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Q1. Which New Zealand player has scored the fastest century
in One Day International history at Queenstown Events Centre
ground against West Indies on 1 January 2014 shattering the
previous record held by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi?
Ans. Corey Anderson
Note: He has scored century in just 36 balls. Shahid Afridi
earlier held the record hitting 100 in 37 balls against Sri
Lanka in 1996 in Nairobi.
Q2. Who took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force,
succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne on 31 Dec
2013?
Ans. Arup Raha
Q3. Which Union Minister was named as the Person of the
Year by the animal rights body PETA – India for taking steps
to advance animal protection?
Ans. Sashi Tharoor
Note: He is the Union Minister of State for Human
Resource Development
Q4. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 laid
foundation stone for world's largest corporate learning and
development centre by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Where it will be constructed?
Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Q5. India and Maldives signed three Memorandum of
Understanding (MoUs) on 2 January 2014. Name the
President of that country who made his first visit to
India recently after the election in Maldives and appreciated
India’s equidistant approach during the Maldives presidential
election?
Ans. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom
Q6. World Braille Day is absorbed across the world on 4
December. It was observed every year on 4 January to
commemorate the birthday of which person?
Ans. Louis Braille
Note: Louis Braille, who was born in France in January
1809, is credited for inventing the Braille script. The script
helps the visually impaired people to read as well as write.
Q7. Name India’s supercomputer which was rated 1st in India,
9th in the Asia
Pacific Region and 44th in the world among the most power
efficient computer systems as per the Green500 List?
Ans. PARAM Yuva-II
Q8. Which country on 2 January 2014 became the 18th
member of the Euro zone?
Ans. Latvia
Q9. Who was appointed as the Managing Director (Corporate
Banking) of State Bank of India (SBI), the biggest lender of
the country on 29 December 2013?
Ans. P Pradeep Kumar
Q10. Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi
Assembly on 3 January 2014?
Ans. MS Dhir of Aam Aadmi Party
Note: He was elected as the Speaker of the House after his
party won the trust vote on 2 January 2014.
Q11. Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry,
one of the Portugal’s highest honours, by the Portugal’s
president office on 3 January 2014?
Ans. Cristiano Ronaldo
Q12. India on 3 January 2014 announced a new rule to
vaccinate against polio to the travellers from which country be
implemented from 14 February 2014?
Ans. Pakistan
Q13. The Road to Wimbledon event will be hosted outside the
UK for the first ever time later this month. Which country will
be hosting it?
Ans. India
Note: HSBC and All India Tennis Association (AITA) have
teamed up in this regard. The first phase of the Road to
Wimbledon event will be held in Delhi and Mumbai
between 6 - 14 January 2014. The event will focus on
boosting the development of junior tennis in the country.
Q14. Who has been voted as the most successful post-war
British Prime Minister by lawmakers in a survey?
Ans. Iron lady Margaret Thatcher
Q15. Price of non-subsidized LPG was hiked on 1 January
2014 by ........ rupees per cylinder?
Ans. 220 rupees
Q16. Who took over as the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff
Committee (COSC) on 30 December 2013?
Ans. Army chief General Bikram Singh
Q17. Who has been chosen for prestigious journalism award
instituted by a trust founded by Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak on 31 December 2013?
Ans. Mammen Mathew
Note: He is the Chief Editor and Managing Director of
Malayala Manorma, a Malayam daily.
Q18. Who took oath and became the first female judge to be
appointed at Pakistan’s national sharia court which hears cases
under the Islamic legislation on 30 December 2013?
Ans. Ashraf Jehan
Q19. Name India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) which set a
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December 2013 of flying 500 sorties in 2013?
Ans. Tejas
Q20. Who won the Female Athlete of the Year award
announced by the Associated Press on 26 December 2013?
Ans. Serena Williams
Q21. Who took charge as the Consul General of India in
Dubai and Northern Emirates in the UAE recently?
Ans. Anurag Bhushan
Q22. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports released the new
criteria on 3 January 2014 for giving which sports award, after
several controversies in giving award arised last year?
Ans. Arjuna Award
Q23. Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director
of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on 2 January 2014?
Ans. S.K. Sharma
Note: BEL is a public sector undertaking under the
defence ministry and is a Navratna.
Q24. Name the software to predict weather developed by
researchers from National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM) recently?
Ans. Monitoring Climate Change (Moclic)
Q25. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 1 January
2014 gave his assent to which bill which aims at regulating
corruption in public domain?
Ans. Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013
Q26. Who has been elected as the South American footballer
of the year in the annual poll conducted by the Uruguayan
daily El Pais on 30 December 2013?
Ans. Ronaldinho
Q27. Who has been appointed as the Special DG, Border
Security Force (BSF) on 30 December 2013?
Ans. Devendra Kumar Pathak
Note: Presently he was serving as the Special DG, Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Q28. Which government recently announced to build a new
sanctuary to save
World’s rarest Javan rhinos?
Ans. Indonesia
Q29. Which state government on 30 December 2013 launched
the first phase of providing free compact fluorescent light
bulbs to over 14 lakh hut-dwellers in the state?
Ans. Tamil Nadu
Q30. Name the Chairman of Hindustan Motors Limited who
resigned from the board on 29 December 2013?
Ans. Chandra Kant Birla
Q31. South Africa on 30 December 2013 clinched the two
match series with India in Durban 1-0. Who was declared Man
of the Series?
Ans. AB De Villers
Q32. Who were appointed as presidents of the Infosys Ltd
Company on 3 January 2014?
Ans. B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao
Note: B. G. Srinivas will focus on global markets while U.
B. Pravin Rao will focus on global delivery and service
innovation.
Q33. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh on 4 January
2014 launched the total .............. literacy project implemented
by PN Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra in Thiruvanathpuram,
Kerala?
Ans. E-literacy
Q34. Who was appointed as the pro-tem speaker of the 14th
Rajasthan Assembly on 3 January 2014?
Ans. Pradhyuman Singh
Q35. Justice (retd) AK Ganguly, the Chairman of West Bengal
Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) on 3 January 2014
resigned from which post?
Ans. Post of the honorary professor of the National
University of Juridicial Sciences (NUJS).
Q36. Name the New Year festival of Ladakh which was
celebrated recently?
Ans. Losar
Q37. Southern Grid of India has been synchronously
connected with the grids of the country. It was done on 31
December 2013 to successfully accomplish which mission?
Ans. One Nation - One Grid - One Frequency
Q38. Name the two time medal winner wrestler in Olympics
who has received eight acres of land by the Haryana
Government on 31 December 2013?
Ans. Sushil Kumar
Q39. International Petroleum Conference 2014
(PETROTECH-2014) will be held at which place from 12th –
15th January 2014?
Ans. New Delhi
Q40. Which government on 30 December 2013 banned its
officials from smoking in public places?
Ans. China
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Q41. Name India’s former shooting coach who died in
Australia on 3 January
2014 at the age of 80?
Ans. Tibor Gonczol
Note: He was the shooting coach of India from 1991 to
2002
Q42. India on 4 January 2013 asked which Embassy not to
screen any movies at the American Center without obtaining a
licence?
Ans. US Embassy
Q43. Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
by the Bharti Retail on 3 January 2014?
Ans. Raj Jain
Q44. Indian credit-rating agency CRISIL launched which
index on 2 January 2014?
Ans. Financial Inclusix Index
Q45. Recently launched Indigenous device to detect
cervical cancer? AV
Magnivisualizer
Q46. 2 places in J&K the newly proposed 220kV power
transmission system will connect? 1. Srinagar 2. Leh
Q48. After 66 years of following the Indian Standard Time
(IST) which Indian state on 02 January 2013 decided to go
back in time to follow ‘chaibagaan time’, a daylight schedule
British tea planters introduced more than 150 years ago?
Assam
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Q1. Who won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013 beating
Barcelona's Messi and France winger Franck Ribery on 13
January 2014?
Ans. Cristiano Ronaldo
Note: It is the second time he has picked up for the award.
From its inception in 1956 until 2010, the Ballon d'Or was
awarded to the best player in Europe and the FIFA World
Player of the Year award was only inaugurated in 1991,
before ending in 2009 when it was assimilated into the
Ballon d'Or.
Q2. India completed three years without reporting any case of
polio on 13 January 2014. It is only the second time in the
history that a disease is being eliminated in India through
immunisation after which disease?
Ans. Small Pox
Note: It was eliminated way back in 1980. Officially the
World Health Organisation (WHO) will certify India as
polio-free on 11 February 2014. The WHO on 24 February
2012 removed India from the list of countries with active
endemic wild polio transmission.
Q3. Sheikh Hasina was on 12 January 2014, sworn-in as the
Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with her
48 cabinet members. In which year she first became PM of her
country?
Ans. 1996
Note: Her Awami League has secured absolute majority in
the 10th Parliament general election held in January 2014
by defeating opposition party, Jatiya party.
Q4. Who has topped International Poll titled the World’s most
admired people conducted by YouGov which was released on
11 January 2014?
Ans. Bill Gates
Note: YouGov is an international, full service market
research agency.
Q5. Name the Israel’s former Prime Minister who died on 11
January 2014?
Ans. Ariel Sharon
Note: He was the former general of Israeli Army & had
been in coma since 4 January 2006. He served as the 11th
Prime Minister of Israel.
Q6. 71st Golden Globe Awards were announced at Los
Angeles on 11 January 2014. Name the Best Picture, Best
Actor and actress?
Ans.
Best Motion Picture, Drama: 12 Years a slave
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Mathew Mc
Conaughey for Dollas Buyers Club
Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Cate Blanchett for Blue
Jasmine
Q7. Which railway station’s platform number one has entered
into the Limca
Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world in the
certificate given by the Limca Book of Records which was
unveiled on 10 January 2014?
Ans. Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh
Q8. World Hindi Day was celebrated by the Ministry of
External Affairs on 10 January 2014 by organizing a function
at the Foreign Service Institute at Ber Sarai in New Delhi.
Since which year 10 January is celebrated as World Hindi
Day?
Ans. 2006
Q9. Name India’s first gun for women which was launched on
9 January 2014?
Ans. Nirbheek
Note: It is a 0.32 bore light weight revolver which has been
developed to give more power to women to defend
themselves. Gun has been manufactured by the Indian
Ordnance Factory, Kanpur. It is a tribute to the gang rape
victim of December 2012, Nirbhaya.
Q10. Election Commission on 9 January 2014 decided to call
off the tie with which internet giant for registering the new
voters through online and to guide regarding the voting
procedures due to concerns raised over privacy, data security
and its commercial use by the Indian security agencies?
Ans. Google
Q11. Name the Programme for young persons of Overseas
Indians introduced by Government of India at Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on 8 January 2014?
Ans. Know India Programme
Note: The Programme is to provide an exposure to the
country of their origin so that they can understand it
better and more intimately.
Q12. Which of the following company has on 7 January 2014
become the first acquisition of Facebook in India?
Ans. Little Eye Labs
Q13. India defeated which country to win 2014 Under-19 Asia
Cup in the final match played at Sharjah cricket Stadium in
Abu Dhabi on 4 January 2014?
Ans. Pakistan
Q14. Which state government launched a toll free helpline
number 1100 to curb corruption in its departments on 7
January 2014?
Ans. Chhattisgarh
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Q15. Name nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health
programme launched by Government of India on 7 January
2014?
Ans. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
Q16. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed
nuclear capable
surface to surface Prithvi II missile with a strike range of .......... from a test range
at Chandipur near Balasore on 6 January 2014?
Ans. 350 km
Q17. US Senate on 6 January 2014 confirmed the name of .............. as the first
woman to lead the US Federal Reserve?
Ans. Janet Yellen
Q18. Who has been appointed as President of National
Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
on 4 January 2014?
Ans. R. Chandrashekhar
Note: R. Chandrasekhar succeeded Som Mittal whose
tenure with the NASSCOM ended on 3 January 2014. He
was at the helm of NASSCOM for six long years.
Q19. Name the Telugu film actor who has allegedly
committed suicide at his house on 6 January 2014?
Ans. Uday Kiran
Note: He was one of the youngest winners of the filmfare
best actor award.
Q20. Name the young shuttler from Madhya Pradesh who on 6
January 2014 became the first male junior badminton player
from India to be ranked top in the world?
Ans. Aditya Joshi
Q21. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 5
January 2014 launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for
placing which communication satellite into the orbit?
Ans. GSAT-14
Note: It was powered by an indigenously developed
cryogenic engine.
Q22. Name the two indigenous Glucose Monitoring Devices
launched by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on
13 January 2014?
Ans. Suchek and QuickcheQ
Note: Suchek is designed and developed by Nanobios Lab,
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. QuickcheQ is
designed and developed by the Birla Institute of
Technology, Hyderabad with funding from the Indian
Council of Medical Research(ICMR).
Q23. President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated
Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute
at which place on 12 January 2014?
Ans. Port Blair
Note: The institute will also conduct a detailed study to
ensure the welfare and protection of vulnerable tribal
groups, particularly Jarawas, Sentenalese, Onges and
Shompens effectively.
Q24. Which state has bagged the Oil and Gas Conservation
Award for the best performance among the big States, given
by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)
under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh
Q25. The GDP growth rate of Indian economy for 2011-12
will be revised from 6.2 to about ........... percent?
Ans. 7
Note: This was done to correct a miscalculation due to
faulty data produced earlier.
Q26. Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the National
Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP, 2014) on 9 January 2014. It will
replace which other policy currently in force?
Ans. National Youth Policy, 2003
Q27. Vishwanath Ramachandra, a former Ranji Trophy
Cricketer of which team died on 8 January 2014?
Ans. Mumbai
Q28. Which entity secured both the Women's and Men's titles
at the 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship held
at Patna which concluded on 11 January 2014?
Ans. Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB)
Q29. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment on 7
January 2014 gave away the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit
Awards to meritorious students belonging to Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes. Who is the present Social Justice and
Empowerment minister?
Ans. Kumari Selja
Q30. Reserve Bank of India on 8 January 2014 allowed
NBFCs to lend up to 75 percent of the value of gold. Expand
NBFC?
Ans. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Q31. Which High Court ruled that the Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG) can audit the books of accounts of
private sector telecom companies on 6 January 2014?
Ans. Delhi High Court
Q32. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selected CCIL for issuing
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January 2014. Expand CCIL?
Ans. Clearing Corporation of India Ltd
Q33. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched an all women
branch in which place on 4 January 2014?
Ans. Pune
Q34. The former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly
on 6 January 2014 resigned as the Chairman of Human Rights
Commission of which state?
Ans. West Bengal
Q35. Which Indian on 6 January 2014 won the Open du Gard
squash title, the PSA Challenger 5 event?
Ans. Mahesh Mangaokar
Q36. Who won the Brisbane International title in Queensland,
Australia on 4 January 2014?
Ans. Serena Williams
Q37. Pranab Mukherjee presented the Sunil Gangopadhyay
Memorial Award of 2012-13 on 11 Jan 2014 to two
eminentpoets, namely Nirendranath Chakraborty and Sankha
Ghosh, respectively. Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award is
given for excellence in poetry in which language?
Ans. Bengali
Q38. Name the Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) who
was awarded the Best CFO Award on 12 January 2014?
Ans. P.K.Goyal
Note: The award was conferred by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Best CFO Awards
recognises chartered accountants who have demonstrated
excellence and have created value for their company’s
stakeholders.
Q39. Which state government on 13 January 2014 withdrew
the Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail
and thus became first state to take this step?
Ans. Delhi
Q40. Who won the gold medal at the third Nations Cup
International Boxing Tournament held in Novi Sad, Serbia on
12 January 2014?
Ans. Nikhat Zareen
Q41. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation of
2,800 Megawatt nuclear power plant in Fatehabad district of
Haryana on 13 January 2014. What was the project named?
Ans. Anu Vidyut Pariyojna
Q42. Which country urged India to open a branch of Indian
Institutes of Technology in capital of thet country on 8
January 2014?
Ans. Malaysia
Q43. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of private insurer Future Generali
India Life Insurance on 7 January 2014?
Ans. Munish Sharda
Q44. Which country decided to be one of the partners in the
proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zones
(NIMZ) in Andhra Pradesh on 6 January 2014?
Ans. China
Q45. Seventh Global Insurance Summit was held at which
place on 8 January 2014?
Ans. Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh
Note: The summit was organised by National Council on
Insurance of Associated Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
Q46. Which state government launched a helpline number
011-27357169 on 8 January 2014, to catch bribe seekers?
Ans. Delhi
Q47. Uninor appointed whom as the new chief executive
officer (CEO) on 8 January 2014?
Ans. Morten Karlsen Sorby
Q48. Who have won their maiden men’s and women’s singles
championship at the 75th Senior National Table Tennis
Championships held on 12 January 2014?
Ans. Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das
Q49. Which team won the men’s title of the IMG-Reliance
28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship
concluded on 9 January 2014?
Ans. ONGC
Q50. Name the Prime Minister of Tunisia who resigned from
his office on 9 January 2014?
Ans. Ali Larayedh
Q51. Co- Founder of Twitter, Biz Stone unveiled a new
mobile service called
............ on 8 January 2014?
Ans. Jelly
Q52. India and which country on 13 January 2014 signed a
Letter of Intent (LOI) for co-operation in Iron and Steel
Sector?
Ans. Canada
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Q53. Who retained the Volvo Golf Champions title at the
Durban Country Club held on 12 January 2014?
Ans. South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen
Q1. Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National
Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014. What was
the theme for the day this year?
Ans. Ethical Voting
Note: National Voters Day is started from 25 January
2011.
Q2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all
currency notes issued prior to which year from circulation on
21 January 2014 effective 31 March 2014?
Ans. 2005
Note: From 1 April 2014, Banks will provide exchange
facility to the general public for exchanging the pre-2005
issued bank notes. The notes issued before 2005 do not
have the year of printing on the reverse side.
Q3. Name the legendary Telugu actor who died at the age of
91 in Hyderabad on 22 January 2014?
Ans. Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Note: Nageswara Rao was the first generation actor who
acted 240 movies as hero in Telugu and in Tamil movies as
well. He received Padma Vibhushan, Padma shri, Dada
Saheb Phalke Award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
and the NTR National Award in recognition of his work in
Telugu Industry.
Q4. Which internet giant has acquired Bengaluru based
Impermium for 9 million dollar on 20 January 2014?
Ans. Google
Note: The acquisition will help Google improve its abuse
monitoring efforts and make internet a safer place.
Bengaluru based Impermium is a three year old startup.
The startup focused on building security products for
websites.
Q5. Who became the first woman to be appointed chief of
National Police Academy also known as Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel National Police Academy, Hyderbad recently?
Ans. Aruna Bahuguna
Note: Aruna Bahuguna is the first woman to be appointed
as the chief of the National Police Academy. She is the 28th
chief of the academy and will be at its helm till February
2017.
Q6. Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature
for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer on 18 January
2014?
Ans. Cyrus Mistry
Q7. Which community has been granted the minority status by
Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014?
Ans. Jain
Note: This nod has enabled the community to avail the
benefits in government schemes and programmes.
Q8. Reserve Bank of India on 20 January 2014 constituted an
Expert Committee to Review Governance of Boards in India.
The expert committee will be chaired by whom?
Ans. PJ Nayak
Note: He is the former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank
and includes other eight members namely S. Raman,
Shubhalakshmi Panse, Pratip Kar, Joydeep Sengupta,
Harsh Vardhan, Somasekhar Sundaresan, J. Sagar and
Krishnamurthy Subramanian.
Q9. Global Retail giant Wal-Mart registered a new entity
called ............ in India
on 15 January 2014 to enter the lucrative multi-brand market
in India?
Ans. Wal-Mart India Private Ltd
Q10. Who became the youngest person to trek to the South
Pole on 18 January 2014 at the age of 16?
Ans. Lewis Clarke
Q11. Which country won the inaugural title of Hockey World
League Final defeating New Zealand 7-2 in New Delhi on 19
January 2014?
Ans. Netherlands
NOte: Constantijin Jonker slammed a hat-trick for
Netherlands in the final.
Q12. Which state in India is hosting the third Lusofonia
Games (Portuguese Commonwealth games) which started on
18 January 2014?
Ans. Goa
Note: It is for the first time the Lusifonia Games are being
held in India. Lusofonia Games are multinational and
multi-sport games in the World. These games are
organized by ACOLOP (Association of the Portuguese
Speaking Olympic Committees).
Q13. Name the spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra
community who died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 17
January 2014?
Ans. Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
Q14. Aviation Ministry on 24 Jan 2014 removed whom as
chairman of the state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI)?
Ans. V.P.Agrawal
Note: Alok Sinha has given additional charge as AAI
chairman. V.P. Agrawal took over as chairman on 1
January 2009 for a period of five years. His tenure was
ended on 31 December 2013, but he was allowed to
continue in the post.
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Q15. Which state in India has won the United Nations World
Tourism Organisation(UNWTO) Ulysses Award for
Innovation in Public Policy and Governance related to tourism
sector?
Ans. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala
Q16. Australia has appointed whom as a specialist spin
consultant on 23 January 2014 to support Darren Lehmann
ahead of Australian campaign in World Twenty20 to be
played in Bangladesh?
Ans. Shane Warne
Q17. Which University recently became the first public
university to accept fees in digital currency, Bitcoin?
Ans. Cumbria University of UK
Note: Bitcoin is an online currency and payment system
which enables the international transmission of funds.
Though thousands of merchants worldwide accept this
“cryptocurrency” – so called because it uses cryptography
to guarantee its security – it has often been associated with
illicit activity, most notably with the online illegal drug
market called Silk Road.
Q18. National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January 2014
across India by the Government. The day is being observed
every year on 24 January since whic year?
Ans. 2008
Note: This day is observed every year to raise awareness
and consciousness of the society towards girl children.
Q19. Name the Russian martial art recognised by Olympic
Council of Asia (OCA) to become part of the Asian Games?
Ans. Sambo
Note: 17th Asian Games in 2014 is scheduled to be
conducted from 19 September to 4 October 2014 at
Incheon, South Korea.
Q20. Name the Indian born Scientist and Professor (Emeritus)
at Stanford University on 21 January 2014 was awarded with
prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize?
Ans. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj
Q21. First Climate Change theatre was opened at Pushpa
Gujral Science City in
........... on 16 January 2014?
Ans. Kapurthala, Punjab
Note: The theatre will educate people on climate change.
This is the second theatre in the world to be opened after
Canada.
Q22. Union Cabinet approved to set up which authority 20
January 2014 that will be an advisory body which will advise
the Railway Ministry on fares?
Ans. Rail Tariff Authority
Note: RTA will comprise of a chairperson and four
members at the apex level. At present railway fare and
freight rates are set by the Railway Board in accordance
with the Railway Act, 1989.
Q23. Name the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile
with a range of 4000 kilometers test-fired successfully by
India on 20 January 2014?
Ans. Agni-IV
Note: The missile was launched from the launch complex
number 4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Wheeler
Island.
Q24. National Urban Health Mission was launched by the
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at which city on 20
January 2014?
Ans. Bangalore
Note: National Urban Health Mission covers State Capital,
District Headquarters and all cities, towns with population
above 50000.
Q25. Who was crowned as the Miss South India 2014 at the
Le Meridien in Coimbatore?
Ans. Abhishikta S Shetty
Note: She is from Karnataka. The first and second dice
were also won by Aditi Shetty and Meghana Shetty of
Karnataka as runners-up of the 11th Edition of Miss South
India Pageant organised by Pegasus.
Q26. Which city in Pakistan had the largest number of polio
cases in the world in 2013 as revealed by World Health
Organisation (WHO) in a global analysis for polio cases on 17
January 2014?
Ans. Peshawar
Q27. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched
the 2648 village legal service clinics across the country on 24
January 2014. What is the aim of it?
Ans. To bring legal services to the doorsteps of the weakest
section of the country.
Q28. Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched
LPG Connection Portability Scheme across the country on 22
January 2014. Name the present Union Minister for Petroleum
& Natural Gas?
Ans. M Veerappa Moily
Note: The scheme covers 480 districts in the country and
all possible LPG markets which have multiple LPG
distributors. Under the scheme an LPG consumer can
switch to the distributor of his or her choice within a
cluster of LPG distributors in the vicinity.
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Q29. Union Finance Ministry on 23 January 2014 approved a
proposal to provide minimum monthly pension of .............
rupees to workers of organised sector, under the Employees
Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)?
Ans. 1000
Q30. Which Indian place was named Destination Flyways by
the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
on 21 January 2014?
Ans. Chilika lagoon in Odisha
Q31. Which Tennis player launched the International Premier
Tennis League (IPTL) in Melbourne, Australia on 21 January
2014?
Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi
Q32. Who was elected unanimously as the Speaker of
Rajasthan Assembly on 22 January 2014?
Ans. Kailash Meghwal
Q33. Which state has passed the new Lokayaukata Bill on 21
January 2014 despite of protest from the opposition?
Ans. Uttarakhand
Q34. Who was elected as the interim president of the Central
African Republic (CAR) on 20 January 2014?
Ans. Catherline Samba-Panza
Q35. Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
who retired on 20 January 2014?
Ans. Anand Sinha
Note: His retirement came following his superannuation
and his portfolio has been allocated to other three Deputy
Governors.
Q36. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China decelerated to
........ percent in 2013-14 in the data released by the National
Bureau of Statistics of China on 20 January 2014?
Ans. 7.7
Q37. International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World
Economic Outlook report on 21 January 2014. The IMF
projected the Indian economy’s growth at
...... percent for 2013-14?
Ans. 4.5
Q38. Name the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand
who died on 22 January 2014 following a heart attack at
Ghatsila in Singhbhum district?
Ans. Sudhir Mahato
Q39. Name the Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological
Survey of India from the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL),
launched by Minister of Mines, Dinsha Patel, in Bangalore on
23 January 2014?
Ans. Garuda Vasudha
Note: Garuda Vasudha of GSI is equipped with Heliborne
Geophysical Survey System (HGSS) comprised of four
aerogeophysical sensors.
Q40. Name the Indian American Professor who was on 23
January 2014 appointed as the Dean of Havard College?
Ans. Rakesh Khurana
Q41. Name the CNN International anchor who was awarded
2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement on 22
January 2014?
Ans. Richard Quest
Note: The award was given in recognition of his work as a
business journalist reporting on the tourism industry.
Q42. Who has been declared as the President of Madagascar
on 17 January 2014?
Ans. Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Q1. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26
January 2014 by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in
Melbourne?
Ans. Stanislas Wawrinka
Note: This is the maiden Grand Slam crown of eighth
seeded, Wawrinka. This is the first victory of Wawrinka
over Nadal in 13 career meetings. Li Na of China won the
women’s singles title by defeating Dominika Cibulkova 7-6
(3), 6-0 on 25 January 2014.
Q2. India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which
city on 1 February
2014?
Ans. Mumbai
Note: It was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister
Prithviraj Chavan. The First phase of Mumbai Monorail is
comprised of 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section. The
Project is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority with an association of Larsen and
Toubro and a Malaysian infrastructure firm Scomi
Engineering.
Q3. Union Government raised the quota of subsidised LPG
cylinders to 12 cylinders per household from existing .......
cylinders in a year on 30 January 2014?
Ans. 9
Note: The hike will be effective from April 2014. Union
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Aadhaar platform to the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG
(DBTL) scheme.
Q4. Who has resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttrakhand on
31 January 2014?
Ans. Vijay Bahuguna
Note: The resignation follows a meeting of senior party
leaders of the party in Delhi on 29 January 2014 that was
headed by Congress President, Sonia Gandhi.
Q5. Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union
Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014?
Ans. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and
Engineering) & Shri B.K.S. Iyengar(Yoga Guru)
Q6. Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix
title 2014 on 26 January 2014?
Ans. Saina Nehwal
Note: Sania beat P V Sindhu 21-14, 21-17 in the final held
at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
Q7. Which team won the 35th Football Federation Cup on 25
January 2014 in the final held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in
Cochin?
Ans. Churchill Brothers. Churchill Brothers beat Sporting
Clube de Goa 3-1 to lift their maiden Federation Cup.
Q8. Name the managing director of Tata Motors who died on
26 January 2014 after falling from a hotel building in
Bangkok?
Ans. Karl Slym
Q9. 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24
January 2014. Which film won the best film for 2013?
Ans. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Note: Best Actor was given to Farhaan Akhtar for his
performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Deepika Padukone
on the other hand was adjudged as the Best Actress for
Ramleela.
Q10. Which bank has launched its channel on Youtube on 24
January 2014?
Ans. State Bank of India
Q11. Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be
involved in four tied One Day International matches?
Ans. MS Dhoni
Note: This was after third match of India-New Zealand
ODI series tied.
Q12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the Repo rate under
Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by ...... basis points to 8
percent on its third quarter monetary policy review recently?
Ans. 25
Q13. Which country became the first country in South Asia to
ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals on
27 January 2014?
Ans. India
Q14. First cantilever bridge of India, Pamban Railway Bridge,
completed its .........
years on 27 Jan 2014?
Ans. 100
Note: On the occasion former President of India A. P. J
Abdul Kalam inaugurated the centenary celebrations of
the Pamban Bridge.
Q15. Who was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan
Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014?
Ans. Anand Kumar
Note: He is a mathematician and founder of Super30
classes. Ramanujan Mathematics Award is an annual
award that is given to a person who has at least three
papers published in international journals and is involved
in teaching mathematics.
Q16. Who became the first woman to be appointed in an
International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel on 30
January 2014?
Ans. Kathy Cross of New Zealand
Q17. Which state on on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval
for the foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing
following Delhi?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: The approval was given earlier by the previous
Congress state government led by former Chief Minister,
Ashok Gehlot.
Q18. India overtook which country to become the third largest
crude oil importer in the World as per the data released by
Reuters on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Japan
Q19. Which NIT developed a commercially viable technology
for efficiently rendering common polymer, low-density
polyethylene (LDPE) into a liquid fuel recently?
Ans. National Institute of Technology, Odisha
Q20. Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a
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Ans. Zimbabwe
Q21. Name the indigenous High Performance Computing
System inaugurated at Advanced Numerical Research and
Analysis Group (ANURAG) in Hyderabad on 25 January
2014?
Ans. Dhruva-3
Q22. Union Government of India on the eve of the 65th
Republic Day function announced the Padma Awards 2014. A
total of how many persons conferred the Padma Awards?
Ans. 127
Q23. Civil Aviation Ministry decided to remove restrictions
on flights of Airbus A-380 to India on 27 January 2014. This
large aircraft is now allowed to operate in how many airports
equipped to handle them?
Ans. Four
Note: They are Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Q24. India ranked .......th in global Environment Performance
Index released on 25 January 2014?
Ans. 155
Q25. Name the pioneer of Swiss watch, a watch brand of his
name, who died at the age of 87 on 27 January 2014?
Ans. Raymond Weil
Q26. The British start-up DeepMind Technologies – an
artificial intelligence company was on 27 January 2014
purchased by?
Ans. Google
Q27. New Zealand on 31 January 2014 won the five ODI
Series of 5 matches against India by which margin?
Ans. 4-0
Note: India has lost 04 games and tied one but could not
manage to win a single game.
Q28. Who has been nominated as the Director of National
Security Agency(NSA) by the US president Barack Obama on
30 January 2014?
Ans. Michael Rogers
Q29. Union Government decided to amend the rules
governing IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers
to assure them at least .......... years in a given posting on 30
January 2014?
Ans. Two
Q30. Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the
Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as
World record on 30 January 2014?
Ans. Heena Sandhu
Note: The declaration of the International Shooting Sports
Federation (ISSF) came following the adoption of new
format. Heena, thus, became the first Indian woman ever
to hold the world record in Shooting World Cup.
Q31. Who took charge as the Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of Shipping Corporation of India on 28
January 2014?
Ans. Arun Kumar Gupta
Q32. Who has been appointed as MD&CEO of non telecom
businesses of Bharti Enterprises?
Ans. Manoj Kohli
Q33. Name the Ukraine's Prime Minister who resigned on 28
January 2014 in order to facilitate peaceful settlement of the
political crisis?
Ans. Mykola Azarov
Q34. Recording Academy announced the 56th Annual
Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
on 26 January 2014.Which album won the Album of the year
award?
Ans. Random Access Memories
Q35. Economic growth for 2012-13 lowered to ....... percent
from 5 percent estimated earlier by Union Government of
India on 31 January 2014?
Ans. 4.5
Q36. Union Cabinet on 30 January 2014 gave its approval for
making amendments in the Central List of Other Backward
Classes (OBCs) in ....... states and three Union Territories?
Ans. 13
Q37. Which company unveiled a 150cc hybrid diesel concept
motorcycle RNT on 29 January 2014?
Ans. Hero MotoCorp
Q38. Who has been appointed as the CEO and Managing
Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL) on 29
January 2014?
Ans. Ajoy Misra
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Q1. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Central
Pay Commission on 4 February 2014?
Ans. Ashok Kumar Mathur
Note: He is the former Supreme Court Justice. Vivek Rae,
the Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary will be the full
time member director. Officer on Special Duty in the
Department of Expenditure, Meena Agarwal will be the
Secretary of the Pay panel. Its recommendation would be
implemented from 1 January 2016.
Q2. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of Internet Giant Microsoft by the Board of Directors of
Microsoft on 4 January 2014?
Ans. Satya Nadella
Note: Satya Nadella will succeed Steve Ballmer as the third
CEO of the Microsoft firm.
Q3. Kumar Sangakkara, the cricketer of Sri Lankan national
team on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the
history of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the
same test match. Who was the first?
Ans. Graham Gooch
Note: Graham Gooch is the former skipper of England
team. He achieved this reach by scoring 319 runs in the first
inning of the match and 105 runs in the second innings. He
achieved this record, while playing in the second test match
against
Bangladesh. But he failed to break the record of most runs
in a Test match of Gooch by 32 runs as in 1990, Gooch
scored 333 and 123 runs in two innings, which on
aggregated becomes 456 runs.
Q4. Who has been awarded the Amazing Indian Award on 6
February 2014 by Vice President of India, M Hamid Ansari?
Ans. Arunima Sinha
Note: Amazing Indian Award was instituted by Times Now
channel in September 2012. Sinha is the first Indian
amputee to conquer Mount Everest on 21 may 2013.
Q5. Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on 7 February 2014
announced that it has stopped the production of which iconic
car brand that had been carrier for millions of middle class
Indian families?
Ans. Maruti 800
Q6. Who won his second gold medal at the Inter Shoot Tri
Series shooting at The Hague, Netherlands on 7 February
2014?
Ans. Abhinav Bindra
Note: Abhinav Bindra is the first Indian to win an individual
Gold medal in Olympic, since 1900 the year our country
participated in the Olympic Games.
Q7. Who took charge as the Managing Director (MD) and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity
Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) on 1 February 2014?
Ans. Manoj Vaish
Q8. Who was appointed as the 8th Chief Minister of
Uttarakhand on 1 February 2014?
Ans. Harish Rawat
Q9. Which team defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to
win Ranji Trophy 2014 at Hyderabad?
Ans. Karnataka
Q10. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Microsoft on 5
February 2014 by the Board of Directors at a meeting held in
Washington, US?
Ans. John Thompson
Q11. Which state scrapped its approval for the foreign direct
investment in multi - brand retailing on 1 Feb 2014?
Ans. Rajasthan
Q12. Who was appointed as Asian Development Bank
(ADB)’s new Country
Director for India on 3 February 2014?
Ans. M Teresa kho
Q13. Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour was conferred
on cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar (40) and eminent
scientist Prof CNR Rao (79) by the President of India, Pranab
Mukherjee on?
Ans. 4 February 2014
Q14. Who was appointed Director-General of WWF
International on 6 February 2014?
Ans. Marco Lambertini
Q15. World Wetland Day was celebrated across the globe on?
Ans. 2 February 2014
Q16. Which company on 6 Feb 2014 has become the first
telecom operator in India to be fully owned by a foreign firm
since government allowed 100 percent FDI in telecom sector
in 2013?
Ans. Vodafone
Note: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
approved Vodafone's FDI proposal of buying out minority
shareholders in its Indian branch for 10141 crore rupees.
The CCEA approved the proposal of Vodafone's FDI on 6
February 2014.
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Q17. Union Cabinet on 7 February 2014 cleared which bill
with minimum changes in it and decided that Hyderabad will
not get the status of a Union Territory?
Ans. Telangana Bill
Q18. President of Israel Shimon Peres set a new Guinness
World Record on 6 February 2014. What was it?
Ans. He delivered the largest online civics class in the world.
He delivered the classes using Cisco’s advanced technology.
Note: The classes will be conducted from the company
headquarters in Netanya. At 90, he is also the oldest serving
head of state in the world.
Q19. Who has been nominated as the Director of National
Security Agency by the US president Barack Obama on 30 Jan
2014?
Ans. Michael Rogers
Q20. Which Indian was named special advisor on cyber
security by United Nations on 3 February 2014?
Ans. Vivek Lall
Q21. Name the Oscar-winning American actor who died on 2
February 2014 at his flat in New York at the age of 46?
Ans. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Q22. Who assumed the role of Founder & Technology
Advisor to the CEO of Microsoft on 5 February 2014?
Ans. Microsoft Founder Bill gates
Q23. Which mobile company launched an online campaign
IndiaForShiva on Twitter to mobilise support for Indian luge
athlete Shiva Keshavan on 5 February 2014?
Ans. MTS
Q24. India on 5 February 2014 extended the facility of visa- on-
arrival for the tourists
of ............ nations after barring tourists of eight nations?
Ans. 180
Q25. Name the eminent Hindi writer who has been selected
for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013?
Ans. Vishwanath Tripathi
Q26. Which Tribunal on 7 February 2014 issued a ban on the
process of burning of tyres at public places like roads and
areas surrounded by residential buildings?
Ans. National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Q27. Name the Legendary bhajan singer who died in Kolkata
on 6 February 2014 at the age of 93?
Ans. Juthika Roy
Note: She was awarded with Padma Shri in 1972.
Q28. Name the President of Zanzibar who was on a visit to
India from 1 to 9 February 2014?
Ans. Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein
Q29. Which state Police launched a helpline number +91-
8750871111 on 6 February 2014 for foreign nationals in
distress?
Ans. Delhi
Q30. India’s first monorail service was inaugurated by the
Maharashtra Chief
Minister Prithviraj chavan on 1 Feb 2014 at?
Ans. Mumbai
Q31. Name the Indian-American Professor who was appointed
as the Dean of Princeton University Graduate School on 5
February 2014?
Ans. Sanjeev Kulkarni
Q1. Social media giant Facebook Inc acquired which social
messaging app company for 19 billion dollars in a cash and
stock deal on 19 February 2014?
Ans. WhatsApp
Note: Under this agreement WhatsApp co-founder and CEO
Jan Koum will join Facebook Board of Directors. WhatsApp
Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which
allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for
SMS.
Q2. Name the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh who has
resigned on 19 February 2014 in protest to the decision to
bifurcate the State?
Ans. Kiran Kumar Reddy
Note: The Telangana Bill, splitting Andhra Pradesh and
forming Telangana as 29th State was passed by the Lok
Sabha on 18 February 2014 with Congress and BJP coming
together on the issue.
Q3. Which state won the National Tourism Award 2012-13 on
18 February 2014?
Ans. Sikkim
Note: Union Ministry of Tourism declared Sikkim as the
best State in the implementation of rural tourism projects.
Q4. The 67th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(BAFTA) Awards were given in London on 16 February
2014.
Best Film: Best Film
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Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejofor (12 years a Slave) Best
Actress: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Q5. Interim Budget 2014-15 was presented in the Lok Sabha
by Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram on 17 February
2014. This was the ....th budget by Chidambaram as Finance
Minister?
Ans. Ninth
Note: This was the 83rd budget of the Union Government.
Q6. Indian flag was unfurled on 16 February 2014 at the
Winter Olympics Village. Which city is hosting Winter
Olympics 2014?
Ans. Sochi, Russia
Q7. Which country's Parliament on 19 February 2014 passed a
law that made it mandatory to put graphic warning on
cigarette packs?
Ans. Sri Lanka
Note: Regulation says that pictorial warnings should be
printed on the surface of both front and back portions of
every cigarette packet, package or carton containing
cigarettes covering 80 percent of the pack, package or
cartoon.
Q8. Name the scheme, in the second week of February 2014,
launched by IRCTC to make payment process fast and to
reduce transaction failures due to bank payment related
problems?
Ans. E-Wallet Scheme
Note: Under the scheme, user can deposit money in advance
with IRCTC and the money can be used as payment option
along with other payment options available on IRCTC
website for the payment at the time of booking tickets.
Q9. Which language was given the Classical language status
by Union Government on 20 February 2014?
Ans. Odia
Note: It is the official language of Odisha. Classical
language will give impetus to scholarships in the language.
Odia is the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic
group to be billed in the list of classical language. Odia is the
sixth language to be become the classical language of the
country after Tamil (2004), Sanskrit(2005), Telugu(2008),
Kannada(2008) and Malayalam(2013).
Q10. Telengana bill dividing Andhra Pradesh was passed in
the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014. What is the name of the
bill that aims to create the 29th State of India?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill 2014
Q11. World famous Khajuraho Dance Festival began at
Khajuraho on 20 February 2014. Khajuraho is in which state?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
Note: The aim of the Khajuraho Dance Festival is to
promote cultural heritage and traditional dances of India.
The Dance festival is organized by the Kala Parishad under
the Madhya Pradesh government.
Q12. India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by
the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan on 19
February 2014 in Chandoli in Alwar district of which stae?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: Chandoli has been selected as the first village for the
pilot project as it holds more than 80 percent of minority
population and also because the minorities of the Mewat
region is still backward in education.
Q13. Supreme Court of India on 18 February 2014 commuted
the death sentence of three convicts in assassination case of
which former Prime Minister to life imprisonment?
Ans. Rajiv Gandhi
Note: Decision was made by the apex court following the
delay of 11 years in deciding their mercy plea by the central
government.
Q14. Name the largest telecom operator of India which signed
a strategic agreement with Loop Mobile on 18 February 2014
to acquire the mobile network and 3 million subscribers of
Loop Mobile in Mumbai circle?
Ans. Bharti Airtel
Q15. Central Zoo Authority on 18 February 2014 selected the
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) for creation of a
conservation breeding centre for the endangered wild dog –
Dhole. It is situated in which state?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh
Q16. Which Indian players were nominated amongst the
nominees for the ESPNcricinfo@20 Cricketer of the
Generation award on 17 February 2014?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag
Note: Other nominees are Shane Warne , Braine Lara,
Muttiah Muralitharan and Jacques Kallis
Q17. New Zealand on 18 February 2014 won the two matches
Test Series against India at which margin?
Ans. 1-0
Note: Brendon McCullum in the second test match created a
history by becoming first Kiwi player to score triple
hundred.
Q18. Name the Marathi film which on 17 February 2014 won
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(Glasernen Bar) for the best film award by the Children’s jury
in Generation Kplus section at the 64th Berlin International
Film Festival?
Ans. Killa
Q19. Who was appointed as Pakistan’s high commissioner to
India on 17 February
2014?
Ans. Abdul Basit
Note: He will replace Salman Bashir. Salman Bashir
relinquishes charge of office on 28 February 2014.
Q20. Which train will become the first train in India to be
attached with a Braille - embedded AC coach for visually-challenged
passengers by the end of February 2014?
Ans. Purushottam Express
Note: Purushottam Express is a superfast train running
between Delhi and Puri.
Q21. Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 approved the
setting up of an Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). The
proposal for EOC was made by the Union Ministry of
Minority Affairs on the recommendations of which committee
which looked into Social, Economic and Educational Status
of Muslim Community in India?
Ans. Justice Sachar Committee
Note: EOC is a three-member body and will be headed by a
retired judge of the High Court.
Q22. Apart from Saina Nehwal, which other Indian women
Badminton player was ranked within Top 10 in the latest
Badminton World Federation (BWF) women’s singles
ranking released on 20 February 2014?
Ans. P V Sindhu
Note: She was ranked at 9th whereas Saina was ranked 7th.
Q23. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
approved a National Mission for a Green India on 20 February
2014. What is its aim?
Ans. To increase India’s diminishing forest cover.
Note: It will be called Green India Mission (GIM).
Q24. Name the Bill which provides protection of livelihoods
rights, social security of street vendors which was passed by
Rajya Sabha on 19 Feb 2014?
Ans. Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and
Regulation of Street Vending) Bill 2014.
Q25. President of India on 17 February 2014 imposed
President’s Rule in Delhi after accepting the resignation of?
Ans. Arvind Kejriwal
Q26. World Bridge Championship for Bermuda Bowl (men)
and Venice Cup (women) will be hosted by which country for
the first time in October 2015?
Ans. India
Note: This was announced by the World Bridge Federation
(WBF) on 17 February 2014.
Q27. Who was presented the International Gandhi Award for
the year 2013 by resident of India on 15 February 2014?
Ans. Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre (VV Dongre) and
Prof. Guocheng Zhang
Q28. Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 decided setting up
of Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA). Which Union Ministry
is looking after the matters relating to coal, coal block
allocation etc?
Ans. Union Coal Ministry
Q29. International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) was
observed across the world on which day of February?
Ans. 21 February
Note: International Mother Language Day was announced
by UNESCO on 17 November 1999 and was formally
recognised by the United Nations General
Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the
International Year of Languages.
Q30. Which state government and United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF) launched a campaign on 20 February 2014 to
educate people about safe drinking water and safe sanitation
practices?
Ans. West Bengal
Q31. Name the indigenously developed surface-to-air missile
successfully test-fired by India on 21 February 2014?
Ans. Akash
Q32. India and which country on 19 February 2014 signed
three agreements in New Delhi?
Ans. Bahrain
Note: This was during the state visit of Hamad bin Isa Al
Khalifa, King of Kingdom of Bahrain to India.
Q33. Which office location in India was ranked as the world’s
eighth most expensive office location in a report released by
the Cushman & Wakefield on 18 February 2014?
Ans. Connaught Place (CP) in Delhi
Q34. Name the former National Security Agency contractor,
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new Rector of the University of Glasgow on 18 February
2014?
Ans. Edward Snowden
Q35. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kingfisher
Airlines who resigned on 17 February 2014?
Ans. Sanjay Aggarwal
Q36. Name the former Preston and England footballer who
died at the age of 91 recently?
Ans. Tom Finney
Q37. Name the great TV comedian who died at the age of 91
on 14 February 2014?
Ans. Sid Caesar
Q38. Name the Carnatic music Vocalist who died due to chest
congestion in Bangalore on 17 February 2014?
Ans. Rudra Krishna Srikantan
Q39. Name the Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award winner who
passed away in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on 17 February
2014?
Ans. Amar Kant
Q40. Name the the French Olympic champion who on 15
February 2014 broke 21-year-old world record of pole vault of
Sergey Bubka with a leap of 6.16 meter at Donetsk in the
Ukraine?
Ans. Renaud Lavillenie
Q41. Name the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Republic was on
an official visit to India
from 13 to 15 February 2014?
Ans. Erlan Abdyldaev
Q1. Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 on 28
February 2014?
Ans. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Note: He is a noted andhian environmentalist and social
activist. Bhatt was one of the pioneers of the Chipko
movement (His founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh
became the mother-organisation to Chipko movement) for
which he was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award in
1982.
Q2. India's first electric passenger bus with zero emission
level was inaugurated at which city on 28 February 2014?
Ans. Bangalore
Note: It is an initiative of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport
Cooperation (BMTC) with the coordination of Utopia.
Initially for trial runs the bus will be used between Kempe
Gowda and Kadugodi for 3 months.
Q3. India on 28 February 2014 observed National Science
Day to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian
physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman). What
is the theme of the day for 2014?
Ans. Fostering Scientific Temper and Energy conservation
Q4. Government of India on 27 February 2014 constituted one
-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a
separate Bodoland state, which will be carved out from
Assam. Who will head the one-man committee?
Ans. G K Pillai
Note: He is the former Union Home Secretary and will
submit its report in nine months after consulting all sections
of the society on the viability of a separate state.
Q5. Name the Indian Navy Chief who resigned on 26
February 2014 taking moral responsibility of the accident on
INS Sindhuratna in Mumbai?
Ans. Devendra Kumar Joshi
Note: He is the first Defence forces Chief to resign since
independence.
Q6. The Committee on New Bank Licenses submitted its
report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 25 February
2014. Who was the head of the Committee?
Ans. Bimal Jalan
Note: Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank were the last two
entities to get banking licenses from the RBI in 2003—04
Q7. Nokia announced to launch new series of handset with the
use of Android on 25 February 2014. The new phone will be
in which series?
Ans. Nokia X
Q8. The G-20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank
Governors was held on 22 February 2014 to 23 February 2014
at?
Ans. Sydney, Australia
Q9. Which team on 23 February 2014 emerged as the
champions of the Hero Hockey India League 2014 after
defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Astroturf Hocket
Stadium in Ranchi?
Ans. Delhi Waveriders
Q10. Which batsman of Indian cricket team was on 20
February 2014 appointed as the brand ambassador of the
Gujarat State Election Commission?
Ans. Cheteshwar Pujara
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Q11. Who has sworn-in as Italy’s Prime Minister replacing
Enrico Letta on 22
February 2014?
Ans. Matteo Renzi
Note: Renzi, 39 is the Italy’s youngest Prime Minister and
he is the third prime minister to reach office without
winning an election.
Q12. Union Government of India on 28 February 2014 raised
the number of workdays under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) from 100
days to .... days?
Ans. 150 days
Note: This hike in the workdays will benefit 14 lakh families
in India and the decision Union Cabinet will come into
effect from April 2014.
Q13. Union Cabinet on 28 February 2014 approved setting up
of a new rail coach manufacturing unit at Kolar in which
state?
Ans. Karnataka
Note: The unit will manufacture 500 coaches per annum at
an estimated cost of 1460.92 crore rupees with active
participation of State Government.
Q14. A music album entitled Raunaq based on the songs
composed by music maestro AR Rahman was launched on 17
February 2014. Which Union Minister has written the lyrics
for this album?
Ans. Kapil Sibal
Note: The album was launched by Slaman Khan, the
Bollywood actor and the chief guest on the occasion of the
release of the album in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Q15. Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the Sahara chief on
26 February 2014. The court ordered his arrest following his
failure to appear before it in a case arising out of non refund
of 24000 crore rupees to investors by two of his companies.
Name the Sahara chief?
Ans. Subrata Roy
Q16. Who won the National Billiard Championships held in
Lucknow on 26 February 2014?
Ans. Sourav Kothari
Note: This is the first maiden title for Saurav Kothari since
he turned professional in 2007.
Q17. Who has been appointed as next Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) on 26 February 2014?
Ans. Dinesh Sarraf
Q18. Name the German Chancellor who was awarded with
Israel’s highest civilian honour, the Israeli Presidential Medal
of Distinction on 25 February 2014 in
Jerusalem by President Shimon Peres?
Ans. Angela Merkel
Q19. President Yoweri-Museveni of which country signed
anti-gay bill on 24 February 2014 which imposes tough
penalties for homosexual acts?
Ans. Uganda
Q20. National Food Security Act came into force in which
state from March 1, 2014?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
Note: Total population of 75 percent people will be covered
under the Act. National
Food Security Act in the state is a part of the national Bill
that became an Act after receiving the nod by the President
of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 10 September 2013.
Q21. India and which country signed an agreement on
Cooperation in Public and Homeland security on 27 February
2014?
Ans. Israel
Q22. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd on 27 February 2014
launched electric car e2o in whih country?
Ans. Bhutan
Note: The company has also signed an MoU with the
Government of Bhutan for a strategic partnership to
promote the usage of electric vehicles in the Kingdom of
Bhutan.
Q23. Name the book on Ambedkar released by Vice President
of India M. Hamid Ansari on 26 February 2014?
Ans. Awakening India’s Social Conscience
Note: The book was authored by Dr. Narendra Jadhav, a
member of Planning
Commission.
Q24. The largest 130-MW Solar Power Plant of India
Welspun Solar MP Project was launched at Bhagwanpur in
Neemuch in which state on 26 February 2014?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
Q25. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 25
February 2014 released a commemorative postage stamp in
the honour of?
Ans. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
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Q26. Who won Protein Science Young Investigator Award for
2014?
Ans. Madan Babu
Q27. Name the world’s fastest car developed by Engineers of
US firm Hennessey with a top speed of a speed of 435
kilometers per hour?
Ans. Venom GT
Q28. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 25
February 2014 inaugurated Indira Paryavaran Bhawan on
Jorbagh Road, New Delhi. This will be the house for which
ministry?
Ans. Ministry of Environment and Forest
Q29. Union Government inaugurated the National Centre for
Good Governance (NCGG) on 24 February 2014. Its aim?
Ans. In guiding and implementing good Governance
reforms.
Q30. Who was named as the interim President of Ukraine on
23 February 2014?
Ans. Oleksandr Turchynov
Q31. Who was sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister on 25
February 2014?
Ans. Ibrahim Mahlab
Q32. Name the Legendary Spanish guitarist who passed away
in Mexico on 26 February 2014 at the age of 66?
Ans. Paco de Lucia
Q33. Name the renowned Telugu writer who died on 28
February 2014 in Kapada town of Andhra Pradesh?
Ans. Hanumath Shastry
Q34. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi
Azad inaugurated a new All India Institute of Medical Science
(AIIMS) at which city on 26 February 2014?
Ans. Bhubaneswar
Q35. Supreme Court referred the petition seeking legalization
of euthanasia to a
..........judge Constitution Bench on 25 February 2014?
Ans. Five
June
1) Name India’s largest warship which was dedicated to the
nation by the Prime Minister of India,
Narendra Modi on 14 June 2014?
Ans. INS Vikramaditya
Note: During his visit to warship INS Vikramadtya off Goa
coast in Arabian Sea, the Prime Minister was given a
ceremonial guard of honour by the Navy and was briefed
about the warship. INS
Vikramaditya has been acquired from Russia for over 15000
crore rupees. The deal for the warship was signed in 2004
during previous NDA regime. It has been dedicated to the
nation after a gap of 10 years.
2) Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Infosys on 11 June 2014?
Ans. Vishal Sikka
Note: Vishal Sikka will take over as the CEO on 1 August
2014. He will succeed the current Chief
Executive and Managing Director S.D. Shibulal. Earlier, he
worked as non-founder Chief Executive
Officer of SAP AG and a former executive board member of
SAP AG. Vishal Sikka is a doctorate in computer science
from Stanford University. It is for the first time that the
Infosys did not choose one of its founders for the role.
3) Google on 10 June 2014 confirmed the purchase of which
Satellite Firm for 500 million US dollar?
Ans. Skybox Imaging
4) Who was on 7 June 2014 appointed as the Solicitor General
of India?
Ans. Ranjit Kumar
Note: The Solicitor General (SG) of India is subordinate to
the Attorney General for India (AG).
5) Who won the French Open title 2014 for the ninth time on
8 June 2014?
Ans. Rafael Nadal of Spain
Note: He is the first men to win five French Open titles in a
row. He defeated Novak Djokovic in the final.
6) Who was sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh after bifurcation on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Chandrababu Naidu
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Naidu and his cabinet at Acharya Nagarjuna University,
Guntur on 8 June 2014.
7) World Blood Donor Day was observed across the world on
14 June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Safe blood for saving mothers.
8) Name the eminent Malayalam scientist-turned-writer who
was selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013
on 13 June 2014?
Ans. C Radhakrishnan
Note: He has been selected for his novel Theekkadal
Katanhu Thirumadhuram. Moortidevi award is presented by
the Bhartiya Jnanpith and carries cash prize of four lakh
rupees, a plaque and a statue of goddess Saraswati.
9) Which state assembly passed a Bill on 13 June 2014 to put
a complete ban on dance bars across the State?
Ans. Maharashtra
10) Name the Indo-French Air Exercise, which was concluded
on 13 June 2014 in Jodhpur Air Base?
Ans. Garuda V
Note: The exercise between the air forces of both countries
started on 2 June 2014 saw various combat roles including
Air to Air refueling.
11) India on 13 June 2014 became a permanent signatory to
Washington Accord. The Accord was signed by National
Board of Accreditation at a meet of International Engineering
Alliance of WA member countries held in?
Ans. Wellington, New Zealand.
12) Narmada Control Authority (NCA) on 12 June 2014 gave
its approval to Gujarat government to
raise the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada River in
Kevadia to ........... meters from present
121.92 meters?
Ans. 138.68
13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 June 2014 released
commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World
Cup. What is the slogan of FIFA World Cup 2014?
Ans. All In One Rhytm.
14) Name the four Standing Committees of the Cabinet which
was decided to be discontinued by Prime Minister of India
Narendra Modi on 10 June 2014?
Ans. 1) Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural
Calamities
2) Cabinet Committee on Prices
3) Cabinet Committee on World Trade Organisation
Matters
4) Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority
of India related issues
15) Who was appointed as the additional Principal Secretary
to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 9 June 2014?
Ans. PK Mishra
Note: He is a retired IAS officer of 1972 batch of the Gujarat
cadre.
16) Who was crowned as Miss USA 2014 on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez
17) Who was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo on 8
June 2014?
Ans. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Note: He is the fifth Egyptian President to come from Army
and will be the president for four years.
18) Name the Foreign Minister of China who was on a two-day
long visit to India from 8 June to 9 June 2014
Ans. Wang Yi
19) Name the leading NRI industrial who was honoured with
the Lifetime Achievement Award by a UK-based business
association on 13 June 2014?
Ans. Lord Swraj Paul
Note: He is the founder of the UK-based steel and
engineering multinational company Caparo that first began
operations in the West Midlands under the banner of a small
company called L K
Industrial.
20) Who was elected as the President of 69th Session of
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 June 2014?
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Ans. Sam Kahamba Kutesa
Note: He is Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister. The theme
for the 69th session is “Delivering on and
Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development
Agenda”.
21) World Day against Child Labour was observed across the
world on 12 June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Extend social protection: combat child labour.
22) The three day Leh Festival began in Leh region of which
state on 12 June 2014?
Ans. Jammu & Kashmir
23) Name the biography of 91-year-old-thespian Dilip Kumar
which was released on 10 June 2014 in Mumbai by Amitabh
Bachchan, Dharmendra and Aamir Khan?
Ans. The Substance and the Shadow: authored by Uday
Tara Nayar
24) Who was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of
Strategic Forces Command on 13 June 2014?
Ans. Lt Gen Amit Sharma
Note: He replaced Vice Admiral SPS Cheema.
25) Which Indian won Silver Medal in men’s 10-meter air
pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Shooting in Munich on 11
June 2014?
Ans. Jitu Rai
Note: The Gold was clinched by Pablo Carrera of Spain and
Bronze was bagged by Pavlo Korostylov of Ukraine.
26) Canara Bank on 10 June 2014 opened its seventh overseas
branch in which city?
Ans. New York, USA
27) Which former Indian cricket captain, joined the Mudgal
Committee on IPL spot-fixing as an expert on cricketing
affairs on 8 June 2014?
Ans. Sourav Ganguly
28) 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held from 4 June 2014 – 5
June 2014 at?
Ans. Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
29) UN General Assembly on 7 June 2014 announced an
award in honour of which famous leader, who died recently?
Ans. Nelson Mandela
30) Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, on 11
June 2014 launched which salt as a part of social welfare
scheme in the state?
Ans. Amma Salt
Note: Amma Salt is manufactured by Tamil Nadu Salt
Corporation limited (TNSC) under the State Industries
Department.
31) Who was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD
Tata Award for 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India
(ASI) on 9 June 2014?
Ans. Somasundaram of Airports Authority of India (AAI)
32) Who was appointed as President of Reliance Jio
Infocomm on 10 June 2014?
Ans. Sunil Dutt
33) Which airport won the Airport Service Quality (ASQ)
Award by Airport Council International (ACI) in the category
of the best improved airport in Asia Pacific Region recently?
Ans. Kolkata Airport
34) Who became the first speaker of Telangana Legislative
Assembly on 10 June 2014?
Ans. Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary
35) Which Power Plant on 8 June 2014 became India’s first
nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power?
Ans. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
36) 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-
2014 was held from 9 to 11 June 2014 at?
Ans. Moscow, Russia
37) State Cabinet of Maharashtra on 13 June 2014 approved
the long pending proposal to bifurcate Thane district to carve
out Palghar district from it. With the bifurcation there will be
total how many districts in Maharashtra?
Ans. 36
38) IUCN released the Red List of Threatened Species on 12
June 2014. Expand IUCN?
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Ans. International Union for Conservation of Nature
39) Who was elected as 10th president of Israel on 10 June
2014?
Ans. Reuven Ruby Rivlin
40) Uttarakhand Assembly session was held for first time
outside Dehradun from 9 June to 11 June 2014 at?
Ans. Gairsain
41) Who was sworn-in as the President of Ukraine in Kiev on
7 June 2014?
Ans. Petro Poroshenko
42) Who took charge as US interim Ambassador to India on 6
June 2014?
Ans. Kathleen Stephens
1) Who was unanimously elected as Speaker of the 16th Lok
Sabha on 6 June 2014?
Ans. Sumitra Mahajan
Note: She replaced Meria Kumar and became the second
women presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. She was elected
after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
adopted by voice vote called by pro tem Speaker Kamal Nath.
Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Party leader from Indore
constituency, is the longest serving woman Member of
Parliament (MP) and this is her eighth terms as MP.
2) World Environment Day (WED) was observed across the
world on 5 June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Small islands and climate change and slogan raise
your voice not the Sea level
3) Which state became the 29th State of India with Hyderabad
as its capital on 2 June 2014?
Ans. Telangana
5) Where is the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2014
scheduled to be held from 23 July to 3 August 2014?
Ans. Glasgow, Scotland
5) Who was sworn-in as the pro tem Speaker of 16th Lok
Sabha on 4 June 2014?
Ans. Kamal Nath
6) Who was given additional charge of the Ministries of Rural
Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and
Sanitation on 4 June 2014?
Ans. Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Note: Additional charges were given to him due to the death
of Gopinath Munde who was holding the above ministries.
Nithin Gadkari is already Union Minister for Surface
Transport & Shipping.
7) Which state government on 3 June 2014 announced the
enhancement of the retirement age of government employees
from 58 to 60 years?
Ans. Jammu and Kashmir
8) Who was appointed as new test captain of South African
cricket team on 3 June 2014?
Ans. Hashim Amla
9) Who has topped the Forbes annual list of Most Powerful
Women 2014 in the world?
Ans. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel
10) Who has sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of
Telengana, which became the 29th state of Indian Union?
Ans. Chandrashekhar Rao
11) What is the name of World’s first humanoid robot that can
communicate and read emotions which was unveiled in Japan
on 5 June 2014 by a mobile phone company Softbank Corp?
Ans. Pepper
12) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at .................. won the
Roll of Excellence award, given by Airport Council
International (ACI) in Seoul, South Korea on 27 May 2014?
Ans. Hyderabad
13) India has overtaken Germany and Italy to emerge as the
world's second largest textile exporter behind which country?
Ans China
14) 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held from 4 June 2014 – 5
June 2014 at?
Ans. Brussels
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15) Which country will become the 19th country to adopt
Euro as a Single currency from 1 January 2015?
Ans. Lithuania
16) Which country on 5 June 2014 announced to introduce a
new legislation bill Recall of Member of Parliament (M.P.)
Bill, which will allow voters to sack misbehaving MPs?
Ans. Britain
17) Who won the Presidential election for the third time in
Syria recently?
Ans. President Bashar al-Assad
18) Who became the first Indian to receive the prestigious
Harvard Medal on 29 May 2014?
Ans. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand G Mahindra
19) State government of Madhya Pradesh recently appointed
whom as the brand ambassador of its maternal and child
health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan?
Ans. Madhuri Dixit
20) Who took over the charge of Western Naval Command
(WNC) as Commander-in-Chief on 6 June 2014?
Ans. Vice Admiral Anil Chopra
21) Who was appointed as Micromax Chairman on 5 June
2014?
Ans. Sanjay Kapoor
Note: Sanjay Kapoor was a former CEO of Bharti Airtel.
22) Who was sworn-in as the President of El Salvador on 1
June 2014?
Ans. Salvador Sanchez Ceren
23) Who was sworn-in as President of Malawi on 31 May
2014?
Ans. Peter Mutharika
24) Which Indian was on 5 June 2014 appointed as member of
a UN Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN
peacekeeping?
Ans. Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha
25) What is India's position in the ICC ODI team rankings
released on 4 June 2014?
Ans. 3rd
26) Which Airport in India was ranked as second best airport
in the world in service quality among airports that handle 25
to 40 million passengers per annum (MPPA)?
Ans. Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) of Delhi
27) Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in first week
of June 2014 launched a new four-minute video titled
.................. to highlight the health and economic impacts of
tobacco consumption?
Ans. The Price We Pay
28) State government of Uttar Pradesh on 6 June 2014
constituted a four-member Special Investigating Team (SIT)
to probe the Badaun gang rape and murder case. Who will
head it?
Ans. Circle Officer of Ujhaini, Mukesh Saxena
29) Who won the 2014 Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction on
4 June 2014 for her first novel A Girl is a Half-Formed
Thing?
Ans. Irish author Eimear McBride
30) Global Day of Parents was observed across the world on?
Ans. 1 June 2014
1) Which country won the 2014 edition of Men’s Hockey
World Cup for second successive time on 15
June 2014?
Ans. Australia
Note: Australia won against the Netherlands with 6-1 in the
final held at Kyocera Stadium in The
Hague, Netherlands.
2) Which country won the 2014 edition of Women’s
Hockey World Cup held in The Hague,
Netherlands on 14 June 2014?
Ans. Netherlands
Note: They defeated Australia 2-0 in the final. This is
Netherlands seventh title. It previously won the titles in
1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990 and 2006.
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3) Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made his first
foreign tour to which country on 15 June 2014 to 16 June
2014?
Ans. Bhutan
Note: He was accompanied by External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor
Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh. A grand
welcome was accorded by Bhutanese King
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and Prime Minister
Tshering Tobgay.
4) Name the India-born Mexican plant scientist who was
honoured with the World Food Prize for the year 2014?
Ans. Sanjaya Rajaram
Note: The prize was established in 1986 by Dr. Norman
Borlaug to focus the world’s attention on hunger and on
those whose work has significantly helped efforts to end the
hunger. The award will be presented to Rajaram in Des
Moines, Iowa in October 2014.
5) Name the Booker Prize winning author who was on 20 June
2014 named as the winner of 2014 Pen Pinter Prize?
Ans. Salman Rushdie
Note: The Pen Printer Prize is an annual literary award was
established in 2009 by writers’ charity
English Pen. It was formed in memory of famous British
playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
6) Who was chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for
2013 on 20 June 2014?
Ans. Kedarnath Singh
Note: He is noted Hindi poet. He is the 10th Hindi writer to
receive the honour and is the 49th recipient of Jnanpith
award.
7) Union Government on 19 June 2014 reconstituted six
important Cabinet Committees of these .......
will be headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
Ans. Four
Note: Remaining two will be headed by Home Minister
Rajnath Singh. The six Cabinet Committees include
Security, Political Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Economic
Affairs, Accommodation and
Appointments.
8) Indian Railways on 20 June 2014 increased the passenger
fare by ...... percent in all classes and freight
charges by ....... percent respectively?
Ans. 14.2% and 6.5%
9) Name the left-arm Indian spinner who on 14 June 2014
announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?
Ans. Murali Kartik
10) Which city became first kerosene-free city in India on 16
June 2014?
Ans. Delhi
Note: This was achieved after implementation of the Delhi:
A Kerosene-Free Scheme launched in 2012 under which no
subsidized kerosene were being issued in Delhi.
11) BL Joshi who resigned from his post on 17 June 2014 was
the governor of?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh
12) India’s first One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) named
Gauravi was launched in which city on 16 June 2014?
Ans. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Note: It was launched by the Bollywood actor Amir Khan.
The centre is first of its kind in India for women who are
victims of violence. It will provide help and assistance to rape
survivors and victims of dowry harassment, domestic
violence and other atrocities on women, all under one roof.
13) Which city in India recorded the highest consumption of
cigarettes in India as revealed by the ICICI Lombard Tobacco
Consumption Habits 2014 survey released on 12 June 2014?
Ans. Kolkata
14) Which state on 17 June 2013 approved setting up of 500
water ATMs?
Ans. Delhi
Note: These ATMs will provide citizens with an easily
accessible, demand based and affordable supply system.
These ATMs will also supplement water supply, particularly
in areas that faces crisis.
15) Name the Governor of Chhattisgarh who resigned on 18
June 2014?
Ans. Shekhar Dutt
16) Name the former Captain of Bangladesh who was on 18
June 2014 banned for eight years by the disciplinary panel set
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Ans. Mohammad Ashraful
Note: He was found guilty on four charges of fixing matches
in Bangladesh Premier League of 2013.
17) Who was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on 18 June 2014?
Ans. Rajeev Topno
18) Indian cricket team on 19 June 2014 won the three One
Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh 2-0. Who
was the captain of Indian team in the tournament?
Ans. Suresh Raina
Note: Stuart Binny of India was declared Man of the Series.
Main highlight of the series was Stuart
Binny taking six wickets for four runs in the second ODI,
which is best bowling figures by any Indian in ODIs
overtaking Anil Kumble who took 6 wickets for 12 against
the West Indies in 1993 in Kolkata.
19) Who was elected as the first Assembly speaker of Andhra
Pradesh after bifurcation on 20 June 2014?
Ans. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
20) Name the world number one chess player who was on 18
June 2014 bagged the FIDE World Rapid Chess
Championship title in Dubai?
Ans. Magnus Carlsen
21) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 15 June 2014
launched first Roof Top Solar Power Plant at
............ metro station in its attempt to conserve environment?
Ans. Dwarka Sec21
22) Who was appointed as the new Revenue Secretary on 14
June 2014?
Ans. Shaktikanta Das
23) Which company became the first real estate developer in
the country to receive ISO Quality Certification on 16 June
2014?
Ans. DLF Home Developers Ltd
24) India won 12 medals overall to finish 5th in final medal
tally at the 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship held
from 12 June to 15 June 2014 at?
Ans. Taipei City, China
25) Union Cabinet on 17 June 2014 appointed whom as
arbitrator in Vodafone tax disputes case?
Ans. R C Lahoti, the Ex-Chief Justice of India (CJI)
26) Who became the first woman to be appointed on the board
of the Reliance Industries on 18 June 2014?
Ans. Nita Ambani
27) Union Cabinet on 18 June 2014 approved constitution of a
three-member Supervisory Committee to look into issues of
safety & restoration of which Dam?
Ans. Mullaperiyar Dam
28) Name the Taiwanese poet who translated 1330 couplets of
Tirukkural (one of the collection of sangam literature) and the
poems of poet Subramanya Bharathi in Mandarin recently?
Ans. Yushi
29) Who was re-elected as the President of Colombia on 15
June 2014?
Ans. Juan Manuel Santos
30) Name the Indian origin physicist Tejinder Virdee who was
on 14 June 2014 honoured with knighthood Bachelor by
Queen Elizabeth II for his work on the Higgs Boson theory?
Ans. Tejinder Virdee
31) World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) was
observed across the world on 17 June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Land Belongs to the Future - Let’s Climate Proof It.
32) Name the surface-to-air missile test-fired by Indian Army
on 18 June 2014?
Ans. Akash missile
33) Who was awarded with the first Tang Prize in sustainable
development by the Tang Prize Foundation on 18 June 2014?
Ans. Gro Harlem Brundtland
Note: Samuel Yin established the Tang Prize in December
2012. She is a former Prime Minister of
Norway and was awarded the prize for her innovation,
leadership and implementation of sustainable development.
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1) ISRO’s PSLV ........ was launched on 30 June 2014 from
Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in
Andhra Pradesh?
Ans. PSLV C23
Note: The PSLV C23 carried five satellites belonging to four
countries namely France, Germany, Canada and Singapore.
All these five satellites were launched under commercial
arrangements that
ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) has entered with the
respective foreign agencies.
2) Name the Indian badminton ace who on 29 June 2014 won
750000 US dollar Australian Open Super Series by defeating
Carolina Marin of Spain in straight-game 21-18, 21-11 in final
played at Sydney?
Ans. Saina Nehwal
3) Name the Governor of West Bengal who on 30 June 2014
tendered his resignation to the President of India, Pranab
Mukherjee?
Ans. MK Narayanan
4) 35th National Games to be held in which state from 31
January to 14 February 2015 as announced recently?
Ans. Kerala
5) Which country announced to honour Shahrukh Khan with
Officer of the Legion of Honour for his contribution to
Cinema on 25 June 2014?
Ans. France
6) Who was formally appointed as the first Chairman of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) for a period of two years
from 2014 to 2016 on 26 June 2014?
Ans. N Srinivasan
7) UK firm East India Company on 23 June 2014 issued an
exclusive legal tender gold coins in honour of?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
8) Who on 19 June 2014 became the first Indian to win three
medals in successive ISSF Shooting World Cup?
Ans. Jitu Rai
9) Who repalced Virat Kohli as the number One batsman in
the ICC ODI batsman ranking released on 21 June 2014?
Ans. AB de Villiers
10) Which state Government on 26 June 2014 launched
Amma Pharmacy (Amma Marundhagam) to sell quality
medicines at a lower price?
Ans. Tamil Nadu
11) Which Indian sand artist won the People's Choice prize at
the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 held in the Atlantic
City of the US recently?
Ans. Sudarsan Pattnaik
Note: He won prize for his work Save Tree, Save the Future.
This is first sand art world cup at USA
2014.
12) Which College for the first time in India has included the
category of third gender in its application forms for academic
programs 2014-15 on 26 June 2014?
Ans. Pune’s Fergusson College
13) Ramanarayanan, the film director and producer who died
on 22 June 2014 in Singapore at the age of 65 is from which
language?
Ans. Tamil
14) Ancient Pyu Cities on 22 June 2014 became the first site
from which country to be inscribed on the
UNESCO’s World Heritage Site List?
Ans. Myanmar
Note: The decision to include Myanmar’s first site on World
Heritage list was taken at the 38th session of the World
Heritage Committee held in Doha, Qatar.
15) World Refugee Day was observed across the world on?
Ans. 20 June 2014
16) Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
(GHNPCA) was inscribed in the World Heritage List by the
World Heritage Committee. 38th session of the World
Heritage Committee held on 23 June 2014 at?
Ans. Doha, Qatar
17) Which Indian received an honorary doctor of laws degree
from York University in Toronto, Canada on 21 June 2014?
Ans. TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata
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18) International Widows Day was observed across the globe
on?
Ans. 23 June 2014
19) Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express on 25 June 2014
derailed near Chhapra in which state in which four people
were killed and eight were injured?
Ans. Bihar
20) International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking was observed every year on?
Ans. 26 June
Note: The theme of the 2014 is A message of hope: Drug use
disorders are preventable and treatable.
21) The 11th century stepwell Rani-ki-Vav (Queen’s stepwell)
which was included in the UNESCO’s
World Heritage List on 22 June 2014 is in which state?
Ans. Gujarat
22) Union Home Ministry on 23 June 2014 decided not to
allow visa-free entry to nationals of which country?
Ans. Bangladesh
23) Name the national air carrier of India which joined the
global airlines grouping, Star Alliance on 23 June 2014?
Ans. Air India
24) Which state announced 33 percent reservation for women
in its police force on 24 June 2014?
Ans. Gujarat
25) Union Cabinet on 25 June 2014 approved an in principle
memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and
which country for setting up industrial parks in the country?
Ans. China
26) Who was re-elected as Prime Minster of South Korea on
25 June 2014?
Ans. Chung Hung Won
27) Who was appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited on
25 June 2014?
Ans. A.K. Dubey
28) Name the Indian cueist who on 29 June 2014 won his
maiden IBSF 6-Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh in
Egypt?
Ans. Pankaj Advani
29) Union Government on 24 June 2014 granted Navratna
status to?
Ans. Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and National Buildings
Construction Corporation (NBCC)
30) Which Indian-origin judge was appointed as 8th Attorney-
General of Singapore on 25 June 2014?
Ans. V K Rajah
31) Who was named as the next president of the European
Commission on 26 June 2014?
Ans. Jean-Claude Juncker
32) United Nations Public Service Day was celebrated on 23
June 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Innovating Governance for Sustainable Development
and Well-being of the People.
33) Which became the 1000th site to be included in the
UNESCO World Heritage Site List on 22 June 2014?
Ans. Okavango Delta in Botswana
34) Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 23 June 2014
passed a Bill raising the retirement age of government
employees of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh to ..... years?
Ans. 60
35) State Government of Odisha on 26 June 2014 raised the
retirement age of its employees from 58 to
...... years?
Ans. 60
36) Which state on 26 June 2014 approved 16 percent
reservation to Maratha community and 5 percent to Muslims
in government jobs and educational institutions?
Ans. Maharashtra
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6) Who was appointed as the 28th Chief of Army Staff
(COAS) on 13 May 2014?
Ans. Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag
Note: He will assume the charge on 31 July 2014 the date on
which General Bikram
Singh retires. General Suhag will serve as the COAS for 29
month till 31 December
2016.
7) Hockey India (HI) honoured heroes of 1975 World Cup
team on 14 May 2014. The 1975 World Cup team was
felicitated on the eve of World Cup 2014. Which country is
hosting Hockey World Cup 2014?
Ans. The Hague, Netherlands
8) Which Bollywood actor on 13 May 2014 became the first
Indian to feature on the cover page of the business magazine
Forbes Middle East?
Ans. Shah Rukh Khan
9) Who has resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 17
May 2014?
Ans. Nitish Kumar
5) Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh tendered his
resignation to the President of India Pranab Mukherjee on?
Ans. 17 May 2014
6) Asia's biggest milk brand Amul on 14 May 2014
announced to set up a dairy processing plant at?
Ans. Varanasi
7) Who was named as the batting coach of Pakistan cricket
team for two years on 15 May 2014?
Ans. Grant Flower
8) Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 15 May
2014 announced that plastic currency notes will be launched
in India by which year after field trials?
Ans. 2015
Note: Modern plastic currency notes were first developed
by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), CSIRO and The
University of Melbourne to safeguard counterfeiting the
currency. They were first issued as currency in Australia in
1988.
In 1996 Australia switched completely to plastic currency
notes.
9) Which mobile service provider announced on 14 May
2014 that it will provide free Wi-Fi in Gurgaon Rapid Metro
Rail for six months?
Ans. MTS
10) Who led the Indian delegation at the 67th Cannes
International Film Festival inaugurated in Cannes, France on
14 May 2014?
Ans. Kamal Haasan
11) Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery
Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) on 14 May 2014?
Ans. Justice BS Chauhan
12) Supreme Court Collegium on 13 May 2014
recommended the names of whom to be elevated as judges of
the Supreme Court?
Ans. Gopal Subramaniam and RF Nariman
13) Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 12 May
2014 gave his assent to the Whistleblowers Protection Bill
2011. With this assent, the Whistleblowers Bill, 2011 became?
Ans. Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2011
14) Name the World’s first Electric plane successfully
completed its first flight on 9
May 2014?
Ans. E-Fan
15) International Nurses Day was observed across the world
on?
Ans. 12 May 2014
16) Who won Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards
and Snooker tournament on 14 May 2014?
Ans. Pankaj Advani
17) Name the founder of Leela Group of Hotels who died on
17 May 2014 in Mumbai?
Ans. Capitan Krishnan Nair
18) Supreme Court of India on 16 May 2014 appointed three-member
panel headed by whom to further probe the IPL spot
fixing scandal involving N Srinivasan and 12 others?
Ans. Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal
19) World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was observed
across the world on?
Ans. 10 – 11 May 2014
20) Which Indian – American was on 13 May 2014
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Massachusetts?
Ans. Indira Talwani
21) Who recently (in May 2014) became the first-ever
woman to head a UN Peacekeeping Force in its entire history?
Ans. Major General Kristin Lund of Norway
Note: United Nations Peacekeeping Force helps countries
torn by conflict to create conditions for lasting peace.
22) Which team won the 20th Senior National Women’s
Football Championships title at the Golaghat Stadium in
Assam on 12 May 2014?
Ans. Manipur
23) Who won his 27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at
Mutua Madrid Tennis Open final on 11 May 2014?
Ans. Rafael Nadal
24) Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Central Water
Commission & ex-officio Secretary of the Government of
India on 15 May 2014?
Ans. Ashwin B. Pandya
25) Who was appointed as President of International
Technology Law Association in May 2014?
Ans. Sajai Singh
26) Who was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD)
of Volvo Buses India on 14 May 2014 by Volvo Bus
Corporation?
Ans. VRV Sriprasad
27) Who won Mutua Madrid Open Tennis title in women's
singles category?
Ans. Maria Sharapova
1) Who has sworn-in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on
26 May 2014?
Ans. Narendra Damodardas Modi
Note: Along with him, 45-member Council of Ministers that
includes 23 Ministers with Cabinet rank, 10 Ministers of
State with independent charges and 12 Ministers of State
also took oath of their offices. The Prime Minister and his
Council of
Ministers were appointed in term of Article 75 of the
Constitution of India.
2) Who was appointed as the new National Security Adviser
on 30 May 2014?
Ans. Ajit Doval
Note: He is the former Intelligence Bureau Chief. According
to the official order, this appointment of 69-year-old Doval
will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or till
further orders, whichever is earlier. National Security
Adviser is the person who acts as the primary advisor to the
Prime Minister of India on national and international
security.
3) Who was appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India
on 28 May 2014?
Ans. Mukul Rohatgi
Note: He will succeed Gulam Vahanvati. The Attorney
General for India is the Indian government's chief legal
advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of
India. He is appointed by the President of India under
Article 76(1) of the
Constitution and holds office during the pleasure of the
President.
4) Which football club won the 10th UEFA Champions
League Football title?
Ans. Real Madrid
Note: They defeated its arch-rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1.
5) Who became the first woman External Affairs Minister of
India on 26 May 2014?
Ans. Sushma Swaraj
6) Who became the youngest woman to climb the Mount
Everest, the highest peak in the world on 25 May 2014?
Ans. Malavath Poorna
Note: She is a 13-years and 11-month old girl of Andhra
Pradesh. Poorna was accompanied by Sadhanapalli Anand
Kumar, a 16-year old from the same state. Anand became
the first Dalit to conquer the tallest peak.
7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected from two Lok
Sabha constituencies in the LS elections 2014. On 29th May
2014 he has quit Vadodara constituency and will henceforth
represent which constituency in the Parliament?
Ans. Varanasi
8) Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi held talks with
Prime Minister of Pakistan in New Delhi on 27 May 2014.
Who is the present PM of Pakistan?
Ans. Nawaz Sharif
9) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced on 29 May
2014 to buy a majority stake of about ......... percent in
Network18 Media and Investments for 4000 crore rupees?
Ans. 78
Note: The deal will be done through the Independent Media
Trust (IMT) set up by