ans – 18th May
[7] Who won the Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards and Snooker tournament?
Ans – Pankaj Advani
[8] Who took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission?
Ans – Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur
[9] Which economies of the world have been declared world’s most expensive economies in a ranking released by the World Bank recently?
Ans – Switzerland, Norway
[10] What is the name of the India’s own card payment system that has been dedicated to the nation recently by President Pranab Mukherjee?
Ans – RupayCard
part 17
[1] Who won the National Geographic Bee championship in Washington, USA?
Ans – Indian-American student Akhil Rekulapelli
[2] Who won second rank in the 2014 United Nations Public Service Award?
Ans – The project Mobile Seva under DeitY
[3] When was World Turtle Day celebrated across the world?
Ans – 23rd May
[4] Who won silver in boys 3000m race in 2014 Youth Olympics Asian Area Athletics Qualification event in Bangkok?
Ans – India’s distance runner, Kisan Tadvi
[5] Which country released two postage stamps to pay tribute to the 100 years of Indian cinema?
Ans – Brazil
[6] Name the maritime patrol aircraft delivered to India?
Ans – P-8I
[7] Who has been chosen for the Special Commendation at the Golden Peacock National Training Awards 2014 for conduct of Entrepreneurship training?
Ans – Technopark –TBI
[8] Name the Oscar winning Swedish director who died on 13 may?
Ans – Malik Bendjelloul
[9] Who won the International Business of the Year award 2014?
Ans – Caparo Group
[10] Who have been named among 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2014 by The Working Mother magazine?
Ans – South Carolina’s Republican governor Nikki Haley and Neera Tanden, president of liberal think tank, the Centre for American Progress
part 18
[1] Who won 2014 Thomas Cup badminton?
Ans – Japan
[2] Who was appointed as the Dean of the School of Business and Management at the HKUST?
Ans – An Indian management scholar Jitendra Vir Singh
[3] Who won 10th UEFA Champions League title?
Ans – Real Madrid
[4] Who won AFC Women’s Asian Cup title?
Ans – Japan
[5] Who became the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India?
Ans – Singapore
[6] Who has started drilling its first-ever well in the Palar basin at Chinnapuliyur village near Chennai?
Ans – ONGC
[7] Name the girl who became the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world?
Ans – Malavath Poorna
[8] Which programme was resumed on 23 May 2014 in Tamil Nadu by Wildlife wing of the Forest Department?
Ans – Olive Ridley Conservation Programme
[9] Name the floating hotel unveiled in Mumbai?
Ans – AB Celestial
[10] When was world turtle day celebrated?
Ans- 23 May
part 19
[1] Who sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Libiya on 26 May 2014?
Ans- Ahmed Maitiq
[2] Who won the Ukrainian Presidential Election held on 25 May 2014?
Ans – Petro Poroshenko
[3] Which film has been honoured Palme d Or award at Cannes Film Festival?
Ans – Winter Sleep, a film by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
[4] Who won the Presidential elections of Lithuania?
Ans – Dalia Grybauskaite
[5] Name the aircraft that crashed at Marhama Sangam in Bijbehara of Anantnag district in South Kashmir?
Ans – IAF MIG-21
[6] Who won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton?
Ans – China
[7] Name the Indian golfer who was ranked 67 in World Golf Ranking which was released on 28 April 2014?
Ans – Anirban Lahiri
[8] Who was named as the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year?
Ans – Luis Suarez
[9] Who was honoured the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at IIFA awards?
Ans – John Travolta
[10] When is World Malaria Day observed?
Ans – 25 April
part 20
[1] Who is appointed as common Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?
Ans – ESL Narasimhan
[2] Name the Japanese national appointed as the Vice President of World Bank?
Ans – Hiroshi Naka
[3] Who approved Tesco’s plan to purchase 50% stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hypermarket?
Ans – The Competition Commission of India (CCI)
[4] Name the air defence missiles which were successfully test-fired in Balasore, Odisha?
Ans – Akash
[5] Who has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India?
Ans – Mukul Rohatgi
[6] Who has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi?
Ans – Former Chairperson of TRAI, Nripendra Misra
[7] Who was selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013?
Ans – Chandi Prasad Bhatt
[8] When is National Science Day observed?
Ans- 28 feburary
[9] Who released a book Ambedkar Awakening India’s Social Conscience on 26 February 2014?
Ans – The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari
[10] Who won the National billiard Championship?
Ans – Sourav Kothari
part 21
one.
[1] Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National Games, Kerala scheduled to be held from January-February 2015?
Ans – Sachin Tendulkar
[2] Who has decided to provide automatic tax information exchange to India?
Ans – Mauritius
[3] Who released the report titled Standing on the Sidelines?
Ans – Oxfam
[4] Name the company who has halted the production of India’s iconic car Ambassador on 25 May 2014?
Ans – Hindustan Motors
[5] Who released European Drug Report 2014: Trends and developments on 27 May 2014?
Ans – EMCDDA
[6] Who won two Bronze and single Silver at the IDM Berlin 2014?
Ans – Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad
[7] Name the committee on Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) which submitted its report to DGCA?
Ans – Lalit Gupta Committee
[8] Who won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013?
Ans – Indian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal
[9] Name the head of google+ who resigned from the Internet Company Google?
Ans – Vic Gundotra
[10] What is the rank of India in Global Information Technology Report 2014?
Ans – India ranked 83 among 148 economies
part 22
one.
[1] When is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed?
Ans – 29 May
[2] Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced on 29 May 2014 to buy 78 percent stake in Network18 Media and Investments for how much amount?
Ans – 4000 crore rupees.
[3] Name the two Indian-Americans who jointly won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Ans – Sriram J Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe
[4] Name the eminent Hindi writer who has been awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013?
Ans – Vishwanath Tripathi
[5] Who won Monaco Grand Prix of Formula One?
Ans – Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany
[6] When was Goa Day observed?
Ans – Goa observes 30 May as Goa Day. Goa became 25th State of the Indian Union on 30 May 1987 and this is 27th Statehood Day.
[7] Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
Ans – Dinesh Sarraf
[8] Who won the Protein Society’s Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge?
Ans – Madan Babu
[9] Who released a book titled Water, Peace and War – Confronting the Global Water Crisis?
Ans – Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari
[10] Who sworn as Italy’s Prime Minister at the Presidential palace?
Ans – Matteo Renzi.
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