1. India suffered 4-0 loss in 5 match ODI series against which country ?
A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. New Zealand
D. Pakistan
Ans : (C) : India lost the fifth and final cricket ODI series of 5 matches against New Zealand by 87 runs in Westpac Stadium at Wellington.
2. Recently three Transgenders got government jobs in which country ?
A. USA
B. Bangladesh
C. India
D. Pakistan
Ans : (D) : The Sindh government in Pakistan employed three transgendered persons in different departments on 31 January 2014.
3. Which athlete score 10 m Air Pistol recognized as World record on January 2014 ?
A. Heena Sandhu
B. Harveen Srao
C. Shweta Chaudhary
D. Ayonika Paul
Ans : (A) : Heena Sandhu’s 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.
4. India and Netherlands signed MoU for cooperation in which field ?
A. Crude oil
B. Sports
C. Agriculture
D. Defence
Ans : (B) : India and the Netherlands signed an MOU in field of Sports for exchange of knowledge and experience in the fields of sports management and others.
5. India became third largest crude oil importer in the World by overtaking which country ?
A. USA
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Japan
Ans : (D) : India overtook Japan to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World.
6. Who became the first woman External Affairs Minister of India ?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Sheila Dixit
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Sonia Gandhi
Ans : (C) : Sushma Swaraj became the first woman External Affairs Minister on 26 May 2014.
7.Which country won Uber Cup 2014 of badminton ?
A. India
B. China
C. USA
D. Japan
Ans : (B) : China won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton on 24 May 2014.
8. Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India at which number ?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 16th
Ans : (C) : Narendra Modi on 26 May 2014 was sworn-in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on along with 45-member Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
9. Who appointed as 14th Attorney-General of India ?
A. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
B. Milon K Banerji
C. Ranjit Kumar
D. Mukul Rohatgi
Ans : (D) : Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India. He succeeds Goolam Essaji Vahanvati.
10. Who appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Narendra Modi ?
A. Nripendra Misra
B. T. K. A. Nair
C. Brajesh Mishra
D. Amit Shah
Ans : (A) : Former Chairperson of TRAI, Nripendra Misra has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
11. Recently India signed loan agreement with World Bank of amount $1006 mn for ?
A. Rojgar Niyojan
B. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
C. Pollution Control
D. Food Security
Ans : (B) : Union Government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of 1006.20 million US dollar for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III.
12. Who is selected as goodwill ambassador for 35th National Games ?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Sushil Kumar
C. Abhinav bindra
D. Mary Kom
Ans : (A) : Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National Games, Kerala scheduled to be held from January-February 2015.
13. Which team won the seventh season IPL 2014 ?
A. Chennai Super King
B. Kings XI Punjab
C. Kolkata Knight Riders
D. Mumbai Indians
Ans : (C) : Kolalata knight Riders beats Knigs Punjab by 3 wickets.
14. Who took oaths as first CM of Telangana ?
A. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
B. K Chandrashekhar Rao
C. Chandrababu Naidu
D. Y S. Rajshekhara Reddy
Ans : (B) : Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao was on 06 June 2014 sworn in as the chief minister of newly-carved state of Telangana by governor ESL Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad.
15. Telangana became the _ state of India on 2 June 2014 ?
A. 27
B. 28
C. 29
D. 30
Ans : (C) : Telangana became the 29th State of India with Hyderabad as its capital on 2 June 2014.
16. Who topped Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2014 ?
A. Janet Yellen
B. Angela Merkel
C. Chanda Kochhar
D. Melinda Gates
Ans : (B) : German Chancellor topped Forbes annual list of Most Powerful Women 2014 in the world.
17. The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute _ Lok Sabha ?
A. 15th
B. 16th
C. 17th
D. 18th
Ans : (B) : The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of parliament for all 543 parliamentary constituencies of India.
18. The World Environment Day is celebrated on ?
A. 4th June
B. 5th June
C. 6th June
D. 7th June
Ans : (B) : World Environment Day observed across the world on 5 June 2014 with theme small islands and climate change and slogan raise your voice not the sea level.
19. Padma Vibhaushan Awards for the year 2014 announced on the Eve of 65th Republic Day of India to ?
A. Prof. Gulam Mohmmed Sheikh and Kamala Hassan
B. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar and B.K.S. Iyengar
C. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa and Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi
D. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil and Leander Paes
Ans : (B) : Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar was given for research work on Science and Engineering and B.K.S. Iyengar is given for Yoga.
20. Who was hounoured with 'Global Indian Award' in Canada ?
A. Nandan NilekaniB. NR Narayana Murthy C. Mukesh AmbaniD. Ratan Tata
Ans : (B) : 2014 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award presented to NR Narayana Murthy for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector.
21. Who won the Syrian Presidential election for third time ?
A. Bashar al-Assad
B. Hassan al-Nouri
C. Maher Hajjar
D. None of the above
Ans : (A) : President Bashar al-Assad of Syria won the Presidential election for the third time for seven-year term.
22. Indian-American appointed as member of Holocaust Memorial Council ?
A. Joshua B. Bolten
B. Tom A. Bernstein
C. Shefali Duggal
D. None of the above
Ans : (C) : US President Obama appointed Indian-American Shefali Duggal as the member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council on 3 June 2014.
23. A Retired Indian Army Officer is appointed as member of UN expert panel on peacekeep ?
A. V. K. Singh
B. Abhijit Guha
C. Bikram Singh
D. None of the above
Ans : (B) : Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha of Indian Army appointed as member of a UN Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN peacekeeping.
24. Recently an Indian State raised retirement age of employee to 60 ?
A. Assam
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Karnataka
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (D) : Jammu and Kashmir government decided to increase the retirement age of government employees from 58 to 60 years.
25. Who is the speaker of 16th Loksabha ?
A. Meira Kumar
B. Somnath Chatterjee
C. Sumitra Mahajan
D. Lalkrishna Advani
Ans : (C)
26. For the first time a politician is Union Minister of state for Home Affairs in Indian politics from North East ?
A. Kiren Rijiju
B. Tarun Gogoi
C. Rameswor Teli
D. Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
Ans : (A) : Kiren Rijiju is Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament from the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
27. Who has record of incredible eight French Open titles ?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Roger Federer
C. Andy Murray
D. Rafael Nadal
Ans : (D) : 2013 bt David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3: Nadal overcomes a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times.
28. Who won French Open Women's Single Championship 2014 ?
A. Simona Halep
B. Maria Sharapova
C. Serena Williams
D. Eugenie Bouchard
Ans : (B) : Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros.
29. Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?
A. Afghanistan
B. Myanmar
C. Maldives
D. Bhutan
Ans : (B)
30. Who won French Open Tennis Men's Single Championship 2014 ?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Roger Federer
C. Rafael Nadal
D. David Ferrer
Ans : (C) : Spain's King of clay "Rafael Nadal" beats Serbia's "Novak Djokovic" in four sets to claim his ninth French Open title.
31. 40th G-7 summit 2014 held at ?
A. New Delhi
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Brussels
Ans : (D) : 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Justus Lipsius building, Brussels at the Council of the European Union on 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014.
32. Who is appointed as brand ambassador of health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan ?
A. Kiran Bedi
B. Madhuri Dixit
C. Mary Kom
D. Sushma Swaraj
Ans : (B) : State government of Madhya Pradesh appointed Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador of maternal and child health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan. The campaign will kick off from 26 June 2014 with an event organised in collaboration of Bhopal unit of UNICEF.
33. UN General Assembly announced an award on 7th June 2014 in honour of ?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Steve Jobs
C. Mother Teresa
D. Pope John Paul II
Ans : (A)
34. Who is sworn-in as President of Egypt ?
A. Muhammad Naguid
B. Hosni Mubarak
C. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
D. Omar Suleiman
Ans : (C) : Former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo.
35. The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be which number FIFA World Cup ?
A. 18th
B. 20th
C. 22th
D. 24th
Ans (B) : The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.
36. Who is elected as 10th president of Israel ?
A. Reuven Ruby Rivlin
B. Shimon Peres
C. Moshe Katsav
D. Ezer Weizman
Ans (A) : Reuven Ruby Rivlin on 10 June 2014 was elected as 10th president of Israel. Reuven Ruby Rivlin is a member of Likud party. He will succeed Shimon Peres. Rivlin will sworn-in on 24 July 2014. Rivlin has defeated a long-time MP Meir Sheetrit by 63 to 53 in a secret run-off ballot.
37. Who is conferred with Bharat Ratna JRD Award for 2013 ?
A. Yatin Shah
B. Sunil Dutt
C. V. Somasundaram
D. None of these
Ans (C) : V. Somasundaram of Airports Authority of India (AAI) on 9 June 2014 was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award for 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI).He received the award for his contribution in improving ANS infrastructure in the country for enhancing safety, efficiency and capacity of the airspace and also towards seamless ATM and global harmonization. He also won international ATC Awards consecutively for three years.
38. Recently Project Seabird phase II in Karwar, Karnataka got environment clearance, this is related to ?
A. Nuclear Reactor
B. Water Dam
C. Spacecraft Propulsion
D. Naval Base
Ans (D) : Project Seabird Phase II in Karwar, Karnataka on 9 June 2014 got environment clearance by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Project Seabird will be one of the largest naval bases of India and will be completed in two phases. It will house various warships including India's largest warship and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
39. Who is the new Infosys CEO ?
A. NR Narayana Murthy
B. Vishal Sikka
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. Sudha Murthy
Ans (B) : Under pressure over the exodus of staff, information technology services major Infosys appointed SAP AG executive board member Vishal Sikka as the chief executive officer and managing director (CEO and MD) of the company, ending weeks of suspense. This is the first time Infosys Ltd, India's second-largest IT services exporter, did not choose one of its founders for the role.
40. OECD stands for ?
A. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
B. Organisation for Electricity Committee and Development
C. Organisation of Economic Committee and Development
D. Organisation for Electricity Co-operation and Development
Ans (A) :The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
41. Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister is elected as UN President ?
A. Yoweri Museveni
B. Sam Kahamba Kutesa
C. Tito Okello
D. Bazilio-Olara Okello
Ans (B) : Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected as the president of United Nations General Assembly.
42. 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 was held in ?
A. Moscow
B. New York
C. New Delhi
D. London
Ans (A) : ATOMEXPO-2014 Nuclear Energy Forum was held in Moscow from 9 to 11 June 2014.
43. An Indian scientist, elected to UNCLCS ?
A. N R Narayanmurthy
B. Manmohan Singh
C. P. Chidambaram
D. Rasik Ravindra
Ans (D) : Indian scientist Rasik Ravindra was elected as member of UN’s body focused on oceans and law of the sea by securing support of all 111 members.
44. Who is the new Governor appointed in Chhattisgarh ?
A. Shekhar Dutt
B. Ram Naresh Yadav
C. Balramji Das Tandon
D. Krishna Mohan Seth
Ans (C) : Balramji Das Tandon is the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
45. Who is the new Governor appointed in Gujarat ?
A. O.P.Kohli
B. Shivraj Patil
C. Om Prakash Verma
D. Surendra Nath
Ans (A) : OP Kohli is the Governor of Gujarat.
46. Who is the new Governor appointed in Nagaland ?
A. Ashwani Kumar
B. Nikhil Kumar
C. Gurbachan Jagat
D. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
Ans (D) : Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya appointed as Governor of Nagaland.
47. Who is the new Governor appointed in West Bengal ?
A. D.Y.Patil
B. M.K.Narayanan
C. Keshari Nath
D. Devanand Konwar
Ans: (C) : West Bengal Governor is Keshari Nath.
48. Who is the new Governor appointed in Uttar Pradesh ?
A. Ram Naik
B. Aziz Qreshi
C. Banwari Lal Joshi
D. Sudashan Agrawal
Ans (A) : Uttar Pradesh Governor is BJP Veteran Leader Ram Naik.
49. Who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup ?
A. Argentina
B. Netherland
C. Germany
D. Spain
Ans (C) : Germany won the final match with Argentina by 1-0.
50. Durand Cup is related to ?
A. Tennis
B. Football
C. Boxing
D. Cricket
Ans (B): The Durand Football Tournament is a football competition in India which has a history dating back to 1888. The Tournament is named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, British India's Foreign Member of the time, the counterpart of the Foreign Secretary in London.
51. Who won the Gold of 25 metre Centre Fire Pistol event at the 35th National Games
A. Rajyvardhan Singh Rathore
B. Vijay Kumar
C. Alexander Zabelin
D. Sushil Kumar
Ans(B) : Vijay Kumar on 3 February 2015 won the Gold in 25 metre centre fire pistol event under men’s category in shooting competitions of the 35th National Games in Kerala. He won the Gold with a total score of 583 and finished with a clear seven-point lead over Silver medalist Samresh Jung (Himachal Pradesh) with a score of 576. Pemba Tamang won the Bronze with a score of 575.Vijay Kumar is an army personnel and a silver medalist in the rapid pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics.
A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. New Zealand
D. Pakistan
Ans : (C) : India lost the fifth and final cricket ODI series of 5 matches against New Zealand by 87 runs in Westpac Stadium at Wellington.
2. Recently three Transgenders got government jobs in which country ?
A. USA
B. Bangladesh
C. India
D. Pakistan
Ans : (D) : The Sindh government in Pakistan employed three transgendered persons in different departments on 31 January 2014.
3. Which athlete score 10 m Air Pistol recognized as World record on January 2014 ?
A. Heena Sandhu
B. Harveen Srao
C. Shweta Chaudhary
D. Ayonika Paul
Ans : (A) : Heena Sandhu’s 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.
4. India and Netherlands signed MoU for cooperation in which field ?
A. Crude oil
B. Sports
C. Agriculture
D. Defence
Ans : (B) : India and the Netherlands signed an MOU in field of Sports for exchange of knowledge and experience in the fields of sports management and others.
5. India became third largest crude oil importer in the World by overtaking which country ?
A. USA
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Japan
Ans : (D) : India overtook Japan to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World.
6. Who became the first woman External Affairs Minister of India ?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Sheila Dixit
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Sonia Gandhi
Ans : (C) : Sushma Swaraj became the first woman External Affairs Minister on 26 May 2014.
7.Which country won Uber Cup 2014 of badminton ?
A. India
B. China
C. USA
D. Japan
Ans : (B) : China won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton on 24 May 2014.
8. Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India at which number ?
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 16th
Ans : (C) : Narendra Modi on 26 May 2014 was sworn-in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on along with 45-member Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
9. Who appointed as 14th Attorney-General of India ?
A. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
B. Milon K Banerji
C. Ranjit Kumar
D. Mukul Rohatgi
Ans : (D) : Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India. He succeeds Goolam Essaji Vahanvati.
10. Who appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Narendra Modi ?
A. Nripendra Misra
B. T. K. A. Nair
C. Brajesh Mishra
D. Amit Shah
Ans : (A) : Former Chairperson of TRAI, Nripendra Misra has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
11. Recently India signed loan agreement with World Bank of amount $1006 mn for ?
A. Rojgar Niyojan
B. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
C. Pollution Control
D. Food Security
Ans : (B) : Union Government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of 1006.20 million US dollar for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III.
12. Who is selected as goodwill ambassador for 35th National Games ?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Sushil Kumar
C. Abhinav bindra
D. Mary Kom
Ans : (A) : Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National Games, Kerala scheduled to be held from January-February 2015.
13. Which team won the seventh season IPL 2014 ?
A. Chennai Super King
B. Kings XI Punjab
C. Kolkata Knight Riders
D. Mumbai Indians
Ans : (C) : Kolalata knight Riders beats Knigs Punjab by 3 wickets.
14. Who took oaths as first CM of Telangana ?
A. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
B. K Chandrashekhar Rao
C. Chandrababu Naidu
D. Y S. Rajshekhara Reddy
Ans : (B) : Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao was on 06 June 2014 sworn in as the chief minister of newly-carved state of Telangana by governor ESL Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad.
15. Telangana became the _ state of India on 2 June 2014 ?
A. 27
B. 28
C. 29
D. 30
Ans : (C) : Telangana became the 29th State of India with Hyderabad as its capital on 2 June 2014.
16. Who topped Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2014 ?
A. Janet Yellen
B. Angela Merkel
C. Chanda Kochhar
D. Melinda Gates
Ans : (B) : German Chancellor topped Forbes annual list of Most Powerful Women 2014 in the world.
17. The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute _ Lok Sabha ?
A. 15th
B. 16th
C. 17th
D. 18th
Ans : (B) : The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of parliament for all 543 parliamentary constituencies of India.
18. The World Environment Day is celebrated on ?
A. 4th June
B. 5th June
C. 6th June
D. 7th June
Ans : (B) : World Environment Day observed across the world on 5 June 2014 with theme small islands and climate change and slogan raise your voice not the sea level.
19. Padma Vibhaushan Awards for the year 2014 announced on the Eve of 65th Republic Day of India to ?
A. Prof. Gulam Mohmmed Sheikh and Kamala Hassan
B. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar and B.K.S. Iyengar
C. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa and Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi
D. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil and Leander Paes
Ans : (B) : Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar was given for research work on Science and Engineering and B.K.S. Iyengar is given for Yoga.
20. Who was hounoured with 'Global Indian Award' in Canada ?
A. Nandan NilekaniB. NR Narayana Murthy C. Mukesh AmbaniD. Ratan Tata
Ans : (B) : 2014 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award presented to NR Narayana Murthy for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector.
21. Who won the Syrian Presidential election for third time ?
A. Bashar al-Assad
B. Hassan al-Nouri
C. Maher Hajjar
D. None of the above
Ans : (A) : President Bashar al-Assad of Syria won the Presidential election for the third time for seven-year term.
22. Indian-American appointed as member of Holocaust Memorial Council ?
A. Joshua B. Bolten
B. Tom A. Bernstein
C. Shefali Duggal
D. None of the above
Ans : (C) : US President Obama appointed Indian-American Shefali Duggal as the member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council on 3 June 2014.
23. A Retired Indian Army Officer is appointed as member of UN expert panel on peacekeep ?
A. V. K. Singh
B. Abhijit Guha
C. Bikram Singh
D. None of the above
Ans : (B) : Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha of Indian Army appointed as member of a UN Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN peacekeeping.
24. Recently an Indian State raised retirement age of employee to 60 ?
A. Assam
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Karnataka
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (D) : Jammu and Kashmir government decided to increase the retirement age of government employees from 58 to 60 years.
25. Who is the speaker of 16th Loksabha ?
A. Meira Kumar
B. Somnath Chatterjee
C. Sumitra Mahajan
D. Lalkrishna Advani
Ans : (C)
26. For the first time a politician is Union Minister of state for Home Affairs in Indian politics from North East ?
A. Kiren Rijiju
B. Tarun Gogoi
C. Rameswor Teli
D. Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
Ans : (A) : Kiren Rijiju is Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament from the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
27. Who has record of incredible eight French Open titles ?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Roger Federer
C. Andy Murray
D. Rafael Nadal
Ans : (D) : 2013 bt David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3: Nadal overcomes a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times.
28. Who won French Open Women's Single Championship 2014 ?
A. Simona Halep
B. Maria Sharapova
C. Serena Williams
D. Eugenie Bouchard
Ans : (B) : Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros.
29. Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?
A. Afghanistan
B. Myanmar
C. Maldives
D. Bhutan
Ans : (B)
30. Who won French Open Tennis Men's Single Championship 2014 ?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Roger Federer
C. Rafael Nadal
D. David Ferrer
Ans : (C) : Spain's King of clay "Rafael Nadal" beats Serbia's "Novak Djokovic" in four sets to claim his ninth French Open title.
31. 40th G-7 summit 2014 held at ?
A. New Delhi
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Brussels
Ans : (D) : 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Justus Lipsius building, Brussels at the Council of the European Union on 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014.
32. Who is appointed as brand ambassador of health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan ?
A. Kiran Bedi
B. Madhuri Dixit
C. Mary Kom
D. Sushma Swaraj
Ans : (B) : State government of Madhya Pradesh appointed Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador of maternal and child health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan. The campaign will kick off from 26 June 2014 with an event organised in collaboration of Bhopal unit of UNICEF.
33. UN General Assembly announced an award on 7th June 2014 in honour of ?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Steve Jobs
C. Mother Teresa
D. Pope John Paul II
Ans : (A)
34. Who is sworn-in as President of Egypt ?
A. Muhammad Naguid
B. Hosni Mubarak
C. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
D. Omar Suleiman
Ans : (C) : Former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo.
35. The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be which number FIFA World Cup ?
A. 18th
B. 20th
C. 22th
D. 24th
Ans (B) : The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.
36. Who is elected as 10th president of Israel ?
A. Reuven Ruby Rivlin
B. Shimon Peres
C. Moshe Katsav
D. Ezer Weizman
Ans (A) : Reuven Ruby Rivlin on 10 June 2014 was elected as 10th president of Israel. Reuven Ruby Rivlin is a member of Likud party. He will succeed Shimon Peres. Rivlin will sworn-in on 24 July 2014. Rivlin has defeated a long-time MP Meir Sheetrit by 63 to 53 in a secret run-off ballot.
37. Who is conferred with Bharat Ratna JRD Award for 2013 ?
A. Yatin Shah
B. Sunil Dutt
C. V. Somasundaram
D. None of these
Ans (C) : V. Somasundaram of Airports Authority of India (AAI) on 9 June 2014 was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award for 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI).He received the award for his contribution in improving ANS infrastructure in the country for enhancing safety, efficiency and capacity of the airspace and also towards seamless ATM and global harmonization. He also won international ATC Awards consecutively for three years.
38. Recently Project Seabird phase II in Karwar, Karnataka got environment clearance, this is related to ?
A. Nuclear Reactor
B. Water Dam
C. Spacecraft Propulsion
D. Naval Base
Ans (D) : Project Seabird Phase II in Karwar, Karnataka on 9 June 2014 got environment clearance by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Project Seabird will be one of the largest naval bases of India and will be completed in two phases. It will house various warships including India's largest warship and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
39. Who is the new Infosys CEO ?
A. NR Narayana Murthy
B. Vishal Sikka
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. Sudha Murthy
Ans (B) : Under pressure over the exodus of staff, information technology services major Infosys appointed SAP AG executive board member Vishal Sikka as the chief executive officer and managing director (CEO and MD) of the company, ending weeks of suspense. This is the first time Infosys Ltd, India's second-largest IT services exporter, did not choose one of its founders for the role.
40. OECD stands for ?
A. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
B. Organisation for Electricity Committee and Development
C. Organisation of Economic Committee and Development
D. Organisation for Electricity Co-operation and Development
Ans (A) :The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
41. Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister is elected as UN President ?
A. Yoweri Museveni
B. Sam Kahamba Kutesa
C. Tito Okello
D. Bazilio-Olara Okello
Ans (B) : Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected as the president of United Nations General Assembly.
42. 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 was held in ?
A. Moscow
B. New York
C. New Delhi
D. London
Ans (A) : ATOMEXPO-2014 Nuclear Energy Forum was held in Moscow from 9 to 11 June 2014.
43. An Indian scientist, elected to UNCLCS ?
A. N R Narayanmurthy
B. Manmohan Singh
C. P. Chidambaram
D. Rasik Ravindra
Ans (D) : Indian scientist Rasik Ravindra was elected as member of UN’s body focused on oceans and law of the sea by securing support of all 111 members.
44. Who is the new Governor appointed in Chhattisgarh ?
A. Shekhar Dutt
B. Ram Naresh Yadav
C. Balramji Das Tandon
D. Krishna Mohan Seth
Ans (C) : Balramji Das Tandon is the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
45. Who is the new Governor appointed in Gujarat ?
A. O.P.Kohli
B. Shivraj Patil
C. Om Prakash Verma
D. Surendra Nath
Ans (A) : OP Kohli is the Governor of Gujarat.
46. Who is the new Governor appointed in Nagaland ?
A. Ashwani Kumar
B. Nikhil Kumar
C. Gurbachan Jagat
D. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
Ans (D) : Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya appointed as Governor of Nagaland.
47. Who is the new Governor appointed in West Bengal ?
A. D.Y.Patil
B. M.K.Narayanan
C. Keshari Nath
D. Devanand Konwar
Ans: (C) : West Bengal Governor is Keshari Nath.
48. Who is the new Governor appointed in Uttar Pradesh ?
A. Ram Naik
B. Aziz Qreshi
C. Banwari Lal Joshi
D. Sudashan Agrawal
Ans (A) : Uttar Pradesh Governor is BJP Veteran Leader Ram Naik.
49. Who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup ?
A. Argentina
B. Netherland
C. Germany
D. Spain
Ans (C) : Germany won the final match with Argentina by 1-0.
50. Durand Cup is related to ?
A. Tennis
B. Football
C. Boxing
D. Cricket
Ans (B): The Durand Football Tournament is a football competition in India which has a history dating back to 1888. The Tournament is named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, British India's Foreign Member of the time, the counterpart of the Foreign Secretary in London.
51. Who won the Gold of 25 metre Centre Fire Pistol event at the 35th National Games
A. Rajyvardhan Singh Rathore
B. Vijay Kumar
C. Alexander Zabelin
D. Sushil Kumar
Ans(B) : Vijay Kumar on 3 February 2015 won the Gold in 25 metre centre fire pistol event under men’s category in shooting competitions of the 35th National Games in Kerala. He won the Gold with a total score of 583 and finished with a clear seven-point lead over Silver medalist Samresh Jung (Himachal Pradesh) with a score of 576. Pemba Tamang won the Bronze with a score of 575.Vijay Kumar is an army personnel and a silver medalist in the rapid pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics.
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