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Current Affairs Questions

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1 Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India in April 2014 and assumed charge on
27th April?
A) Justice Altamas Kabir
B) Justice P Sathasivam
C) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
D) Justice S. H. Kapadia

2 Frances president Francois Hollande has named ________ as the new prime minister of France in
April 2014.
A) Nicolas Sarkozy
B) Manuel Valls
C) Francois Hollande
D) Marine Le Pen

3 Which Film won the "Best Feature Film" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in
April 2014?
A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
B) Kaphal
C) Ship of Theseus
D) Shahid

4 The search panel headed by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has shortlisted ____________ as the
new RBI Deputy Governor in April2014 in place of K C Chakrabarty who had decided to leave
before completing his full term.
A) S S Mundra
B) P Vijaya Bhaskar
C) B Mahapatra
D) None of These

5 "World Autism Awareness Day" is observed on?
A) 5-Apr
B) 21-Apr
C) 2-Apr
D) 4-Apr

6 US ambassador to India _____________ has resigned in April 2014. This move came after a
diplomatic row related to Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade that strained relations between
these two nations.
A) Albert Peter Burleigh
B) Scott H. DeLisi
C) Nancy Powell
D) Ryan C. Crocker

7 Who has taken over as the chairman of retail firm Trent, a part of Tata Sons, in April 2014?

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A) FK Kavarana
B) Cyrus Mistry
C) Jimmy Tata
D) Noel Naval Tata

8 Mining giant Vedanta Resources group firm Sesa Sterlite has appointed whom as its new chairan
emeritus with an additional role of chief mentor in April 2014?
A) Anil Agarwal
B) Kushal Pal Singh
C) Navin Agarwal
D) Gautam Adani

9 The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of
April 2014 monetary policy review.
A) 8%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%

10 The Election Commission has roped in which Bollywood actor as its national icon for the current
Lok Sabha election being heldin April-May 2014?
A) Ranbir Kapoor
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Aamir Khan

11 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approvals to ___________ in April 2014
to start new banks. The approval will be valid for 18 months within which they have to start
banking services.
A) IDFC and Pearless
B) IFCI and Bandhan Financial Services
C) IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services
D) Adittya Birla Group and Reliance Money

12 Indias world champion chess player Viswanathan Anand ranked at World number _______ in the
rating list released by FIDE in April 2014.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

13 "International Day for Mine Awareness" is observed on?
A) 5-Apr
B) 21-Apr
C) 15-Apr
D) 4-Apr

14 Union Textiles Minister _____________ submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan

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Singh in April 2014 over the issue of division of Andhra Pradesh. He represents Eluru constituency
of Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha.
A) Chandresh Kumari Katoch
B) Kavuru Sambasiva Rao
C) Mallikarjun Kharge
D) Jaipal Sudini Reddy

15 The Reserve Bank of India adopted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the key measure of Inflation
on 1st April 2014 on the basis of ___________ Committee recommendation. The committee
recommended the same to revise and strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework as CPI properly
measures the inflation and reflects correct cost of living. As of now, RBI was using Wholesale Price
Index (WPI) for its monetary policy reviews.
A) Urjit R Patel
B) Anand Sinha
C) K C Chakrabarty
D) S S Mundra

16 Which Country was ranked at No1 position among the 132 countries on the list of the Social
Progress Index 2014 compiled by US-based non-profit group Social Progress Imperative in April
2014?
A) Iceland
B) Switzerland
C) Netherlands
D) New Zealand

17 USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in March (announced in April 2014).
A) 6.7%
B) 7.1%
C) 6.6%
D) 6.9%

18 The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate at record low of ________
during its monetary policy review in April 2014. The ECB has kept the interest rate unchanged
since November 2013.
A) 0.75%
B) 0.5%
C) 0.25%
D) 1%

19 India has been ranked at ________ among the 132 countries on the list of the Social Progress Index
2014 compiled by US-based non-profit group Social Progress Imperative in April 2014.
A) 107th
B) 102nd
C) 112th
D) 91st

20 Central Government has appointed senior IPS officer __________as the new Director General of the
country's largest border guarding force BSF in April 2014.

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A) D K Pathak
B) Subhas Goswami
C) Subhash Joshi
D) K Vijay Kumar

21 The Central government has appointed __________ as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of
India in April 2014 in place of Anand Sinha who retired in January 2014. His term will be for three
years.
A) P Vijaya Bhaskar
B) R Gandhi
C) B Mahapatra
D) None of These

22 "World Intellectual Property Day" is observed on?
A) 23-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 26-Apr
D) 25-Apr

23 Which Film won the "Best Children's Film" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in
April 2014?
A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
B) Kaphal
C) Ship of Theseus
D) Dekh Indian Circus

24 Which Indian PSU Company has received the honour of the most efficient Navaratna award for
the year 2013 (announced in April 2014). The award was given to the company for the measure it
has taken on various fronts such as R&D, modernization, customer initiatives, quality and thrust
given on indigenization.
A) ONGC
B) BHEL
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
D) Indian Oil

25 The Reserve Bank of India has kept Reverse Repo rate unchanged at ________ during its
announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
A) 6.75%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%

26 Who was sworn-in as the new President of Malta on 4th April to become Malta's ninth President?
A) George Abela
B) Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca
C) Joseph Muscat
D) Evarist Bartolo


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27 USA President Barack Obama has nominated ___________ as the next US Alternate Executive
Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2014.
A) Puneet Talwar
B) Srikanth Srinivasan
C) Sunil Sabharwal
D) Neal Katyal

28 Which African Country ______ emerged as the biggest economy of Africa when the results of an
overdue rebasing of its gross domestic product were announced in april 2014 as per United
Nations statisticians recommendation to rebase GDP calculations every five years to reflect
changes in the structure of production and consumption?
A) South Africa
B) Nigeria
C) Egypt
D) Kenya

29 Which Country won T20 World Cup held in April 2014 in Bangladesh?
A) South Africa
B) India
C) Sri Lanka
D) West Indies

30 Which Country has retained the ICC Women's World Twenty-20 for the third time in a row after
winning ICC Women's World Twenty-20 Cup held in April2014 in Bangladesh?
A) Australia
B) England
C) South Africa
D) India

31 Which Cricketer was named captain of the 2014 ICC World Team of the Tournament in April 2014?
A) George Bailey
B) Mark Samuals
C) Virat Kohli
D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

32 "World Health Day" is observed on?
A) 5-Apr
B) 7-Apr
C) 11-Apr
D) 4-Apr

33 Who won the bahrain Grand Prix held in bahrain in April 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Sergio Perez

34 Who won the men's singles title with a straight-game victory in the finals of the India Super Series

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Badminton held in New Delhi in April 2014?
A) Lin Dan
B) Chen Long
C) Lee Chong Wei
D) Taufik Hidayat

35 Indian cricket team lost its No 1 rank to ___________ after being defeated in the World Twenty20
final in the latest Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings Table published in April 2014.
A) Australia
B) England
C) South Africa
D) Sri Lanka

36 Which Indian state/team won the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014
(Division A) held in Chennai in April 2014?
A) Odisha
B) Punjab
C) Haryana
D) Sports Authority of Indi

37 Which Film won the "Best Feature Film on National Integration" award at the 61st National Film
Award announced in April 2014?
A) Tuhya Dharma Koncha
B) Thalaimuraigal
C) Ship of Theseus
D) Perariyathavar

38 Who won the 51st edition of the FBB Femina Miss India 2014 crown after defeating 24 other
contestants from across the country in April 2014?
A) Navneet Kaur Dhillion
B) Jhataleka Malhotra
C) Koyal Rana
D) Gail Nicole DaSilva

39 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged at ________ during
its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
A) 5%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.25%
D) 4%

40 Which Indian pharma company announced to acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd in a USD 3.2
billion deal in April 2014 in which Sun Pharma will acquire 100% of Ranbaxy in an all-stock deal?
A) Dr Reddy's Laboratory
B) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
C) Aurovindo Pharma
D) None of These


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41 The IMF also projected that the global economy will grow at the rate of _______ this year and 3.9%
in 2015 (announced in April2014).
A) 2.5%
B) 3.6%
C) 3.1%
D) 2.9%

42 Lowland written by Indian born Novelist __________ has been shortlisted for this years Baileys
Prize, the UKs only annual book award for fiction written by a woman.
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Kiran Desai
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
D) Anita Desai

43 "World Haemophilia Day" is observed on?
A) 15-Apr
B) 17-Apr
C) 11-Apr
D) 14-Apr

44 Which North-East state was placed on Indias railway map with the launch of first passenger train
to the state capital in April 2014?
A) Nagaland
B) Tripura
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Manipur

45 Global Internet giant __________ has launched a new tool as part of its elections portal offering
called Know Your Candidates in April 2014. The new tool will allow citizens to access relevant
information about political candidates contesting from their constituency and their incumbent
Member of Parliament.
A) Google
B) Microsoft
C) Facebook
D) Twitter

46 ERP giant SAPs Indian arm, SAP India has appointed ____________ as its managing director with
immediate effect in April 2014.
A) Srinivasan Dwarakanath
B) Joginder Singh
C) Varun Berry
D) Ravi Chauhan

47 India Infoline Asset Management Company has appointed __________ as its Chief Executive
Officer in April 2014.
A) Prashasta Seth
B) Rakesh Sethi
C) Uday Sareen

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D) Manoj Vaish

48 Famous Indian shooter ___________ secured the Worlds Number One spot in 10 meters air pistol
event published in April 2014. With this achievement, she became the first Indian pistol shooter to
secure No 1 rank in the list.
A) Anjali Bhagwat
B) Heena Sindhu
C) Rahi Sarnobat
D) Ronjan Sodhi

49 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the SLR unchanged at ________ during its announcement of
April 2014 monetary policy review.
A) 25%
B) 24%
C) 23%
D) 22%

50 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Indias economic growth rate at ___________
for next financial year 2014-15 and 6.4% for 2015-16 (announced in April 2014).
A) 5.8%
B) 6.1%
C) 5.4%
D) 4.9%

51 Indias Software industry body Nasscom appointed ___________ as its Chairman for the year 2014-
15 (announced in April 2014).
A) Krishnakumar Natarajan
B) R Chandrasekaran
C) Anant Gupta
D) Vineet Nayar

52 Who won the "Best Actor" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
A) Rajkumar Rao
B) Suraj Venjaramoodu
C) Farhan Akhtar
D) Both A and B

53 Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has made it to the cover of the 151st edition of the Wisden
Cricketers Almanack in April 2014. The 40-year-old cricketer is the ______ Indian to feature on the
cover of the Almanack.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

54 Which Indian batsman has been named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year, an honour dating
back to 1889, by Wisden for his performance in 2013 (announced in April 2014)?
A) M S Dhoni

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B) Virat Kohli
C) Shikhar Dhawan
D) Rohit Sharma

55 "World Heritage Day" is observed on?
A) 15-Apr
B) 17-Apr
C) 18-Apr
D) 19-Apr

56 Which Indian PSU Bank has hit the overseas bond market with a dual tranche benchmark issue of
5-year and 10-year maturity to raise up to USD 1 billion in May 2014? The bank has given an initial
pricing of 240 bps over the US treasury for the 5-year money and 265 bps over the treasury for the
10-year bond.
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Central Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank
D) State Bank of India

57 Global pharma giant Novartis announced to sell its animal-health operation to _________ and Co.
for USD 5.4 billion in April 2014 to restructure its business.
A) Eli Lilly
B) Merck & Co.
C) Johnson and Johnson
D) Bayer

58 Indias Index of Industrial Production, the most important parameter to judge performance of
industrial sector, growth stood at ________ in February (announced in April 2014).
A) -0.3%
B) 0.5%
C) 0.1%
D) -1.9%

59 India's Trade deficit stood at ________ in March 2014 (announced in April 2014).
A) USD 12.5 billion
B) USD 10.5 billion
C) USD 8.1 billion
D) USD 9.25 billion

60 Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary in April 2014 for the second consecutive term
for four years.
A) Attila Mesterhazy
B) Ferenc Gyurcsny
C) Viktor Orban
D) Gbor Vona

61 British-American physicist __________ won Millennium Technology Prize 2014 for discoveries
leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data storage on magnetic disks (announced in April

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2014). The Millennium Technology Prize was initiated in 2004 by the Technology Academy
Finland.
A) David Awschalom
B) Stuart Parkin
C) Albert Fert
D) Peter Grnberg

62 The Interim President of BCCI-IPL Sunil Gavaskar has appointed _______ as his special advisor for
the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League in April2014.
A) Uday Kota
B) K. V. Kamath
C) Adi Godrej
D) Deepak Parekh

63 Indian two pharma companies Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd
announced a USD 3.2 billion deal in April 2014 in which Sun Pharma will acquire 100% of Ranbaxy
in an all-stock deal. Currently which company owns majority stake in Ranbaxy?
A) Takeda Pharmaceutical
B) Abbott Laboratories
C) Daiichi Sankyo
D) Bayer

64 Which country led the list of counties in terms of global remittances in the year 2013 with USD 70
billion, as per the data released by the World Bank in April 2014?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) Malaysia

65 "National Civil Services Day" is observed on?
A) 20-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 19-Apr

66 Who has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013 (announced
in April 2014)?
A) Gulzar
B) Javed Akhtar
C) Yash Chopra
D) Asha Bhosle

67 The queen of Britain conferred the rank of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire (KBE) on which famous Indian business person on 10th April 2014. This honour is
one of the highest honours given by the queen to civilians.
A) Srichand P. Hinduja
B) Lakhsmi Mittal
C) Ratan Tata

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D) Ravi Ruia

68 Global rating agency Fitch has reaffirmed Indias __________investment grade rating with a stable
outlook due to Indias higher growth compared to other emerging economies (announced in
April2014).
A) BBB+
B) BBB-
C) BB-
D) BB+

69 Global Telecom giant Vodafone has announced that it now owns 100% of its Indian subsidiary,
Vodafone India Limited ("VIL") after acquiring 10.97% of VIL from which Indian entity in April
2014?
A) Essar Enterprise
B) Piramal Enterprises
C) Bharti Enterprise
D) Aditya Birla Group

70 Which Indian PSU Bank launched its Twitter handle account in April 2014 in order to increase its
social media presence and improve digital marketing activities after launching accounts on
Facebook and Youtube earlier.
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Central Bank of India
C) State Bank of India
D) Bank of India

71 Indian shooter _______ won the gold in the trap event by defeating Australia's two-time Olympic
gold medallist Michael Diamond at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup held in April 2014.
A) Sanjeev Rajput
B) Gagan Narang
C) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
D) Ronjan Sodhi

72 Who won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April
2014?
A) Rajkumar Rao
B) Suraj Venjaramoodu
C) Farhan Akhtar
D) Saurabh Shukla

73 The Washington Post and the British-based The Guardian newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in April
2014 for public service for coverage of ____________________ based on documents from US
intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
A) US Army programme in Iraq
B) US Army programme in Afghanisthan
C) National Security Agency surveillance programmes
D) US surveillance for Ukraine Crisis


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74 Which Tech company announced its acquisition of Titan Aerospace in April 2014? Titan Aerospace
is a maker of solar-powered drones which can be used to boost Internet access to remote areas.
A) Yahoo
B) Google
C) Facebook
D) Microsoft

75 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved appointment of __________ as
Finance Secretary in April 2014. The post of Finance Secretary was lying vacant since 31st March
when Sumit Bose retired.
A) Sudhir Gupta
B) S R Rao
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) A Vijayanand

76 "World Earth Day" is observed on?
A) 24-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 25-Apr

77 India-born poet ________ won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his
collection of poems 3 Sections. The 98th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and
Music were announced in April 2014 by Columbia University.
A) Vijay Seshadri
B) Vivek Rae
C) Amitabh Kant
D) V S Madan

78 Indias Software industry body Nasscom appointed ___________ as its Vice-Chairman for the year
2014-15 (announced in April 2014).
A) Krishnakumar Natarajan
B) BVR Mohan Reddy
C) Ashok Soota
D) V. G. Siddhartha

79 Which agency won two YoungGun awards in the YGA 2013 Awards (announced in April 2014).
The agency is the only office in India to have won YoungGuns awards. YGA is now in its 12th year
of recognizing young talent globally.
A) Taproot India
B) Grey Worldwide India
C) Ogilvy Mumbai
D) O&M India

80 Which Indian racing driver won Whangarei Rally by a lead of 11.9 seconds held in April 2014? It is
his first title in New Zealand and sixth career victory in FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship
(APRC). European champion, Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic) obtained second position.
A) Armaan Ebrahim

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B) Gaurav Gill
C) Karamjit Singh
D) V. R. Naren Kumar

81 China's economy grew at ________ in the first quarter of current year 2014 which is the slowest
growth rate in last 18 months.
A) 7.1%
B) 7.7%
C) 7.4%
D) 7.8%

82 Indias Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at ______ in March (announced
in April 2014).
A) 7.60%
B) 8.90%
C) 8.31%
D) 9.45%

83 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued Final standards for measuring and
controlling large exposures of banks to customers in April 2014. These standards will take effect
from ___________ as per its notification. These guidelines were aimed to minimize the all kind of
banking risks through proper risk management processes that a bank can face.
A) 1 January 2020
B) 1 January 2018
C) 1 January 2019
D) 1 April 2018

84 US Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index stood at ________ in March 2014 (published
in April 2014).
A) 0.1%
B) 0.5%
C) 0.2%
D) 1.2%

85 Which Film won the "Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment" award at the 61st
National Film Award announced in April 2014?
A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
B) Jolly LLB
C) Dhoom 3
D) Shahid

86 "World Book and Copyright Day" is observed on?
A) 23-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 25-Apr

87 India's exports increased by just 3.98% to approx ________ in Financial Year 2013-14 while imports

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dropped by 8.11% to USD 450.94 billion during the same period (announced in April 2014).
A) USD 325 billion
B) USD 312 billion
C) USD 365 billion
D) USD 304 billion

88 Indian Govenment has appointed whom as the new Chief of Naval Staff in April 2014. The post
was lying vacant for nearly two months since former Chief resigned suddenly in the wake of a
series of accidents.
A) Robin K Dhowan
B) DK Joshi
C) Shekhar Sinha
D) None of These

89 Famous Poet, Director and Lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke
Award for the year 2013. He won which of the Internal awards?
A) Academy Award (Oscar)
B) Grammy Award
C) Both of them
D) None of These

90 Which Indian IT Services Company and Mitsubishi Corporation have announced a new joint
venture in April 2014 for the Japanese market, the second largest market for software services
which is still untouched by Indian services companies.
A) Cognizant
B) Infosys
C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
D) Wipro

91 The Supreme Court has allowed Comptroller & Auditor General to audit revenues and books of
Private Companies of which sector in a landmark judgement announced in April 2014?
A) Real Estate
B) Airlines
C) Telecom
D) Mining

92 Nobel laureate ___________ author Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away on 18th April. He was 87.
A) Brazilian
B) Colombian
C) Portugese
D) Argentinian

93 Who won the Presidential election of Algeria for the fourth consecutive time in April 2014 to
become fifth President of Algeria.
A) Abdelmalek Sellal
B) Ali Benflis
C) Abdelaziz Bouteflika
D) Ahmed Ouyahia

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94 Which Film won the award for "Best Direction" at the 61st National Film Award announced in
April 2014?
A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
B) Fandry
C) Ship of Theseus
D) Shahid

95 "World Intellectual Property Day" is observed on?
A) 23-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 26-Apr
D) 25-Apr

96 SEBI came out with detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies in April 2014 to
provide stricter disclosures and protection of investor rights, including equitable treatment for
minority and foreign shareholders. SEBI has decided that the maximum number of boards an
independent director can serve on listed companies be restricted to __________ as per the new rule
while the directorship would be capped at three if the person is serving as a whole time director in
any listed company.
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Ten

97 Randstad Awards for the year 2014 was announced in Apr 2014 to encourage best practices for
talent attraction and to identify the best Employer Brand in the country based. Randstad have
awarded the which company as the most attractive employer in India for the fourth consecutive
time?
A) Google
B) Microsoft
C) Sony
D) Amazon

98 Who won the Chinese Grand Prix held in China in April 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Fernando Alonso

99 Who won the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis Mens singles title held in April 2014?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Stanislas Wawrinka
C) Roger Federer
D) Rafael Nadal

100 Indias overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index, stood at _______ in March 2014
(published in Apr 2014).

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A) 4.89%
B) 4.68%
C) 5.7%
D) 5.01%

101 Who has taken over as the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in April 2014?
A) Justice G Rohini
B) Justice M. Fathima Beevi
C) Justice Anna Chandy
D) None of These

102 The Central Government has appointed whom as Principal Economic Advisor in April 2014?
A) Shankar Acharya
B) Isher Judge Ahluwalia
C) Dipak Dasgupta
D) Ila Patnaik

103 BCCI has suggested to the Supreme Court to set up a three-member committee in order to probe
the corruption case in April 2014. Which former Indian cricketer has been included in the 3-
member committee?
A) Ravi Shastri
B) Dilip Vengsarkar
C) Sanjay Manjrekar
D) Kapil Dev

104 Which Film won the "Best Film on Social Issues" award at the 61st National Film Award
announced in April 2014?
A) Tuhya Dharma Koncha
B) Thalaimuraigal
C) Ship of Theseus
D) Perariyathavar

105 Who took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of National Mineral Development
Corporation (NMDC) in April 2014?
A) KS Popli
B) Vinod Kumar Duggal
C) Narendra Kothari
D) A. R. Lakshmanan

106 "World Hemophilia Day" is observed on?
A) 18-Apr
B) 12-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 17-Apr

107 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive director _____________ took charge as director of Centre for
Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) in April 2014. CAFRAL is a not-for-profit
organization and is an independent body fully funded by the RBI.

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A) D.K.Mohanty
B) P. Vijaya Bhaskar
C) G. Gopalakrishna
D) G. Padmanabhan

108 Hockey India appointed former senior coach _____________ as the coach of the junior men's team
in April 2014. His key aim will be to groom the junior team for the 2016 World Cup to be held in
the country.
A) Pargat Singh
B) Harendra Singh
C) Dilip Tirkey
D) Ramandeep Sing

109 World Earth Day was observed on 22nd April across the world in order to raise awareness and
also to support environmental protection. Theme for Earth Day 2014 was _______________.
A) Green Welcome
B) Green States
C) Green Cities
D) Green Trees

110 The Supreme Court revoked its 19-month-old ban on iron ore mining in Which Indian state in
April 2014 but restricted the extraction to 20 million tonnes per annum.
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Goa
D) Odissa

111 NTT Docomo has decided to sell its entire 26.5% stake in Indian mobile service provider Tata
Donomo in April 2014 to exit from the Joint venture it entered five years ago. NTT Docomo is a
telecom company from ____________.
A) China
B) Japan
C) Malaysia
D) Thailand

112 Which Indian musician _____________ was selected for M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014,
announced by the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation in April 2014?
A) Mathangi Sathyamurthy
B) Veene Sheshanna
C) Vijaya Dasa
D) Smita Bellur

113 Which Indian IT services Company joined the league of top 10 global IT services companies, as per
the data published by the HfS Research Survey on competitive landscape for IT Services in 2013
(published in April 2014)?
A) Cognizant
B) Infosys
C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

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D) Wipro

114 Which global IT company secured No 1 rank in the list of top 10 global IT services companies, as
per the data published by the HfS Research Survey on competitive landscape for IT Services in
2013 (published in April 2014)?
A) Hewlett-Packard
B) Accenture
C) Fujitsu
D) IBM

115 Which footballer has been named as the Women's Player of the Year at an awards ceremony held
in London in April 2014?
A) Nicole Rolser
B) Gemma Bonner
C) Lucy Bronze
D) Jade Moore

116 Who won the "Best Actress" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
A) Amruta Subhash
B) Geetanjali Thapa
C) Sonali Kulkarni
D) None of These

117 Motorola Mobility, which was recently acquired by Google, has appointed __________ as General
Manager of India in April 2014. This is the senior most post for the company in India.
A) Srinivasan Dwarakanath
B) R.Neelakantan
C) Amit Boni
D) Mahendra Singh Mehta

118 "World Amateur Radio Day" is observed on?
A) 18-Apr
B) 12-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 17-Apr

119 Which Indian football club won the I-League (biggest prize in Indian football) for the first time
after winning the final match held at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda in April 2014?
A) Pune FC
B) Bengaluru FC
C) Dempo Sports
D) East Bengal

120 Which IT Services Company announced that it has entered into an agreement with itaas in April
2014 to acquire the company. Itaas is a US-based digital video solutions firm headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1999, It has played a unique, multifaceted role in development and
delivery of interactive television (iTV).
A) Cognizant

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B) Infosys
C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
D) Wipro

121 Which company has started a weekly series of online documentary-style films titled Brazuca
around the World in April 2014 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil which will be held this
year?
A) Nike
B) Adidas
C) Puma
D) Fila

122 The Supreme Court has set up a committee in April 2014 for framing guidelines to prevent misuse
of public funds by the Government and its authorities for advertisements in newspapers and
television to get political mileage. The four-member committee will be headed by
_________________.
A) TK Viswanathan
B) Mahendra Pal Singh
C) Madan Mohan Punchhi
D) NR Madhava Menon

123 India conducted developmental test of supersonic surface-to-air missile ____________ from the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch complex at Chandipur in April 2014. It is a medium range
surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system developed by the DRDO as part of the Integrated
Guided Missile Development Programme.
A) Brahmos
B) Agni I
C) Akash
D) Trishul

124 Which Indian player won the World Snooker championship held at Leeds, UK in April 2014?
A) Chitra Magimairaj
B) Revanna Umadevi
C) Kalpana Devi
D) None of These

125 Which Global pharma giant agreed to acquire GlaxoSmithKline Plcs (GSKs) cancer-drug business
for nearly USD 16 billion to form a consumer-health venture with GSK in April 2014?. It has also
announced to sell its vaccines business, excluding the flu operations, to GSK for USD 7.1 billion in
an overhaul of the Swiss drug maker.
A) Pfizer
B) Novartis
C) AstraZeneca
D) Merck & Co.

126 Which country was placed in the first place in list of 148 economies in terms of leveraging
information and communications technologies (ICT) for growth and wellbeing, as per the latest
report published by the World Economic Forum in April 2014?
A) Singapore

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B) Sweden
C) Finland
D) Norway

127 India secured ________ spot among 148 economies in terms of leveraging information and
communications technologies (ICT) for growth and wellbeing, as per the latest report published by
the World Economic Forum in April 2014.
A) 89th
B) 83rd
C) 68th
D) 94th

128 "International Dance Day" is observed on?
A) 28-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 29-Apr

129 Union Ministry of External Affairs has appointed whom as India's first Ambassador to the separate
Indian Mission to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & East Asia Summit in April
2014?
A) N A K Browne
B) Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
C) Suresh Kumar Reddy
D) Asoke Kumar Mukerji

130 Who won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in
April 2014?
A) Amruta Subhash
B) Geetanjali Thapa
C) Sonali Kulkarni
D) None of These

131 Who lead the list of the world's 100 most influential people, as per the list published Time
magazine in April 2014?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Arvind Kejriwa
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Barack Obama

132 Asian Squash Federation has shortlished which Indian Squash player for the Asian Mens Player
of the Year 2013 award in April 2014?
A) Heena Sidhu
B) Saurav Ghosal
C) Mahesh Mangaonkar
D) Dipika Pallikal

133 Vivek Gundotra, chief of Googles _________, has announced to quit Google in April 2014.

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A) Google Map
B) Youtube
C) Google+
D) Chrome

134 Nokia has appointed which Indian born executive as its next CEO and outlined its new strategy
with a focus on its networks equipment business in April 2014 after completing sale of its mobile
phone business to Microsoft?
A) Rajeev Suri
B) Satya Nadella
C) Gurmit Singh
D) Anshu Jain

135 Japans NTT Docomo has decided to sell its entire 26.5% stake in Indian mobile service provider
____________ in April 2014 to exit from the Joint venture it entered five years ago. NTT Docomo
decided to exit the venture as it failed to achieve certain performance targets by March 31, 2014.
A) Bharti Airtel
B) Tata Teleservices
C) Loop Telecom
D) Swan Telecom

136 India received _________ of foreign direct investment (FDI) in February 2014 (announced in April
2014).
A) USD 1.6 billion
B) USD 2.01 billion
C) USD 1.9 billion
D) USD 2.3 billion

137 South Koreas Prime Minister _____________ resigned in April 2014 over the sinking of a passenger
ferry that killed more than 300 people on board. He took full responsibility of the disaster and
tendered his resignation.
A) Park Geun-hye
B) Kim Hwang-sik
C) Chung Hong-Won
D) Kim Dae-jung

138 Which Global software major has completed its purchase of Nokia's mobile phone business for
USD 7.5 billion in April 2014 which ended the iconic Nokia mobile brand? The deal was delayed
due to late regulatory approvals.
A) HP
B) Lenovo
C) Google
D) Microsoft

139 Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the
__________ Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee in April 2014.
A) 40th
B) 41st

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C) 42nd
D) 43rd

140 The Reserve Bank of India has promoted NS Vishwanathan, US Paliwal and Chandan Sinha as
Executive Directors from the post of Principal Chief General Managers. RBI now has how manu
Executive Directors post their appointments as of April 2014?
A) Seven
B) Eight
C) Nine
D) Ten

141 Which Indian Grandmaster won a silver medal after ending up with six and half points out of a
possible ninein the Asian Continental Chess Championships held at Sharjah in April 2014?
A) B Adhiban
B) Dibyendu Barua
C) Abhijeet Gupta
D) Dronavalli Harika

142 Which Indian badminton player settled with Bronze in Asian Championship after being defeated
by top seed Shixian Wang of China in the semifinal match held in April 2014?
A) Jwala Gutta
B) Saina Nehwal
C) P V Sindhu
D) Ashwini Ponnappa

143 "World Malaria Day" is observed on?
A) 28-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 25-Apr
D) 29-Apr

144 Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India in April 2014 and assumed charge on
27th April?
A) Justice Altamas Kabir
B) Justice P Sathasivam
C) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
D) Justice S. H. Kapadia

145 Which footballer has been named as the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year at
an awards ceremony held in London in April 2014?
A) Luis Suarez
B) Eden Hazard
C) Lionel Messi
D) Cristiano Ronaldo

146 The 28-member European Union has temporarily banned the import of which fruit from India
from 1st May onwards which brought protests from the Indian community, lawmakers and
traders.

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A) Apple
B) Banana
C) Mango
D) Grapes

147 Which Indian business person was honored with with the 2014 Canada India Foundation
Chanchalani Global Indian Award in Toronto in April 2014 for his remarkable vision and
leadership in the IT sector?
A) NR Narayana Murthy
B) Azim Premji
C) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
D) Shiv Nadar

148 Which Indian businessperson has been appointed on the Board of USIndia Business Council
(USIBC) in April 2014? As a member of the board, He will help promote the policy advocacy
priorities of USIBC and advice members and senior USIBC staff on a wide range of topics.
A) Cyrus Mistry
B) Adi Godrej
C) Anand Mahindra
D) Sunil Bharti Mittal

149 Six environmental advocates from India, Peru, Russia and three other countries have won this
years Goldman Prize in April 2014, which is awarded for grass-roots activism. Indias __________
received the prize for helping villagers fight coal mining in Chhattisgarh and succeeded in
shutting down one of the largest planned coal mines in the area.
A) Shubhranshu Choudhary
B) Ramesh Agrawal
C) Rajesh Gopakumar
D) Burra Gautham Sidharth

150 Which famous Hollywood actor was awarded with the Most Popular All Time International Star in
India at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards held in Tampa Bay, Florida in April
2014?
A) Sylvester Stallone
B) Nicolas Cage
C) Bruce Willis
D) John Travolta

151 Which Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri won his fourth Asian Tour title and the first outside India at
the CIMB Indonesian Masters golf held in April 2014?
A) Gaganjeet Bhullar
B) Shiv Chowrasia
C) Jyoti Randhawa
D) Anirban Lahiri

152 During the April-February period of financial year 2013-14, the highest FDI in India came from
which country?
A) Singapore

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B) UK
C) Mauritius
D) Netherlands

153 Which bollywood movie won five major awards including best actor, best director and best picture
at the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards held in April 2014?
A) The Lunchbox
B) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
C) Chennai Express
D) Special 26

154 The UK economy grew by ________ in the first quarter of 2014 compared to previous quarter
(announced in April 2014).
A) 0.2%
B) 0.6%
C) 0.8%
D) 1.2%

155 The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) ruled in favour of private
telecom operators regarding ___________________ and said that it does not violate any condition
of licence agreement in April 2014.
A) 2G intra-circle-roaming (ICR)
B) 3G intra-circle-roaming (ICR)
C) 4G intra-circle-roaming (ICR)
D) Telecom Tower sharing

156 Who has been appointed as Indias next Ambassador to Norway as per announcement made by
the Ministry of External Affairs in April 2014?
A) N A K Browne
B) Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
C) Suresh Kumar Reddy
D) Asoke Kumar Mukerji

157 Volvo India has appointed ________ as managing director with immediate effect in April 2014.
A) Srinivasan Dwarakanath
B) Mahendra Singh Mehta
C) R.Neelakantan
D) Kamal Bali

158 Which country was placed as the world's most expensive economy as per the latest report
published by the World Bank in April 2014?
A) Switzerland
B) Bermuda
C) Norway
D) Australia

159 US economic growth stood at __________ in the first quarter of the current year compared to same
quarter of last year (announced in April 2014).

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A) 1.2%
B) 0.5%
C) 0.1%
D) 2.3%

160 Which football player broke the record for the most goals in a European Cup or Champions
League season in April 2014?. The Portuguese forward's two goals helped him overtake the
previous best of 14 goals in a season registered by Barcelona's Lionel Messi in 2011-12 and Jose
Altafini of AC Milan in 1962-63.
A) Luis Suarez
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) Neymar

161 India has displaced which country to become the world's third biggest economy in terms of
purchasing power parity (PPP), as per the latest report published by the World Bank report in
April 2014.
A) France
B) UK
C) Japan
D) Germany

162 Indias core sector output, consisting of eight key sectors, growth stood at ______ in March
(announced in April 2014).
A) -1.1%
B) 0.5%
C) 2.5%
D) 4.2%

163 Liquor firm United Spirits Ltd has appointed __________ as the Chief Executive Officer with effect
from 1st May. United Spirits was recently taken over by Diageo Plc and now it is seeking to
purchase an additional 26% stake in the company.
A) Anand Kripalu
B) Saugata Gupta
C) Varun Berry
D) Raj Jain

164 World No. 41 Indian pair of ________ won Bronze medal after being defeated by world No.10
Chinese Luo-Luo pair by 21-12, 21-7 in the in Asian Championship Womens Doubles Semifinal
match in April 2014.
A) Jwala-PV Sindhu
B) Jwala-Ashwini
C) Saina-PV Sindhu
D) Jwala-Saina

165 Famous ____________ Khaled Chowdhury passed away in Kolkata in April 2014 after a prolonged
illness. He was 95.
A) Scientist

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B) Painter
C) Author
D) Theatre personality

166 Famous India Paralympic swimmer _____________ won two Bronze and one Silver at the IDM
Berlin 2014. He won Bronze Medals in the 200m Individual Medley (2:44.06 seconds) and the 100m
Butterfly (1:09.67 seconds) and won the Silver Medal in the 100m Breaststroke.
A) Girisha Nagarajegowda
B) Sharath Gayakwad
C) Narender Ranbir
D) Jaideep Deswal

167 Who bagged the oung Achiever Award 2013, for his contribution to the society in the field of
agriculture, announced in April 2014? The award was instituted by the Society for Advancement of
Human and Nature (Sadhna), Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni PO,
Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
A) B. Vinothkumar
B) Ramesh Agrawal
C) Rajesh Gopakumar
D) Burra Gautham Sidharth

168 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has appointed whom as Managing Director and CEO of
Indian arm in April 2014? He will take over on 1st June this year. Erich Nesselhauf set to take over
as Managing Director and CEO at from June 1.
A) Marc Llistosella
B) Erich Nesselhauf
C) Sam Isaac
D) Tom Albanese

169 Indian Govenment has appointed whom as the new Chief of Naval Staff in April 2014. The post
was lying vacant for nearly two months since former Chief resigned suddenly in the wake of a
series of accidents.
A) Robin K Dhowan
B) DK Joshi
C) Shekhar Sinha
D) Sunil Lamba

170 Who has taken over as the President of Computer Society of India from 1st April 2014? The
Computer Society is the largest association of IT professionals in India with over 90,000 members
and 73 chapters.
A) Akhilesh Gupta
B) Shailesh Nayak
C) HR Mohan
D) KS Popli

171 Which Middle East based bank announced in April 2014 that it would open its first branch at
Nariman Point in Mumbai in India? The branch in Mumbai will be opened as a full-fledged bank
in May 2014.
A) Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

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B) Doha Bank
C) UAE Central Bank
D) National Bank of Bahrain

172 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anja Niedringhaus shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan on
4th April 2014 while covering the 2014 presidential election in Afghanistan. She was also awarded
the International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism prize in 2005 for covering
Iraq war. She was from which country?
A) Sweden
B) Poland
C) France
D) Germany

173 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) imposed a transfer ban at both national and
international level on Spanish club _____________ in April 2014. The ban prohibited the club from
buying and/or selling players for the next two transfer windows (June 2014 and January 2015).
A) Atltico Madrid
B) Real Madrid
C) FC Barcelona
D) Real Sociedad

174 Which Indian Crickter won the United Kingdoms 2014 Asian Award for outstanding achievement
in Sports. The award was announced at Londons at The Grosvenor House Hotel in April 2014.
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) MS Dhoni
C) Virat Kohli
D) Rahul Dravid

175 Former President of __________ Kumba Yala died at the age of 61 due to cardiac arrest in April
2014. Kumba was elected civilian President of the country in 2001 and ruled the country till 2003.
A) Nigeria
B) Chad
C) Algeria
D) Guinea

176 Famous boxer Iwao Hakamada was awarded with an honorary championship belt by World
Boxing Council (WBC) in April 2014 . Hakamada was freed from death row on 27 March 2014 after
48 years in prison following a murder conviction. He is from which country?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Thailand
D) Mayanmar

177 Legendary hollywood _____________ Mickey Rooney passed away in April 2014. He was 93.
A) Producer
B) Director
C) Actor
D) Musician

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178 Indian cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users against a deadly virus named ___________
in April 2014 which was responsible of exposing millions of passwords, credit card numbers and
other sensitive information to hackers.
A) Heartattack
B) Heartbleed
C) Hearttouch
D) Hearthack

179 Which player won the OUE Singapore Open 2014 for the first time held in April 2014?
A) Lee Chong Wei
B) Simon Santoso
C) Sony Dwi Kuncoro
D) Taufik Hidayat

180 Which Indian team won the the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy after winning a thrilling last-ball
finish final match at the Wankhede Stadium held in April 2014?
A) Baroda
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka

181 A book written by former media advisor of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, Sanjay Baru,
created political storm in April 2014 just before the Lok Sabha Election. The book claimed PM's
lack of credibility and control at PMO. What is the name of the book?
A) The Sudden Prime Minister
B) The Accidental Prime Minister
C) The Different Prime Minister
D) None of These

182 Veteran ____________ Ashish Bose passed away in New Delhi due to illness on 7 April 2014. He
was best known for coining the term BIMARU in one page of research paper to then Prime
Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
A) Economist
B) Author
C) Demographer
D) Scientist

183 Who retains No 1 rank in the latest Mens ATP tennis rankings released in April 2014?
A) David Ferrer
B) Novak Djokavic
C) Statislas Wawrinka
D) Rafael Nadal

184 Who retained her top position in the latest WTA womens tennis rankings issued in April 2014?
A) Serena Williams
B) Agnieszka Radwanska
C) Maria Sharapova

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D) Li Na

185 Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed whom as the coach of senior hockey team in
April 2014. Pakistan failed to qualify for the World Cup to be held in the Netherlands in June,
which was the main reason for this appointment.
A) Zahid Pirzada
B) Shahnaz Shaikh
C) Akhtar Rasool
D) Anis Ahmed

186 The comprehensive integrated master plan for development of Chennai-Bangalore Industrial
Corridor (CBIC) will be ready by March 2015. Which country is helping India to develop the
Industrial corridor?
A) UK
B) USA
C) China
D) Japan

187 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) panel announced in April 2014 that ___________ in
India regained the world record for highest rainfall in 48 hours with 2493 millimeters.
A) Dehradun
B) Dalhousie
C) Cherrapunji
D) Mussoorie

188 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approvals to IDFC and Bandhan
Financial Services in April 2014 to start new banks. As per its guidelines, the bank shall open at
least ________ of its branches in unbanked rural centres (population up to 9,999 as per the latest
census).
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%

189 Justice G Rohini has been appointed as the first ever woman Chief Justice of which High court of
India?
A) Bombay High Court
B) Andhra Pradesh High Court
C) Karnaraka High Court
D) Delhi High Court

190 Which Indian player won the 2014 Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling Federation held at Blu-O
Rhythm and Bowl Ratchayothinon in Bangkok in April 2014? With this He became the first Indian
to win the title of ABF.
A) Akaash Ashok Kumar
B) Shabbir Dhankot
C) Shaik Abdul Hameed
D) Dhruv Sarda

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191 India has signed an agreement with which neighbour country on development of hydropower
projects in April 2014? The agreement provides framework for implementing four hydro-electric
projects totalling 2120 MW on a joint venture-model between public sector undertakings of the two
countries.
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Mayanmar
D) Bangladesh

192 NASAs scientist John C. Houbolt passed away on 20 April 2014 after the complications from
Parkinson's disease. He was 95. He was best known for his significant contribution in NASA's
______________________ Prgram.
A) Sending First Satelite in Space
B) Sending First Person in Space
C) Apollo's Moon landing
D) None of These

193 Who won the 2014 Thailand Tour womens title of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) on 19 April
2014 held at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl Ratchayothinon in Bangkok in April 2014? It was her first
career Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour title.
A) Angkana Netrviseth
B) Kritsanakorn Sangaroon
C) Benchawan Poungthong
D) Tanaprang Sathean

194 Who became the first US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades (since 1983)
held on 21 April 2014? Boston Marathon is an annual event and is held on Patriots Day i.e. the
third Monday of April. It started in 1897 and the worlds oldest annual marathon.
A) Wilson Chebet
B) Frankline Chepkwony
C) Meb Keflezighi
D) None of These

195 __________ author Alistair MacLeod passed away in April 2014 due to a heart stroke. He was 77.
He was best known for his short story collections and novel No Great Mischief.
A) American
B) British
C) French
D) Canadian

196 Which company announced to change its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited in April 2014.
Mondelez means monde for world and delez for delicious.
A) Nestle India Limited
B) Cadbury India Limited
C) Kraft India Limited
D) P&G India Limited


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197 Who has been appointed as the Captain of Sri Lanka T20 team in April 2014?
A) Lasith Malinga
B) Dinesh Chandimal
C) Lahiru Thirimanna
D) Tillakaratne Dilshan

198 Which Country successfully test-fired short range ballistic missile Hatf-III named Ghazanvi in
April 2014? The short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile can carry nuclear and conventional
warheads to a range of 290 kilometers.
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Pakistan
D) Saudi Arabia

199 Which Spanish club won the Copa del Rey Cup after winning the final match played at Mestalla in
Valencia, Spain in April 2014?
A) Atltico Madrid
B) Real Madrid
C) FC Barcelona
D) Real Sociedad

200 Japanese foods firm Nissin Foods appointed Indian __________ as the Managing Director (MD) of
its Indian arm Indo Nissin in April 2014.
A) Anand Kripalu
B) Saugata Gupta
C) Gautam Sharma
D) Varun Berry

201 Who will most likely be appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff as part of a major rejig being
undertaken at the top level in the maritime force (announced in April 2014)?
A) Anil Chopra
B) Robin Dhowan
C) Sunil Lamba
D) Satish Soni

202 The All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC), a national body of banking sector officers, has
decided to mark ___________ as Demands Day in this year 2014. Specific to the body's demand is
the implementation of regulated working hours and five-day-a-week working schedule for the
Indian banking industry.
A) 30-April
B) 21-April
C) 1-May
D) 5-May

203 ____________ has recently announced to allow the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) in
Offline mode during flights in April 2014.
A) Aviation Ministry
B) Ministry of Home Affairs

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C) Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA)
D) Ministry of Defence

204 The Supreme Court has set up a four member committee headed by N R Madhava Menon for
framing guidelines to prevent ______________________________.
A) Prevent misuse of public funds for political advertisement
B) Prevent Ponzi Schemes
C) Prevent Illegal Iron Mining in Goa
D) Prevent misuse of public funds for Corporate benefits

205 VK Murthy, the renowned ___________ and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee passed away at the age of
91 in April 2014.
A) Director
B) Actor
C) Cinematographer
D) Poet and Lyricist

206 Which Portuguese football club won 33rd Portuguese league Football title after four years in April
2014?
A) Sporting de Braga
B) Benfica
C) Martimo
D) Moreirense

207 Indias Virat Kohli secured his career best ________ rank in the Batsmen category of the latest
Reliance ICC T20I Rankings Table published in April 2014.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

208 Who won the Women's singles title of the India Super Series Badminton held in New Delhi in
April 2014?
A) Ratchanok Intanon
B) Shixian Wang
C) Li Xuerui
D) Wang Yihan

209 Which footballer has been named as the Young Player of the Year at an awards ceremony held in
London in April 2014?
A) Luis Suarez
B) Eden Hazard
C) Lionel Messi
D) Cristiano Ronaldo

210 During the April-February period of financial year 2013-14, which sector attracted highest FDI in
India?
A) Services

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B) Automobiles
C) Pharmaceuticals
D) Construction and Infra



Answers


Sl N Question Answer
1 Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India in April 2014 and
assumed charge on 27th April?
Ans) Justice
Rajendra Mal
Lodha
2 Frances president Francois Hollande has named ________ as the new prime
minister of France in April 2014.
Ans) Manuel Valls
3 Which Film won the "Best Feature Film" award at the 61st National Film
Award announced in April 2014?
Ans) Ship of
Theseus
4 The search panel headed by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has shortlisted
____________ as the new RBI Deputy Governor in April2014 in place of K C
Chakrabarty who had decided to leave before completing his full term.
Ans) S S Mundra
5 "World Autism Awareness Day" is observed on? Ans) 2-Apr
6 US ambassador to India _____________ has resigned in April 2014. This
move came after a diplomatic row related to Indian Diplomat Devyani
Khobragade that strained relations between these two nations.
Ans) Nancy Powell
7 Who has taken over as the chairman of retail firm Trent, a part of Tata Sons,
in April 2014?
Ans) Noel Naval
Tata
8 Mining giant Vedanta Resources group firm Sesa Sterlite has appointed
whom as its new chairan emeritus with an additional role of chief mentor in
April 2014?
Ans) Anil Agarwal
9 The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at ________ during
its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
Ans) 8%
10 The Election Commission has roped in which Bollywood actor as its national
icon for the current Lok Sabha election being heldin April-May 2014?
Ans) Aamir Khan
11 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approvals to
___________ in April 2014 to start new banks. The approval will be valid for
18 months within which they have to start banking services.
Ans) IDFC and
Bandhan Financial
Services
12 Indias world champion chess player Viswanathan Anand ranked at World
number _______ in the rating list released by FIDE in April 2014.
Ans) Third
13 "International Day for Mine Awareness" is observed on? Ans) 5-Apr
14 Union Textiles Minister _____________ submitted his resignation to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh in April 2014 over the issue of division of
Andhra Pradesh. He represents Eluru constituency of Andhra Pradesh in
the Lok Sabha.
Ans) Kavuru
Sambasiva Rao
15 The Reserve Bank of India adopted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the
key measure of Inflation on 1st April 2014 on the basis of ___________
Committee recommendation. The committee recommended the same to
revise and strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework as CPI properly
measures the inflation and reflects correct cost of living. As of now, RBI was
using Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for its monetary policy reviews.
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16 Which Country was ranked at No1 position among the 132 countries on the
list of the Social Progress Index 2014 compiled by US-based non-profit
group Social Progress Imperative in April 2014?
Ans) New Zealand
17 USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in March (announced in April
2014).
Ans) 6.7%
18 The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate at
record low of ________ during its monetary policy review in April 2014. The
ECB has kept the interest rate unchanged since November 2013.
Ans) 0.25%
19 India has been ranked at ________ among the 132 countries on the list of the
Social Progress Index 2014 compiled by US-based non-profit group Social
Progress Imperative in April 2014.
Ans) 102nd
20 Central Government has appointed senior IPS officer __________as the new
Director General of the country's largest border guarding force BSF in April
2014.
Ans) D K Pathak
21 The Central government has appointed __________ as deputy governor of
the Reserve Bank of India in April 2014 in place of Anand Sinha who retired
in January 2014. His term will be for three years.
Ans) R Gandhi
22 "World Intellectual Property Day" is observed on? Ans) 26-Apr
23 Which Film won the "Best Children's Film" award at the 61st National Film
Award announced in April 2014?
Ans) Kaphal
24 Which Indian PSU Company has received the honour of the most efficient
Navaratna award for the year 2013 (announced in April 2014). The award
was given to the company for the measure it has taken on various fronts
such as R&D, modernization, customer initiatives, quality and thrust given
on indigenization.
Ans) Hindustan
Aeronautics
Limited (HAL)
25 The Reserve Bank of India has kept Reverse Repo rate unchanged at
________ during its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
Ans) 7%
26 Who was sworn-in as the new President of Malta on 4th April to become
Malta's ninth President?
Ans) Marie-Lousie
Coleiro Preca
27 USA President Barack Obama has nominated ___________ as the next US
Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in
April 2014.
Ans) Sunil
Sabharwal
28 Which African Country ______ emerged as the biggest economy of Africa
when the results of an overdue rebasing of its gross domestic product were
announced in april 2014 as per United Nations statisticians
recommendation to rebase GDP calculations every five years to reflect
changes in the structure of production and consumption?
Ans) Nigeria
29 Which Country won T20 World Cup held in April 2014 in Bangladesh? Ans) Sri Lanka
30 Which Country has retained the ICC Women's World Twenty-20 for the
third time in a row after winning ICC Women's World Twenty-20 Cup held
in April2014 in Bangladesh?
Ans) Australia
31 Which Cricketer was named captain of the 2014 ICC World Team of the
Tournament in April 2014?
Ans) Mahendra
Singh Dhoni
32 "World Health Day" is observed on? Ans) 7-Apr
33 Who won the bahrain Grand Prix held in bahrain in April 2014? Ans) Lewis
Hamilton
34 Who won the men's singles title with a straight-game victory in the finals of
the India Super Series Badminton held in New Delhi in April 2014?
Ans) Lee Chong
Wei
35 Indian cricket team lost its No 1 rank to ___________ after being defeated in Ans) Sri Lanka

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the World Twenty20 final in the latest Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings
Table published in April 2014.
36 Which Indian state/team won the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National
Championship 2014 (Division A) held in Chennai in April 2014?
Ans) Punjab
37 Which Film won the "Best Feature Film on National Integration" award at
the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
Ans)
Thalaimuraigal
38 Who won the 51st edition of the FBB Femina Miss India 2014 crown after
defeating 24 other contestants from across the country in April 2014?
Ans) Koyal Rana
39 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
unchanged at ________ during its announcement of April 2014 monetary
policy review.
Ans) 4%
40 Which Indian pharma company announced to acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories
Ltd in a USD 3.2 billion deal in April 2014 in which Sun Pharma will acquire
100% of Ranbaxy in an all-stock deal?
Ans) Sun
Pharmaceutical
Industries
41 The IMF also projected that the global economy will grow at the rate of
_______ this year and 3.9% in 2015 (announced in April2014).
Ans) 3.6%
42 Lowland written by Indian born Novelist __________ has been shortlisted
for this years Baileys Prize, the UKs only annual book award for fiction
written by a woman.
Ans) Jhumpa Lahiri
43 "World Haemophilia Day" is observed on? Ans) 17-Apr
44 Which North-East state was placed on Indias railway map with the launch
of first passenger train to the state capital in April 2014?
Ans) Arunachal
Pradesh
45 Global Internet giant __________ has launched a new tool as part of its
elections portal offering called Know Your Candidates in April 2014. The
new tool will allow citizens to access relevant information about political
candidates contesting from their constituency and their incumbent Member
of Parliament.
Ans) Google
46 ERP giant SAPs Indian arm, SAP India has appointed ____________ as its
managing director with immediate effect in April 2014.
Ans) Ravi Chauhan
47 India Infoline Asset Management Company has appointed __________ as its
Chief Executive Officer in April 2014.
Ans) Prashasta Seth
48 Famous Indian shooter ___________ secured the Worlds Number One spot
in 10 meters air pistol event published in April 2014. With this achievement,
she became the first Indian pistol shooter to secure No 1 rank in the list.
Ans) Heena Sindhu
49 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the SLR unchanged at ________ during
its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
Ans) 23%
50 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Indias economic
growth rate at ___________ for next financial year 2014-15 and 6.4% for 2015-
16 (announced in April 2014).
Ans) 5.4%
51 Indias Software industry body Nasscom appointed ___________ as its
Chairman for the year 2014-15 (announced in April 2014).
Ans) R
Chandrasekaran
52 Who won the "Best Actor" award at the 61st National Film Award
announced in April 2014?
Ans) Both A and B
53 Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has made it to the cover of the 151st
edition of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack in April 2014. The 40-year-old
cricketer is the ______ Indian to feature on the cover of the Almanack.
Ans) First
54 Which Indian batsman has been named as one of the Five Cricketers of the
Year, an honour dating back to 1889, by Wisden for his performance in 2013
(announced in April 2014)?
Ans) Shikhar
Dhawan

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55 "World Heritage Day" is observed on? Ans) 18-Apr
56 Which Indian PSU Bank has hit the overseas bond market with a dual
tranche benchmark issue of 5-year and 10-year maturity to raise up to USD 1
billion in May 2014? The bank has given an initial pricing of 240 bps over the
US treasury for the 5-year money and 265 bps over the treasury for the 10-
year bond.
Ans) State Bank of
India
57 Global pharma giant Novartis announced to sell its animal-health operation
to _________ and Co. for USD 5.4 billion in April 2014 to restructure its
business.
Ans) Eli Lilly
58 Indias Index of Industrial Production, the most important parameter to
judge performance of industrial sector, growth stood at ________ in
February (announced in April 2014).
Ans) -1.9%
59 India's Trade deficit stood at ________ in March 2014 (announced in April
2014).
Ans) USD 10.5
billion
60 Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary in April 2014 for the
second consecutive term for four years.
Ans) Viktor Orban
61 British-American physicist __________ won Millennium Technology Prize
2014 for discoveries leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data
storage on magnetic disks (announced in April 2014). The Millennium
Technology Prize was initiated in 2004 by the Technology Academy Finland.
Ans) Stuart Parkin
62 The Interim President of BCCI-IPL Sunil Gavaskar has appointed _______ as
his special advisor for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League in
April2014.
Ans) Deepak
Parekh
63 Indian two pharma companies Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy
Laboratories Ltd announced a USD 3.2 billion deal in April 2014 in which
Sun Pharma will acquire 100% of Ranbaxy in an all-stock deal. Currently
which company owns majority stake in Ranbaxy?
Ans) Daiichi
Sankyo
64 Which country led the list of counties in terms of global remittances in the
year 2013 with USD 70 billion, as per the data released by the World Bank in
April 2014?
Ans) India
65 "National Civil Services Day" is observed on? Ans) 21-Apr
66 Who has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the
year 2013 (announced in April 2014)?
Ans) Gulzar
67 The queen of Britain conferred the rank of Knight Commander of the Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) on which famous Indian
business person on 10th April 2014. This honour is one of the highest
honours given by the queen to civilians.
Ans) Ratan Tata
68 Global rating agency Fitch has reaffirmed Indias __________investment
grade rating with a stable outlook due to Indias higher growth compared to
other emerging economies (announced in April2014).
Ans) BBB-
69 Global Telecom giant Vodafone has announced that it now owns 100% of its
Indian subsidiary, Vodafone India Limited ("VIL") after acquiring 10.97% of
VIL from which Indian entity in April 2014?
Ans) Piramal
Enterprises
70 Which Indian PSU Bank launched its Twitter handle account in April 2014
in order to increase its social media presence and improve digital marketing
activities after launching accounts on Facebook and Youtube earlier.
Ans) State Bank of
India
71 Indian shooter _______ won the gold in the trap event by defeating
Australia's two-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond at the ISSF
Shotgun World Cup held in April 2014.
Ans) Manavjit
Singh Sandhu

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72 Who won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 61st National Film
Award announced in April 2014?
Ans) Saurabh
Shukla
73 The Washington Post and the British-based The Guardian newspaper won a
Pulitzer Prize in April 2014 for public service for coverage of
____________________ based on documents from US intelligence leaker
Edward Snowden.
Ans) National
Security Agency
surveillance
programmes
74 Which Tech company announced its acquisition of Titan Aerospace in April
2014? Titan Aerospace is a maker of solar-powered drones which can be
used to boost Internet access to remote areas.
Ans) Google
75 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved
appointment of __________ as Finance Secretary in April 2014. The post of
Finance Secretary was lying vacant since 31st March when Sumit Bose
retired.
Ans) Arvind
Mayaram
76 "World Earth Day" is observed on? Ans) 22-Apr
77 India-born poet ________ won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the
poetry category for his collection of poems 3 Sections. The 98th annual
Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music were announced in
April 2014 by Columbia University.
Ans) Vijay Seshadri
78 Indias Software industry body Nasscom appointed ___________ as its Vice-
Chairman for the year 2014-15 (announced in April 2014).
Ans) BVR Mohan
Reddy
79 Which agency won two YoungGun awards in the YGA 2013 Awards
(announced in April 2014). The agency is the only office in India to have
won YoungGuns awards. YGA is now in its 12th year of recognizing young
talent globally.
Ans) Ogilvy
Mumbai
80 Which Indian racing driver won Whangarei Rally by a lead of 11.9 seconds
held in April 2014? It is his first title in New Zealand and sixth career victory
in FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). European champion, Jan
Kopecky (Czech Republic) obtained second position.
Ans) Gaurav Gill
81 China's economy grew at ________ in the first quarter of current year 2014
which is the slowest growth rate in last 18 months.
Ans) 7.4%
82 Indias Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at ______
in March (announced in April 2014).
Ans) 8.31%
83 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued Final standards for
measuring and controlling large exposures of banks to customers in April
2014. These standards will take effect from ___________ as per its
notification. These guidelines were aimed to minimize the all kind of
banking risks through proper risk management processes that a bank can
face.
Ans) 1 January
2019
84 US Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index stood at ________ in
March 2014 (published in April 2014).
Ans) 0.2%
85 Which Film won the "Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome
Entertainment" award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April
2014?
Ans) Bhaag Milkha
Bhaag
86 "World Book and Copyright Day" is observed on? Ans) 23-Apr
87 India's exports increased by just 3.98% to approx ________ in Financial Year
2013-14 while imports dropped by 8.11% to USD 450.94 billion during the
same period (announced in April 2014).
Ans) USD 312.35
billion
88 Indian Govenment has appointed whom as the new Chief of Naval Staff in
April 2014. The post was lying vacant for nearly two months since former
Ans) Robin K
Dhowan

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Chief resigned suddenly in the wake of a series of accidents.
89 Famous Poet, Director and Lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the
prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013. He won which of
the Internal awards?
Ans) Both of them
90 Which Indian IT Services Company and Mitsubishi Corporation have
announced a new joint venture in April 2014 for the Japanese market, the
second largest market for software services which is still untouched by
Indian services companies.
Ans) Tata
Consultancy
Services (TCS)
91 The Supreme Court has allowed Comptroller & Auditor General to audit
revenues and books of Private Companies of which sector in a landmark
judgement announced in April 2014?
Ans) Telecom
Companies
92 Nobel laureate ___________ author Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away on
18th April. He was 87.
Ans) Colombian
93 Who won the Presidential election of Algeria for the fourth consecutive time
in April 2014 to become fifth President of Algeria.
Ans) Abdelaziz
Bouteflika
94 Which Film won the award for "Best Direction" at the 61st National Film
Award announced in April 2014?
Ans) Shahid
95 "World Intellectual Property Day" is observed on? Ans) 26-Apr
96 SEBI came out with detailed corporate governance norms for listed
companies in April 2014 to provide stricter disclosures and protection of
investor rights, including equitable treatment for minority and foreign
shareholders. SEBI has decided that the maximum number of boards an
independent director can serve on listed companies be restricted to
__________ as per the new rule while the directorship would be capped at
three if the person is serving as a whole time director in any listed company.
Ans) Seven
97 Randstad Awards for the year 2014 was announced in Apr 2014 to
encourage best practices for talent attraction and to identify the best
Employer Brand in the country based. Randstad have awarded the which
company as the most attractive employer in India for the fourth consecutive
time?
Ans) Microsoft
98 Who won the Chinese Grand Prix held in China in April 2014? Ans) Lewis
Hamilton
99 Who won the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis Mens singles title held in April
2014?
Ans) Stanislas
Wawrinka
100 Indias overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index, stood at
_______ in March 2014 (published in Apr 2014).
Ans) 5.7%
101 Who has taken over as the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in
April 2014?
Ans) Justice G
Rohini
102 The Central Government has appointed whom as Principal Economic
Advisor in April 2014?
Ans) Ila Patnaik
103 BCCI has suggested to the Supreme Court to set up a three-member
committee in order to probe the corruption case in April 2014. Which former
Indian cricketer has been included in the 3-member committee?
Ans) Ravi Shastri
104 Which Film won the "Best Film on Social Issues" award at the 61st National
Film Award announced in April 2014?
Ans) Tuhya
Dharma Koncha
105 Who took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of National Mineral
Development Corporation (NMDC) in April 2014?
Ans) Narendra
Kothari
106 "World Hemophilia Day" is observed on? Ans) 17-Apr
107 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive director _____________ took charge as Ans) G.

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director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL)
in April 2014. CAFRAL is a not-for-profit organization and is an
independent body fully funded by the RBI.
Gopalakrishna
108 Hockey India appointed former senior coach _____________ as the coach of
the junior men's team in April 2014. His key aim will be to groom the junior
team for the 2016 World Cup to be held in the country.
Ans) Harendra
Singh
109 World Earth Day was observed on 22nd April across the world in order to
raise awareness and also to support environmental protection. Theme for
Earth Day 2014 was _______________.
Ans) Green Cities
110 The Supreme Court revoked its 19-month-old ban on iron ore mining in
Which Indian state in April 2014 but restricted the extraction to 20 million
tonnes per annum.
Ans) Goa
111 NTT Docomo has decided to sell its entire 26.5% stake in Indian mobile
service provider Tata Donomo in April 2014 to exit from the Joint venture it
entered five years ago. NTT Docomo is a telecom company from
____________.
Ans) Japan
112 Which Indian musician _____________ was selected for M S Subbulakshmi
Award 2014, announced by the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation in April
2014?
Ans) Mathangi
Sathyamurthy
113 Which Indian IT services Company joined the league of top 10 global IT
services companies, as per the data published by the HfS Research Survey
on competitive landscape for IT Services in 2013 (published in April 2014)?
Ans) Tata
Consultancy
Services (TCS)
114 Which global IT company secured No 1 rank in the list of top 10 global IT
services companies, as per the data published by the HfS Research Survey
on competitive landscape for IT Services in 2013 (published in April 2014)?
Ans) IBM
115 Which footballer has been named as the Women's Player of the Year at an
awards ceremony held in London in April 2014?
Ans) Lucy Bronze
116 Who won the "Best Actress" award at the 61st National Film Award
announced in April 2014?
Ans) Geetanjali
Thapa
117 Motorola Mobility, which was recently acquired by Google, has appointed
__________ as General Manager of India in April 2014. This is the senior
most post for the company in India.
Ans) Amit Boni
118 "World Amateur Radio Day" is observed on? Ans) 18-Apr
119 Which Indian football club won the I-League (biggest prize in Indian
football) for the first time after winning the final match held at the Nehru
Stadium in Fatorda in April 2014?
Ans) Bengaluru FC
120 Which IT Services Company announced that it has entered into an
agreement with itaas in April 2014 to acquire the company. Itaas is a US-
based digital video solutions firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Formed in 1999, It has played a unique, multifaceted role in development
and delivery of interactive television (iTV).
Ans) Cognizant
121 Which company has started a weekly series of online documentary-style
films titled Brazuca around the World in April 2014 for the 2014 FIFA World
Cup in Brazil which will be held this year?
Ans) Adidas
122 The Supreme Court has set up a committee in April 2014 for framing
guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by the Government and its
authorities for advertisements in newspapers and television to get political
mileage. The four-member committee will be headed by _________________.
Ans) NR Madhava
Menon
123 India conducted developmental test of supersonic surface-to-air missile Ans) Akash

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____________ from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch complex at
Chandipur in April 2014. It is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft
defence system developed by the DRDO as part of the Integrated Guided
Missile Development Programme.
124 Which Indian player won the World Snooker championship held at Leeds,
UK in April 2014?
Ans) Chitra
Magimairaj
125 Which Global pharma giant agreed to acquire GlaxoSmithKline Plcs
(GSKs) cancer-drug business for nearly USD 16 billion to form a consumer-
health venture with GSK in April 2014?. It has also announced to sell its
vaccines business, excluding the flu operations, to GSK for USD 7.1 billion in
an overhaul of the Swiss drug maker.
Ans) Novartis
126 Which country was placed in the first place in list of 148 economies in terms
of leveraging information and communications technologies (ICT) for
growth and wellbeing, as per the latest report published by the World
Economic Forum in April 2014?
Ans) Finland
127 India secured ________ spot among 148 economies in terms of leveraging
information and communications technologies (ICT) for growth and
wellbeing, as per the latest report published by the World Economic Forum
in April 2014.
Ans) 83rd
128 "International Dance Day" is observed on? Ans) 29-Apr
129 Union Ministry of External Affairs has appointed whom as India's first
Ambassador to the separate Indian Mission to Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) & East Asia Summit in April 2014?
Ans) Suresh Kumar
Reddy
130 Who won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 61st National Film
Award announced in April 2014?
Ans) Amruta
Subhash
131 Who lead the list of the world's 100 most influential people, as per the list
published Time magazine in April 2014?
Ans) Arvind
Kejriwa
132 Asian Squash Federation has shortlished which Indian Squash player for the
Asian Mens Player of the Year 2013 award in April 2014?
Ans) Saurav Ghosal
133 Vivek Gundotra, chief of Googles _________, has announced to quit Google
in April 2014.
Ans) Google+
134 Nokia has appointed which Indian born executive as its next CEO and
outlined its new strategy with a focus on its networks equipment business in
April 2014 after completing sale of its mobile phone business to Microsoft?
Ans) Rajeev Suri
135 Japans NTT Docomo has decided to sell its entire 26.5% stake in Indian
mobile service provider ____________ in April 2014 to exit from the Joint
venture it entered five years ago. NTT Docomo decided to exit the venture
as it failed to achieve certain performance targets by March 31, 2014.
Ans) Tata
Teleservices
136 India received _________ of foreign direct investment (FDI) in February 2014
(announced in April 2014).
Ans) USD 2.01
billion
137 South Koreas Prime Minister _____________ resigned in April 2014 over the
sinking of a passenger ferry that killed more than 300 people on board. He
took full responsibility of the disaster and tendered his resignation.
Ans) Chung Hong-
Won
138 Which Global software major has completed its purchase of Nokia's mobile
phone business for USD 7.5 billion in April 2014 which ended the iconic
Nokia mobile brand? The deal was delayed due to late regulatory approvals.
Ans) Microsoft
139 Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court,
was sworn in as the __________ Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President
Pranab Mukherjee in April 2014.
Ans) 41st

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140 The Reserve Bank of India has promoted NS Vishwanathan, US Paliwal and
Chandan Sinha as Executive Directors from the post of Principal Chief
General Managers. RBI now has how manu Executive Directors post their
appointments as of April 2014?
Ans) Nine
141 Which Indian Grandmaster won a silver medal after ending up with six and
half points out of a possible ninein the Asian Continental Chess
Championships held at Sharjah in April 2014?
Ans) B Adhiban
142 Which Indian badminton player settled with Bronze in Asian Championship
after being defeated by top seed Shixian Wang of China in the semifinal
match held in April 2014?
Ans) P V Sindhu
143 "World Malaria Day" is observed on? Ans) 25-Apr
144 Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India in April 2014 and
assumed charge on 27th April?
Ans) Justice
Rajendra Mal
Lodha
145 Which footballer has been named as the Professional Footballers'
Association Player of the Year at an awards ceremony held in London in
April 2014?
Ans) Luis Suarez
146 The 28-member European Union has temporarily banned the import of
which fruit from India from 1st May onwards which brought protests from
the Indian community, lawmakers and traders.
Ans) Mango
147 Which Indian business person was honored with with the 2014 Canada
India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award in Toronto in April
2014 for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector?
Ans) NR Narayana
Murthy
148 Which Indian businessperson has been appointed on the Board of USIndia
Business Council (USIBC) in April 2014? As a member of the board, He will
help promote the policy advocacy priorities of USIBC and advice members
and senior USIBC staff on a wide range of topics.
Ans) Anand
Mahindra
149 Six environmental advocates from India, Peru, Russia and three other
countries have won this years Goldman Prize in April 2014, which is
awarded for grass-roots activism. Indias __________ received the prize for
helping villagers fight coal mining in Chhattisgarh and succeeded in
shutting down one of the largest planned coal mines in the area.
Ans) Ramesh
Agrawal
150 Which famous Hollywood actor was awarded with the Most Popular All
Time International Star in India at the International Indian Film Academy
(IIFA) awards held in Tampa Bay, Florida in April 2014?
Ans) John Travolta
151 Which Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri won his fourth Asian Tour title and the
first outside India at the CIMB Indonesian Masters golf held in April 2014?
Ans) Anirban
Lahiri
152 During the April-February period of financial year 2013-14, the highest FDI
in India came from which country?
Ans) Mauritius
153 Which bollywood movie won five major awards including best actor, best
director and best picture at the 15th International Indian Film Academy
(IIFA) awards held in April 2014?
Ans) Bhaag Milkha
Bhaag
154 The UK economy grew by ________ in the first quarter of 2014 compared to
previous quarter (announced in April 2014).
Ans) 0.8%
155 The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) ruled in
favour of private telecom operators regarding ___________________ and
said that it does not violate any condition of licence agreement in April 2014.
Ans) 3G intra-
circle-roaming
(ICR)
156 Who has been appointed as Indias next Ambassador to Norway as per
announcement made by the Ministry of External Affairs in April 2014?
Ans) N A K
Browne

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157 Volvo India has appointed ________ as managing director with immediate
effect in April 2014.
Ans) Kamal Bali
158 Which country was placed as the world's most expensive economy as per
the latest report published by the World Bank in April 2014?
Ans) Switzerland
159 US economic growth stood at __________ in the first quarter of the current
year compared to same quarter of last year (announced in April 2014).
Ans) 0.1%
160 Which football player broke the record for the most goals in a European
Cup or Champions League season in April 2014?. The Portuguese forward's
two goals helped him overtake the previous best of 14 goals in a season
registered by Barcelona's Lionel Messi in 2011-12 and Jose Altafini of AC
Milan in 1962-63.
Ans) Cristiano
Ronaldo
161 India has displaced which country to become the world's third biggest
economy in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), as per the latest report
published by the World Bank report in April 2014.
Ans) Japan
162 Indias core sector output, consisting of eight key sectors, growth stood at
______ in March (announced in April 2014).
Ans) 2.5%
163 Liquor firm United Spirits Ltd has appointed __________ as the Chief
Executive Officer with effect from 1st May. United Spirits was recently
taken over by Diageo Plc and now it is seeking to purchase an additional
26% stake in the company.
Ans) Anand
Kripalu
164 World No. 41 Indian pair of ________ won Bronze medal after being
defeated by world No.10 Chinese Luo-Luo pair by 21-12, 21-7 in the in Asian
Championship Womens Doubles Semifinal match in April 2014.
Ans) Jwala-
Ashwini
165 Famous ____________ Khaled Chowdhury passed away in Kolkata in April
2014 after a prolonged illness. He was 95.
Ans) Theatre
personality
166 Famous India Paralympic swimmer _____________ won two Bronze and one
Silver at the IDM Berlin 2014. He won Bronze Medals in the 200m Individual
Medley (2:44.06 seconds) and the 100m Butterfly (1:09.67 seconds) and won
the Silver Medal in the 100m Breaststroke.
Ans) Sharath
Gayakwad
167 Who bagged the oung Achiever Award 2013, for his contribution to the
society in the field of agriculture, announced in April 2014? The award was
instituted by the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (Sadhna),
Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni PO, Solan,
Himachal Pradesh, India.
Ans) B.
Vinothkumar
168 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has appointed whom as Managing
Director and CEO of Indian arm in April 2014? He will take over on 1st June
this year. Erich Nesselhauf set to take over as Managing Director and CEO
at from June 1.
Ans) Erich
Nesselhauf
169 Indian Govenment has appointed whom as the new Chief of Naval Staff in
April 2014. The post was lying vacant for nearly two months since former
Chief resigned suddenly in the wake of a series of accidents.
Ans) Robin K
Dhowan
170 Who has taken over as the President of Computer Society of India from 1st
April 2014? The Computer Society is the largest association of IT
professionals in India with over 90,000 members and 73 chapters.
Ans) HR Mohan
171 Which Middle East based bank announced in April 2014 that it would open
its first branch at Nariman Point in Mumbai in India? The branch in Mumbai
will be opened as a full-fledged bank in May 2014.
Ans) Doha Bank
172 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anja Niedringhaus shot dead by a
policeman in Afghanistan on 4th April 2014 while covering the 2014
Ans) Germany

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presidential election in Afghanistan. She was also awarded the International
Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism prize in 2005 for
covering Iraq war. She was from which country?
173 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) imposed a transfer
ban at both national and international level on Spanish club _____________
in April 2014. The ban prohibited the club from buying and/or selling
players for the next two transfer windows (June 2014 and January 2015).
Ans) FC Barcelona
174 Which Indian Crickter won the United Kingdoms 2014 Asian Award for
outstanding achievement in Sports. The award was announced at Londons
at The Grosvenor House Hotel in April 2014.
Ans) MS Dhoni
175 Former President of __________ Kumba Yala died at the age of 61 due to
cardiac arrest in April 2014. Kumba was elected civilian President of the
country in 2001 and ruled the country till 2003.
Ans) Guinea
176 Famous boxer Iwao Hakamada was awarded with an honorary
championship belt by World Boxing Council (WBC) in April 2014 .
Hakamada was freed from death row on 27 March 2014 after 48 years in
prison following a murder conviction. He is from which country?
Ans) Japan
177 Legendary hollywood _____________ Mickey Rooney passed away in April
2014. He was 93.
Ans) Actor
178 Indian cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users against a deadly
virus named ___________ in April 2014 which was responsible of exposing
millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information
to hackers.
Ans) Heartbleed
179 Which player won the OUE Singapore Open 2014 for the first time held in
April 2014?
Ans) Simon
Santoso
180 Which Indian team won the the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy after winning
a thrilling last-ball finish final match at the Wankhede Stadium held in April
2014?
Ans) Baroda
181 A book written by former media advisor of the Prime Minister, Manmohan
Singh, Sanjay Baru, created political storm in April 2014 just before the Lok
Sabha Election. The book claimed PM's lack of credibility and control at
PMO. What is the name of the book?
Ans) The
Accidental Prime
Minister
182 Veteran ____________ Ashish Bose passed away in New Delhi due to illness
on 7 April 2014. He was best known for coining the term BIMARU in one
page of research paper to then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
Ans) Demographer
183 Who retains No 1 rank in the latest Mens ATP tennis rankings released in
April 2014?
Ans) Rafael Nadal
184 Who retained her top position in the latest WTA womens tennis rankings
issued in April 2014?
Ans) Serena
Williams
185 Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed whom as the coach of
senior hockey team in April 2014. Pakistan failed to qualify for the World
Cup to be held in the Netherlands in June, which was the main reason for
this appointment.
Ans) Shahnaz
Shaikh
186 The comprehensive integrated master plan for development of Chennai-
Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC) will be ready by March 2015. Which
country is helping India to develop the Industrial corridor?
Ans) Japan
187 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) panel announced in April 2014
that ___________ in India regained the world record for highest rainfall in 48
hours with 2493 millimeters.
Ans) Cherrapunji

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188 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approvals to
IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services in April 2014 to start new banks. As
per its guidelines, the bank shall open at least ________ of its branches in
unbanked rural centres (population up to 9,999 as per the latest census).
Ans) 25%
189 Justice G Rohini has been appointed as the first ever woman Chief Justice of
which High court of India?
Ans) Delhi High
Court
190 Which Indian player won the 2014 Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling
Federation held at Blu-O Rhythm and Bowl Ratchayothinon in Bangkok in
April 2014? With this He became the first Indian to win the title of ABF.
Ans) Shaik Abdul
Hameed
191 India has signed an agreement with which neighbour country on
development of hydropower projects in April 2014? The agreement provides
framework for implementing four hydro-electric projects totalling 2120 MW
on a joint venture-model between public sector undertakings of the two
countries.
Ans) Bhutan
192 NASAs scientist John C. Houbolt passed away on 20 April 2014 after the
complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 95. He was best known for
his significant contribution in NASA's ______________________ Prgram.
Ans) Apollo's
Moon landing
program
193 Who won the 2014 Thailand Tour womens title of Asian Bowling
Federation (ABF) on 19 April 2014 held at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl
Ratchayothinon in Bangkok in April 2014? It was her first career Asian
Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour title.
Ans) Kritsanakorn
Sangaroon
194 Who became the first US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three
decades (since 1983) held on 21 April 2014? Boston Marathon is an annual
event and is held on Patriots Day i.e. the third Monday of April. It started in
1897 and the worlds oldest annual marathon.
Ans) Meb
Keflezighi
195 __________ author Alistair MacLeod passed away in April 2014 due to a
heart stroke. He was 77. He was best known for his short story collections
and novel No Great Mischief.
Ans) Canadian
196 Which company announced to change its name to Mondelez India Foods
Limited in April 2014. Mondelez means monde for world and delez for
delicious.
Ans) Cadbury
India Limited
197 Who has been appointed as the Captain of Sri Lanka T20 team in April 2014? Ans) Lasith
Malinga
198 Which Country successfully test-fired short range ballistic missile Hatf-III
named Ghazanvi in April 2014? The short range surface-to-surface ballistic
missile can carry nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290
kilometers.
Ans) Pakistan
199 Which Spanish club won the Copa del Rey Cup after winning the final
match played at Mestalla in Valencia, Spain in April 2014?
Ans) Real Madrid
200 Japanese foods firm Nissin Foods appointed Indian __________ as the
Managing Director (MD) of its Indian arm Indo Nissin in April 2014.
Ans) Gautam
Sharma
201 Who will most likely be appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff as part of a
major rejig being undertaken at the top level in the maritime force
(announced in April 2014)?
Ans) Sunil Lamba
202 The All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC), a national body of
banking sector officers, has decided to mark ___________ as Demands Day
in this year 2014. Specific to the body's demand is the implementation of
regulated working hours and five-day-a-week working schedule for the
Indian banking industry.
Ans) 1-May

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203 ____________ has recently announced to allow the use of Portable Electronic
Devices (PEDs) in Offline mode during flights in April 2014.
Ans) Directorate
General Civil
Aviation (DGCA)
204 The Supreme Court has set up a four member committee headed by N R
Madhava Menon for framing guidelines to prevent
______________________________.
Ans) Prevent
misuse of public
funds for political
advertisement
205 VK Murthy, the renowned ___________ and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee
passed away at the age of 91 in April 2014.
Ans)
Cinematographer
206 Which Portuguese football club won 33rd Portuguese league Football title
after four years in April 2014?
Ans) Benfica
207 Indias Virat Kohli secured his career best ________ rank in the Batsmen
category of the latest Reliance ICC T20I Rankings Table published in April
2014.
Ans) Second
208 Who won the Women's singles title of the India Super Series Badminton
held in New Delhi in April 2014?
Ans) Shixian Wang
209 Which footballer has been named as the Young Player of the Year at an
awards ceremony held in London in April 2014?
Ans) Eden Hazard
210 During the April-February period of financial year 2013-14, which sector
attracted highest FDI in India?
Ans) Services


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