GK

2010
1. Can you identify the name of this lady who became the first Indian woman
to ski dive on the South Pole? Ans : Reena Kaushal
2. Can you identify the year in which the historic Good Friday Agreement
took place? Ans: 1998
3. Chevrolet => General Motors
SsangYong => Mahindra
4. Prius is the name of the hybrid car model that was finally launched in
India. Can you identify the name of the auto major that has launched this
car? Ans : Toyota
5. This country is world's largest producer of gold and is set to become the
world's largest consumer of gold also. Can you identify the name of the
country in question from the given options? Ans : China
6. Astra is the name of

Ans: Air to air missile

7. This country is all set to become the first country in the world to build
nuclear powered spacecraft. Can you identify the name of the country in
question from the given options? Ans: Russia
8. Where would you find the European Court of Human Rights in the world?
Ans: France
9. Where would you find the secretariat of Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change(IPCC)?
Ans: Geneva
10. Where would you find the headquarters of European Central Bank (ECB)?
Ans: Frankfurt
11. Berkshire Hathaway is a famous corporation headed by one of the richest
persons of the world. Can you name the head of Berkshire Hathaway from
the given options? Ans: Warren Buffett
12. Can you identify the name of the Indian film that was India's official entry
in this year's Oscars in the Best Foreign language film category? Ans:
Harishchandrachi Factory
13. Which of the following is the capital of Yemen? Ans: Sanaa
14. This person has been appointed to head the committee that will resolve
the Telangana issue . Can you name the person in question from the given
options? Ans: B.N. Shrikrishna

15. Sometimes, hailed as Chanakya of Indian Politics and The All Season
Man also, this man was the center of the book that was launched on him
only. Can you identify the name of the person in question from the given
options? Ans: Pranab Mukharjee
16. Who is the author of the book titled Unaccustomed Earth? Ans: Jhumpa
Lahiri
17. Which of the following persons is the head of the Special Investigation
Team (SIT) that has been appointed for probing the Godhra and Post Godhra
communal riots? Ans: R.K. Raghavan
18. Can you identify the year in which Project Elephant, was launched?
Ans: 1992
19. Where would you find the secretariat of Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD)? Ans: Paris
20. Can you identify the name of the operation that was launched by the
center as a counter offensive to the Maoists attacks in various states of
India , of late? Ans: Operation Green Hunt
21. Poloumi Ghatak and Sharath Kamal are the names of the famous persons
that you would associate with Ans: Table Tennis
22. Which of the following represents the venue where the National Bureau
of Forest Genetics will be established? Ans: Dehradun
23. Which of the following represents the punch line of Reliance Industries
Limited (RIL)? Ans: Growth is Life
24. Edwards E. Whitacre is the chief of this automobile major. Can you name
him from the given options? Ans: Genral Motors
25. Where would you find the headquarters of Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII)? Ans: New Delhi
26. Baidu is Ans: Search Engine
27. Which of the following serves as the de facto capital of the European
Union? Ans: Brussels
28. You would associate these products like , Alexa Internet, IMDb and Kindle
with Ans: Amazon.com
29. Which of the following represents the year by which ISRO is planning to
launch a dedicated forestry satellite? Ans: 2013
30. Which of the following represents the Centers stake in the largest PSU
bank of India , State Bank of India (SBI)? Ans: 55%

31. Feel the difference, is the punch line that you would associate with
Ans:Ford
32. Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in the year
Ans: 1960
33. This states legislature building became the worlds first green building
and was inaugurated recently by the Prime minister. Can you identify the
name of the state in question from the given options?
Ans: Tamil Nadu
34. Mulsanne is the name of the car brand that belongs to the stable of .
Ans: Bentley
35. Which of the following business houses you would associate with BIG
CINEMAS? Ans: Reliance
36. Can you identify the year in which the bilateral treaty called Strategic
Arms Reduction Treaty (START) was signed ? Ans: 1991
37. Silk air is the regional wing of.

Ans: Singapore Airlines

38. Can you identify the name of the ambassador of the Save our Tigers
campaign launched by NDTV and Aircel jointly? Ans: Amitabh Bachchan
39. The Large Hadron Collider is a. Ans: Particle accelerator
40. Which of the following banks you would associate with IndiaFirst Life
insurance venture? Ans: BOB
41. Can you identify the year in which the National Rural Health Mission was
launched from the given options? Ans: 2005
42. The chairman of the National Integration Council(NIC)? Ans: Manmohan
Singh
43. Can you identify the name of Indias first Anti Submarine Warfare Corvett
(ASWC) that was launched recently? Ans: Kamorta
44. Can you identify the cine star who is the owner of Red Chilies
entertainment from the given options? Ans: Shahrukh Khan
45. You would associate Azlan Shah tournament with Ans: Hockey
46. Can you identify the recently appointed first dean of Harvard Business
School who is of Indian origin? Ans: Nitin Nohria
47. John Higgins is a famous player that you would associate with Ans:
Snooker
48. The World Wide Web office opened its office recently in India. Can you
identify the name of the city in which it opened its office? Ans: New Delhi

49. Where would you find the headquarters of Interpol , an International

Police Organization? Ans: France
50. Where would you find the headquarters of Indian Space Research
Organization(ISRO)? Ans:Banglore
51. Where would you find the headquarters of International
Telecommunication Union(ITU)?
Ans: Geneva
52. Live the moment, is the punch line that you would associate with .
Ans: Maruti Ritz
53. The power of dreams, is the punch line that you would associate with
Ans: Honda
54. Posco, a South Korean steel company, will be setting up its steel plant
in Ans: Orissa
55. Where would you find Maheshwar dam in India that was in the news
recently? Ans: Madhya Pradesh
56. Can you identify the name of the youngest Indian to have climbed Mt.
Everest from the given options? Ans: Arjun Vajpai
57. Which software makes advertisement automatically? Ans: Placelocal
58. Which company has acquired 55% stake in Reva Electric car? Ans:
Mahindra and Mahindra
59. 'My world my way' is the tagline of? Ans: Allen Solly
60. Who is the monitoring authority of Right to Education Act? Ans: National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights
61. Aman Ki Aasha is associated with Ans: Indo- Pak Relations
62. Yours Sincerely' is written by Ans: K. Natwar Singh
63. 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One is written by Ans: Jonathan
Alter
64. Right To Education Act says: All children in 6-14 age group must get free
and compulsory eduction, There must be 25 % reservation for poor children
in private & minority schools, There must be one teacher for every 30
students.
65. Which two countries has signed the Gas Pipeline agreement? Ans:
Pakistan and Iran
66. India's first open prison for women is in Ans: Yerawada Central Jail
67. Xingyun" is associated with Ans: Super Computer made by China

68. The Hero Honda group belongs to Ans: Munjal Family

69. Which company has recently decided to share data for Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) project? Ans: LIC
70. Which country has refused Life Insurance Corporation of India to enter
their market? Ans: Singapor
71. Stanley Cup is associated with Ans: Hockey
72. Vuvuzela is a. Ans: Musical Instrument
73. Who was the Father of ATM? Ans: JohnBaron Shephard
74. Which is the oldest literature among living languages in India? Ans: Tamil
75. eTREASURY is a product of which of the following companies? Ans: TCS
76. The famous radio channel Big 92.7 FM belongs to which of the following
companies? Ans: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
77. The famous book Panchatantra is written by which author? Ans: Vishnu
Prasad.
78. World Bank and International Monetary Fund is jointly called as Ans:
Bretton Wood Twins
79. Which is the longest railway platform? Ans: Kharagpur
80. Which of the following authors has written Shree Ramayana
Mahanveshanam? Ans: M. Veerappa Moily
81. Blue Cheese is Ans: Cheese with penicillium mold.
82. India has signed a three-year agreement to export fuel worth $2 billion to
a country. Name the country. Ans: Mauritius
83. Which of the following Businessman heads the rich list for the 5th
consecutive year in South Africa? Ans: Lakshmi Mittal
84. On which of the following dates was Karnataka, Kerala and Andra Pradesh
were formed? Ans:1st Nov
85. Which of the following is the first doctor to conduct heart transplantation
in India? Ans. Dr.Venugopal
86. Which of the following enters human body through skin? Ans: Hook Worm
87. Astigmatism' is a disease which affects Ans: Eyes
88. Who made the first Atom bomb in the world? Ans: Otto Hahn

89. ASEAN community in 2015 will be based on will be held on the basis of
which of the following basis? Ans: Security of the political community,
Economic community, Socio-cultural community.
90. Who has been named as the CEO of the decade? Ans: Steve Jobs
91. MICR is a number mentioned at the bottom of the cheaque. What is the
full form of MICR?
Ans: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
92. The Indian Government has proposed a Unicode Character for the new
Indian Rupee symbol. Can you recognize it? Ans: U+0971
93. Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853? Ans: Elisha Otis
94. What is the full form of P&O, the shipping line? Ans: Peninsular and
Oriental
95. Which of the following person has designed the symbol of rupee? Ans: D
Udaya Kumar
96. EET is a term related to investment. The full form is Ans: Exempt,
exempt, taxed
97. What does FATF for? Ans: Financial Action Task Force
98. What is the age limit for Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar? Ans:35
Years
99. Tuticorin Port is located in which of the following states? Ans: Tamil Nadu
100. N. Chandrababu Naidu belongs to which of the following parties? Ans:
telugu Desham Party
101. Which of the following states is India's highest salt producing state?
Ans: Gujarat
102. Petronas is headquatered in which of the following countries? Ans:
Malaysia
103. Svedberg Unit is a unit of which of the following? Ans: Time
104: In which of the following states was Vedanta Alumina planning to mine
Bauxite? Ans: Orissa
105. Fateh 110 missile belongs to which of the following countires? Ans: Iran
106. Rajiv Gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls is also called
by which of the following names? Ans: Sabla
107. Worldwide telescope a computer programme, has been designed by
which of the following companies? Ans: Microsoft
108. BRAHMOS is named after which of the following? Ans: River

109. Where is Fortis Cancer Institute locted? Ans: Mumbai

110. Gas and Beyond is the tagline of which of the following companies? Ans:
GAIL
111. On Demand is the tagline of which of the following companies? Ans: IBM
112. Irom Sharmila Chanu, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Actactivist is
also called as
Ans: Iron Lady of Manipur
113. Who is the first Indian to win a World wrestling championship gold
medal? Ans: Sushil Kumar
114. "J'ai decide de vivre" is written by which of the following authors? Ans:
Philippe Croizon
115. SABLA, a new health scheme, which will exclusively cater to the health
care requirements of adolescent girls in which of the following age groups?
Ans: 11-18 Years
116. Nestle is based in which of the following countries? Ans: Switzerland
117. Tata Steel Europe was earlier known as Ans: Corus
118. The personality participated in the Mahagujarat movement of 1956 that
led to the creation of Gujarat, was elected to the Assembly for a record eight
times from Khadia constituency in Ahmedabad. Can you recognize him? Ans:
Ashok Bhatt
119. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO)
120. The Time of the Hero is written by which of the following authors? Ans:
Mario Vargas Llosa
121. Indian Maritime University (IMU) was being established by an Act of
Parliament in November, 2008. Can you recognize the city where it is being
established? Ans: Chennai
122. Tianhe-1A, a super computer has been designed by which of the
following countries? Ans: China
123. Chinas first ashram, the 165-acre retreat for yoga and meditation was
opened by Sri Sri Ravishankars Art of Living foundation. In which city is it
located? Ans: Beijing
124. Cambay Basin, where Indian geologists have identified shale gas is
located in which of the following places? Ans: Gujarat
125. Who is the Director General of Unique Identification Authority of India?
Ans: Ram Sewak Sharma

126. Which of the following companies has worked on the software for UIDAI?
Ans: Microsoft
127. Serious Men is written by which of the following aauthors? Ans: Monu
Joseph
128. Gondwana Basin, where Indian geologists have identified shale gas is
located in which of the following places? Ans: Bihar
129. The sharing of waters of the river Kaveri is between which of the
following two states?
Ans: Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
130. Chhau is a type of. Ans: Dance
131. Kalbelia folk songs and dances belongs to which of the following states?
Ans: Rajasthan
132. When was Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA)
founded? Ans:1972
133. "Birdie" and "Eagle" are two terms related to which of the following
sports? Ans: Golf
134. Kaiga Generating Station is in which of the following states? Ans:
Karnataka
135. "Chashma-3 and Chashma-4" which were recently news are which of
the following type of power projects of Pakistan? Ans: Nuclear
136. Which of the following personalities wrote the world first computer
programme? Ans: A Lovelace
137. Engineering your Tomorrows is a punchline of which of the following
companies? Ans: Ashok Leyland
138. Monaco salty biscuit is a product of which of the following companies?
Ans: Parle
139. Invented for Life is a punchline of which of the following companies?
Ans: Bosch
140. Vishwas ki Parampara the punchline is related to which of the
following companies?
Ans: Allahabad bank
141. Mullaperiyar Dam is in which of the following states? Ans: Kerala
142. START was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the Reduction and
Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. Can you select the full from of the
treaty? Ans: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

143. Which of the following FM radio stations launched by Adlabs? Ans: Big
92.7 FM
144. New Horizons, enduring values is a punchline associated with. Ans:
Indian Airlines
145. The state Government of Haryana has recently decided to open a
medical college in the memory of which of the following personalities in
Hissar? Ans: Kalpana Chawla
146. What is the full form of TDSAT? Ans: Telecom Dispute Settlement
Administrative Tribunal
147. Which of the following was established on the recommendation of
Shivraman Committee?
Ans: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development
148. Dr. Nelson Mandela is the ----------- non-Indian to receive India's most
coveted award, Bharat Ratna? Ans: 1st
149. Where is located the "Rubber Board of India"? Ans: Kottayam
150. Which among the following will be replaced by Tejas aircraft in Indian Air
force? Ans: Mig -21
151. The book The End of Empires-African,Americans and India is written by
which of the following authors? Ans: Gerald Horne
152. Which of the following countries will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Football? Ans: Qatar
153. Who has written Birds of America? Ans: John James Audubon.
154. 2018 Fifa World Cup => Russia

2014

January
1. Corey Anderson has made world record by blasting the fastest century in
One Day International Cricket against West Indies. He belongs to Ans:
New Zealand
2. A new year festival - Losar is being celebrated across Ans: Ladakh
Region
3. Which of the following countries became the 18th member of the Euro
zone? Ans: Latvia
4. Which of the following Indian supercomputer was rated fastest super
computer in India? Ans: PARAM Yuva-II
5. The Wimbledon Foundation has decided to launch The Road to
Wimbledon event, first ever Wimbledon tennis event to be hosted outside
the UK in which of the following countries? Ans: India
6. To show an improvement in financial improvement in India, a Financial
Inclusix Index 2013 has been launched by Ans: Crisil
7. After the allegation of sexual misconduct against a law intern, Justice
(retd) AK Ganguly, resigned from... Ans: the post of the honorary professor of
the National University of Juridicial Sciences (NUJS)
8. India has announced a new rule to vaccinate against polio to the travellers
from which of the following countries? Ans: Pakistan
9. Shri S.K. Sharma was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of
Ans: BEL
10. World Braille Day was observed on Ans: Jan 4
11. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh launched the total E-literacy
project in Ans: Kerala
12. To which of the following foreign Embassy India has asked not to screen
any movies without obtaining a licence? Ans: the US Embassy
13. TCS has decided to set up the world's largest corporate learning and
development centre in
Ans: Thiruvananthapuram
14. Who among the following has been appointed as the new President of
National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)? Ans:
R. Chandrashekhar
15. Government of India has allowed British retailer Tesco to invest in
brownfield entities in India. What is brown filed investment? Ans: Investment
in an existing asset or company

16. Who among the following shuttler became the first male junior
badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world? Ans: Aditya Joshi
17. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed communication
satellite GSAT-14 into the orbit by launching which of the following rockets?
Ans: GSLV-D5
18. Which of the following is the first Indian solo circumnavigator to
participate in the Cape2Rio Yachting Race 2014? Ans: INS Mhadei
19. A tropical storm has stricken Sri Lanka recently. Name it. Ans: One
20. Which of the following parties secured an absolute majority in recent
Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh? Ans: Awami League
21. Who is winner of womens singles Brisbane International tournament
2014? Ans: Serena Williams
22. Which country is the winner of Hopman Cup 2014, an annual
international team indoor hard-court tennis tournament, also known as the
ITF World Mixed Team Championships? Ans: France
23. The Government of India has launched the nations first comprehensive
adolescent health programme named: Ans: Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya
Karyakram (RKSK)
24. India defeated whom to win 2014 Under-19 Asia Cup in the final match
played at Sharjah cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi? Ans: Pakistan
25. Which pharmaceutical company has received U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (USFDA) approval to market Sirolimus tablets 0.5 mg with 180
days of marketing exclusivity? Ans: Zydus Cadila
26. Which among the following Solar power companies has launched a new 1
kVA solar power pack system, a combination of solar photovoltaic panels,
inverter and battery, that will help consumers enjoy uninterrupted power
supply for up to 8 hours? Ans: Tata Power Solar
27. Name the .32 bore light weight revolver, India's first firearm designed for
women, which has been manufactured by the Indian Ordnance Factory,
Kanpur. Ans: Nirbheek
28. The South Korean steel maker POSCO has received environment
clearance from MoEF for a steel plant worth 52000 crore rupees to be
established in: Ans: Odisha
29. To suggest ways to enhance Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in
insurance intermediaries (other than insurance companies) and Third party
administrators (TPA), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(IRDA) has formed a new committee under the chairmanship of:
Ans: Suresh Mathur

30. Name the Israels former Prime Minister who had been in coma since 4
January 2006 and who dies this week. Ans: Ariel Sharon
31. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation of 2,800 Megawatt
nuclear power plant named as Anu Vidyut Pariyojna recently in which of the
following States? Ans: Hariyana
32. Name the India's 23rd geostationary communication satellite which
entered its orbital recently.
Ans: GSAT-14
33. The Supreme Court of India has directed the Government of India to
place the report of Justice Shah Commission on... Ans: illegal mining in
Odisha and Jharkhand.
34. Who among the following players won the FIFA Ballon dOr award for
2013? Ans: Cristiano Ronaldo.
35. Which of the following states became the first state to withdraw the
Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail? Ans: Delhi
36. An International team of 34 scientists has spotted the footprints of
Dinosaurs at which of the following districts in this week? Ans: Jaisalmer
37. Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third
time. She belongs to which party? Ans: The Awami League
38. In the list of Worlds most admired people by YouGov, who finds the first
rank? Ans: Bill Gates
39. Which of the following stations platform has entered into the Limca Book
of Records as longest rail platform in the world? Ans: Gorakhpur railway
station
40. After disqualification of the Gold Medalist Tatyana Kotova of Russia for
doping who among the following was declared winner of the World Athletics
Championships final held in Monte Carlo in 2005? Ans: Anju Bobby George.
41. The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned a Fast Patrol Vessel in Kochi
under the name of..
Ans: ABHINAV
42. Namdeo Dhasal, the famous poet, writer and social activist died in this
week. He is associated to which language? Ans: Marathi
43. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included which of the following in the
sensitive list of countries along with Pakistan and China on 15 January 2014?
Ans: Hong Kong & Macau
44. Jamila Bayaz recently became the first woman to be appointed as police
chief of an entire district in which of the following countries? Ans:
Afghanistan

45. One of the first anthropomorphic figure of pre-historic rock arts on the
world has been discovered in which of the following districts? Ans: Wayanad
district of Kerala
46. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new coins bearing images of
Goddess Vaishno Devi in denomination of Ans: 5 rupees and 10 rupees
47. A book entitled Sangharsh ke safar ka nayak ______ written by Omveer
Tomar was released by the Vice President of India. Fill in the blank with
correct options given below Ans: Mulayam
48. Which of the following has unveiled a smart contact lens that can help
diabetics to measure their glucose level in tears? Ans: Google X Lab
49. US scientists have genetically engineered which of the following plats to
produce eugenol?
Ans: Tulasi
50. The third Lusofonia Games, for the first time in India has been held in
Ans: Goa
51. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), which of the following
cities had the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013? Ans:
Peshwar in Pakistan
52. Which of the following states inaugurated 15th Express Technology
Sabha on 17 January 2014? Ans: Tamil Nadu
53. Which of the following countries has won the Hero Hockey World League
Final by defeating New Zealand 7-2 in New Delhi? Ans: The Netherlands
54. Who among the following has won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian
literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer? Ans: Cyrus Mistry
55. Supreme Court has directed the National Commission for Scheduled
Tribes (NCST) to verify the authenticity of ST status of which of the following
states Chief Minister? Ans: Meghalaya
56. United Nations withdrew the invitation for which of the following
countries to join the peace conference on Syrian crisis? Ans: Iran
57. Catherline Samba-Panza has been elected as the first woman interim
President of which country?
Ans: Central African Republic (CAR)
58. According to the report Working for the Few, bottom half of the worlds
population owns the same as the richest 85 people in the world. This report
was released by Ans: Oxfam
59. Worlds second and Asias first Climate Change theatre has been opened
at Ans: Kapurthala, Punjab
60. Aruna Bahuguna is the first woman to be appointed as the chief of the
Ans: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA)

61. Name the first public University in the world which has allowed students
to pay their tuition fees with the digital currency Bitcoin. Ans: University of
Cumbria
62. Name the South Korean Olympic badminton gold medalist who has been
handed one year suspension by the sports world governing body,Badminton
World Federation, for missing doping tests? Ans: Lee Yong-dae
63. As per RBI study, which state ranks as the best performing state in most
of the key fiscal parameters? Ans: Chhattisgarh
64. Sambo is form of martial art which has become the part of the Asian
Games recognized by Olympic Council of Asia. To which country it belongs?
Ans: Russia
65. Name the Worlds first 3D-printer, manufactured by the USA based
company Stratasys, which can produce multi-colour, multi-material objects at
the same time. Ans: Objet500 Connex3
66. Name the Ukraines Prime Minister who resigned on January 28, 2014 in
order to facilitate peaceful settlement of the political crisis. Ans: Mykola
Azarov
67. Name the Indian born American Scientist and Professor who has been
awarded with prestigious Marconi Society Prize 2014 for developing the
theory and application of MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antennas.
Ans: Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj
68. Name the personality who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian
literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer Ans: Cyrus Mistry
69. What is current Repo rate,which has been recently raised by Reserve
Bank of India under LAF by 25 basis points? Ans: 8%
70. Asias biggest botanical garden will come up in which of the following
States of India?
Ans: Chhattisgarh
71. Who is the winner of Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title, 2014?
Ans: Saina Nehwal
72. Who is winner of Matrix Award 2014? Ans: Queen Latifah
73. Russia and China will conduct their first ever naval war games from
February 1, 2014 in:
Ans: Mediterranean Sea
74. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the National
Security Guard?
Ans: Jayanto Narayan Choudhury
75. Which Ministry has launched the Multi Sectoral Nutrition Programme?
Ans: Ministry of Women and Child Development

76. Deepika Padukone is winner of Best Actress award at 59th Idea Filmfare
Awards for her film:
Ans: 'Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram leela'
77. Name the Managing Director of Tata Motors who died recently after
falling from hotel building in Bangkok? Ans: Karl J. Slym
78. Who is winner of mens singles Australian Open 2014?
Wawrinka

Ans: Stanislas

79. Name the first state of India which has been conferred the United Nations
Award for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism. Ans:
Kerala
80. Union Finance Ministry has approved a proposal to provide minimum
monthly pension of .. to workers of organised sector, under the
Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95).
Ans: 1000
rupees.

February
1. BiblioTech, which is the first Paperless public Library of the World, has
been opened in which of the following states of USA? Ans: Texas
2. Under which among the following initiatives Union Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology has launched the National
Cloud on February 4, 2014? Ans: MeghRaj
3. Taranis, the top-secret craft, named after the Celtic god of thunder, made
its first successful test flight recently, is built in: Ans: Britain
4. Which among the following scientists has not been awarded with the
Bharat Ratna?
Ans: Homi Jehangir Bhabha
5. Which of the following countries king has ordered jail terms ranging 3 to
30 years for its citizens fighting outside the country? Ans: Saudi Arabia
6. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission?
Ans: Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur
7. Who among the following has taken charge as the Regional Director of
World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region? Ans: Poonam
Khetrapal Singh
8. Who among the following Bollywood women actors has been voted the
worlds fourth most beautiful woman in a recent poll conducted by online
magazine Hollywood Buzz? Ans: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
9. Who is the current Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft?
Nadella

Ans: Satya

10. Which of the following teams is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2014? Ans:
Karnataka
11. Indias first monorail service has been inaugurated in: Ans: Mumbai
12. Which of the following Indian women shooters score of 203.8 in 10 m Air
Pistol set at the Munich World Cup has been recognized as World record in
January 30, 2014? Ans: Heena Sandhu
13. Which is the third largest crude oil importer in the World? Ans: India
14. hich among the following motorcycle companies has unveiled a 150cc
hybrid diesel concept motorcycle RNT? Ans: Hero MotoCorp
15. Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) recently to set up the Worlds largest (4000 MW) ultra
solar power project in: Ans: Rajasthan
16. Name the first woman who has been sworn in as chairperson of the US
central bank, the Federal Reserve. Ans: Janet Yellen
17. Who has been appointed Special Advisor to UN to help frame a policy in
the area of broadband and associated cyber security issues? Ans: Vivek Lall
18. Name the American actor, won Oscar Award for "Capote.", who has been
found dead in New York. Ans: Philip Seymour Hoffman
19. Who is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Multi
Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX)? Ans: Manoj Vaish
20. Name the first woman who has been appointed in an ICC umpires panel
as an Associate and Affiliate panel of International umpires. Ans: Kathy
Cross
21. Name the first State of India which has achieved 100 percent sanitation
coverage under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan Scheme. Ans: Sikkim
22. National Women's Day of India was observed on 13 February 2014. This
day is observed on the date of birth of Ans: Indias first woman governor
Sarojini Naidu
23. Who is the current President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? Ans:
Narayna Ramachandran
24. Name the former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court who led
the committee on IPL spot fixing scandal has submitted its report. Ans:
Justice Mukul Mudgal
25. The third Radio Day being observed by the UNESCO to celebrate radio as
a medium was celebrated across the globe on Ans: 13 February 2014

26. 8 lakh years old human footprints has been discovered by the Scientists
on the Norfolk Coast of Ans: England
27. Who among the following shooters has become first person to win three
gold medals in Inter-Shoot Tri-series Shooting held at Hague, Netherlands?
Ans: Abhinav Bindra
28. Whos documentary Are You Listening!' won the Golden Conch Award
2014 for the Best Documentary Film at the Mumbai International Film
Festival? Ans: Kamar Ahmad Simon
29. Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the International Cricket
Council (ICC)?
Ans: Narayanswamy Srinivasan
30. Name the first country which has allowed euthanasia for terminally ill
children of any age.
Ans: Belgium
31. Vishwanath Tripathi, the eminent Hindi writer has been selected for the
prestigious Vyas Samman 2013 for Ans: 'Vyomkesh Darvesh'
32. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of
Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB)? Ans: Jatinder Bir Singh
33. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance
Communications?
Ans: Vinod Sawhny
34. Who become the youngest and the most generous philanthropist of
America in 2013?
Ans: Mark Zuckerberg
35. In which country 103 persons have recently been killed when a military
aircraft C-130 Hercules crashes in the mountains on February 12, 2014?
Ans: Algeria
36. What is the rank of India in the list of ten countries in terms of digital
governance released by Accenture recently? Ans: 8th
37. Which among the following states has announced to provide free sanitary
napkins every month to every girl in secondary and higher secondary
schools? Ans: Bihar
38. Who among the following is the current President of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)? Ans: K. Raghu
39. Name the Indian-origin American scientist who has successfully
converted plastic shopping bags into diesel, natural gas and other useful
petroleum products? Ans: Brajendra Kumar Sharma
40. Name the first state which has legally banned on consumption of all
forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala containing tobacco and
nicotine? Ans: Assam

41. Which among the following states become country's first state to enact a
law for creation of a Lokayukta to probe corruption charges against public
functionaries, including chief minister and other ministers? Ans: Odisha
42. Which among the following Zoological Parks has been selected by Central
Zoo Authority for creation of a conservation breeding center for the
endangered wild dog Dhole? Ans: Indira Gandhi Zoological Park,
Visakhapatnam
43. Indias first Minority Cyber Village has been inaugurated in which of the
following districts of Rajasthan? Ans: Alwar
44. Name the famous Hindi writer who received the 45th Jnanpith Award in
2009 and also won Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel, has died recently?
Ans: Amar Kant
45. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India has released a book entitled
Public Issues Before Parliament written by: Ans: Vijay J Darda
46. Which country has announced to build the longest underwater tunnel of
the World? Ans: China
47. Name the Prime Minister of Italy who resigned after party withdraws
support recently?
Ans: Enrico Letta
48. Researchers of which among the following IIT college has developed
ready-to-eat food paste for malnourished children? Ans: IIT Kharagpur
49. Which Express train will become the first train in India to be attached
with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers? Ans:
Purushottam Express
50. Who has been appointment as the current Mumbai Police Commissioner,
after Satyapal Singh resigned? Ans: Rakesh Maria
51. Name the Indian shot putter who won the gold medal in the 6th Asian
indoor athletics championships in China? Ans: Om Prakash Singh Karhana
52. Who has become Saudi Arabia's first female editor-in-chief? Ans:
Somayya Jabarti
53. Which Chinese film has won the Golden Bear for best picture at the 64th
Berlin international film festival? Ans: Black Coal, Thin Ice
54. Who has become the first New Zealand cricket player to score a Test
triple century after making 302 against India? Ans: Brendon McCullum
55. Who has been appointed as the Pakistan High Commissioner to India?
Ans: Abdul Basit
56. Which Marathi film has bagged Crystal Bear award at 64th Berlin
International Film Festival?
Ans: Killa

57. Which among the following States has been declared as the best State in
the implementation of rural tourism project? Ans: Sikkim
58. Which among the following films has been awarded best film at 67th
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in London? Ans:
12 Years a Slave
59. Which among the following languages has been declared as classical
language by Union Cabinet on February 20, 2014? Ans: Odia
60. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of the
Export Import Bank of India ((Exim Bank)? Ans: Yaduvendra Mathur
61. Which of the following NGOs filed the Public Interest Litigation sought to
declare dying with dignity a fundamental right for terminally ill patients?
Ans: Common Cause
62. The largest 130-MW Solar Power Plant of India has been launched on
February 26, 2014 in which of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Neemuch
63. Who among the following has resigned taking moral responsibility of the
accident on INS Sindhuratna? Ans: Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi
64. Union Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an
agreement for a 300 million US dollar loan to improve road connectivity
along key corridors in the State of: Ans: Chhattisgarh
65. Dinesh Sarraf has been appointed as next Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of.
Ans: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
66. ame the Indian scientist who won the Protein Societys Protein Science
Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge? Ans: Madan Babu
67. Gill Sukhdarshan Singh, a Sikh bus driver, has won a year-long legal
battle with his employer to wear a turban at work in which among the
following countries? Ans: Finland
68. Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Prime Minister of. Ans: Egypt
69. Name the Ugandan President who signed anti-gay bill that imposes tough
penalties for homosexual acts. Ans: Yoweri-Museveni
70. Name the unmanned aerial system (UAS) which has been developed by
Thales for the British army. Ans: The Watchkeeper
71. Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador
of the Gujarat State Election Commission? Ans: Cheteshwar Pujara
72. Name the Indian-American scientist who has developed a cheap, simple,
paper test that can detect cancer. Ans: Sangeeta Bhatia

73. NTPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Kajra

thermal Power Project located in Ans: Bihar
74. Which country has rejected draft report of Navi Pillai that calls for an
international inquiry into alleged human rights violations in the country?
Ans: Sri Lanka
75. Which of the following teams won the 2nd edition of Hockey India League
cup 2014?
Ans: Delhi Waveriders
76. A Five-day Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) was concluded in Ans: Kerala
77. Prokash Karmakar died in this week. He was an eminent. Ans: Painter
78. The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of who among the following his
failure to appear before it in a case arising out of non refund of 24000 crore
rupees to investors by two of his companies?
Ans: the Sahara chief
Subrata Roy
79. Who among the following won the National Billiard Championships held in
Lucknow on 26 February 2014? Ans: Sourav Kothari
80. Which Union Minister has written the songs of an album for which the
music has been composed by A R Rahman? Ans: Kapil Sibal

March
41. Who bagged the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013 for his
debut film as a director, The Good Road in Gujarati? Ans: Gyan Correa
42. Name the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, who resigned from
the office recently.
Ans: KC Chakrabarty
43. Recently who has become the first women President of Indian Journalists
Association (IJA) in London in its 67-years long history? Ans: Aditi Khanna
44. World Sparrow Day observed on:

Ans: March 20

45. Name the renowned writer, historian, columnist, Padma Vibhushan

awardee who has died on March 20, 2014.. Ans: Khushwant Singh
46. Name the new molecule with potential to kill malaria parasite, which has
been discovered recently.
Ans: Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90)
47. To promote increase the energy access and to develop several priority
activities PEACE has been signed in 2013. PEACE is a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between: Ans: India and US
48. Which among the following private Banks has not been allowed by
Reserve Bank of India to import gold under the 80:20 schemes? Ans:
Federal Bank
49. Which among the following countries has topped the list of the Microsoft
report for sending maximum number of Botnet spam? Ans: USA
50. The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until: Ans: March 17, 2015
51. Which among the following Maharatna PSUs has introduced a voluntary
retirement scheme for non-technical female workers recently? Ans: Coal
India limited (CIL)
52. India has nominated Rani-ki-Vav and the Great Himalayan National Park
(GHNP) for UNESCOs World Heritage Site Status for 2014. Rani-ki-Vav
located in: Ans: Patan, Gujarat
53. As per the latest report published by as Swedish Think Tank, Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) which among the following
countries is the largest buyer of arms in the world? Ans: India
54. Which among the following won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14? Ans:
Karnataka
55. Which private sector bank has launched portable hand-held machines (or
portable POS machines) to avoid inconvenience around entering secret PIN
number for card transactions in hotels? Ans: ICICI Bank
56. Who won womens doubles final of the BNP Paribas Open 2014? Ans:
Hsieh Su-Wei and Peng Shuai
57. Which among the Assamese films won the audience choice award in
North Carolina film festival recently? Ans: Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipaare
58. According to a research published by the charity Oxfam, which is the
richest family in Britain?
Ans: Duke of Westminster
59. Which among the following pharmaceutical company has received
tentative approval from the U.S. health regulator to sell generic version of

Roches Tamiflu, used to prevent and treat flu?

Pharma

Ans: Natco

60. Which among the following public sector Banks has announced to cricket
player Shikhar Dhawan as its brand ambassador? Ans: Canara Bank
61. Govind Mishra, second Hindi author who has been selected for Sarawasti
Samman 2013 for his book: Ans: Dhool Paudho Par
62. Name the first elected Prime Minister of Spain who died on March 23,
2014? Ans: Adolfo Surez Gonzlez
63. Recently in which of the following countries over a dozen of citizens have
started a march of 2400 km to protest against the construction of Myitsone
dam Ans: Myanmar
64. Which among the following Bollywood actors has been named as the
brand ambassador of the Earth hour 2014? Ans: Arjun Kapoor
65. Name the first state of India which has declared all election booths as No
Smoking Areas.
Ans: Jammu and Kashmir
66. World Water Day observed on:

Ans: March 22

67. Which among the following Indian languages will not be taught in South
African state schools?
Ans: Bengali
68. Khavda Flamingo Colony is reputed among the biggest flamingo colony in
the world. Khavda Flamingo Colony is in: Ans: Gujarat
69. Which among the following films has been screened in Saudi Arabia as a
part of the seventh Asian Film Festival 2014? Ans: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
70. Which among the following states is ahead with a solar power
commissioned capacity of 860.4 Mw? Ans: Gujarat
71. As per the latest data released by the Central Statistics Office which
among the following states is the fastest growing State with its Gross State
Domestic Product growing at 15.05 per cent during 2012-13?
Ans: Bihar
72. Which among the following states has been ranked number one in a list
of Indias 20 largest states in terms of economic freedom? Ans: Gujarat
73. Which among the following public sector banks has launched Instant
Money Transfer (IMT) scheme that allows customers to withdraw cash
without using either debt card or credit card? Ans: Bank of India
74. Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd. (TCPSL) has launched the
white label Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) network recently under the
brand name of: Ans: Indicash

75. Which among the following Banks is the largest foreign bank operating in
India in terms of asset base? Ans: Citibank
76. Name the Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
2014. Ans: Shigeru Ban
77. Which among the following Indian Ocean countries has allowed the sonin-law of Tunisias deposed dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to continue his
asylum for another 12 months? Ans: Seychelles
78. Who has been awarded Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) 2013,
instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests? Ans: N. Ramesh
79. Who has been appointed as the next Secretary General of North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation (NATO)? Ans: Jens Stoltenberg
80. Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank of India in which
Government of India holds..share by assets. Ans: 20.7%

April
1. In UK, which of the following has become the first to ban the use of
electronic cigarettes in public places? Ans: Wales
2. Which private bank has announced to launch of Asha Home Loan, a 30year home loan product for first time home buyers in the lower income
segment, seeking affordable EMIs? Ans: Axis Bank

3. Who won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2014, formally known as the 2014
Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix? Ans: Lewis Hamilton
4. Who is the winner of ATP Miami Masters Championship 2014? Ans: Novak
Djokovic
5. Name the Indian- American Cardiologist who has been chosen for the
Prestigious Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship Ans: Sumit
Chugh
6. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan? Ans:
Karim Massimov
7. Who among the following has been confirmed as the national icon by
Election Commission for the Lok Sabha elections2014? Ans: Amir Khan
8. Which cricket team was ranked as number one team in recently released
International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 rankings? Ans: India
9. Which among the following Navratna companies has received the Most
Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013? Ans: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
10. Who is the current Director General of Border Security Force? Ans: D K
Pathak
11. Name the satellite, launched by Europe, designed to monitor Earth for
climate change and environmental damage and help disaster relief
operations. Ans: Sentinel-1A
12. Recently who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy
Governor of Reserve Bank of India? Ans: R Gandhi
13. World Health Day was is celebrated on Ans: April 7
14. Who among the following Indians has ranked at the top in the list of the
100 Most Influential Asian People of 2014, released by The Asian Awards Ltd?
Ans: Sonia Gandhi
15. Which of the following cricket team has won the Womens World
Twenty20 Cup 2014 cup?
Ans: Australia
16. World Autism Awareness Day observed on. Ans: April 2
17. Who among the following has won the 51st edition of the Femina Miss
India 2014 crown?
Ans: Koyal Rana
18. Famous festival of Gangaur is celebrated in which of the following states?
Ans: Rajasthan
19. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. has been acquired by Ans: Sun
Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

20. Which one of the following Indian cities is the only city to be included in
the list of the Worlds Riskiest Cities 2014? Ans: Kolkata
21. Who among the following cricket personalities was named as the captain
of the ICC World T20 team by ICC? Ans: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
22. Name Indias first aircraft carrier which was has been sold in this week.
Ans: INS Vikrant
23. Which of the following countries Parliament rejected referendum on
Catalonian independence?
Ans: Spain
24. What is the name of newly developed smart phone battery called that
can recharge a smart phone in just 30 seconds? Ans: Nanodots
25. Who among the following Indian cricketer has found a place on the cover
page of Wisden Cricketers Almanack published on 9 April 2014? Ans:
Sachin Tendulkar
26. Shompens, one of the stone-age tribes, first time casted their votes for
Lok Sabaha election 2014. Shompens belong to:. Ans: Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
27. Heartbleed was in news in this week. What is Heartbleed? Ans: A new
security threat which adversely impacts the online safety of internet users
worldwide.
28. A documentary entitled Gulabi Gang will be screened at the 14th New
York Indian Film Festival. The documentary is based on the life of Ans:
Sampat Devi
29. British-American physicist Stuart Parkin won Millennium Technology Prize
2014 for discoveries leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data
storage on magnetic disks. Which of the following statements is incorrect
regarding Millennium Technology Prize? Ans: None of the above
30. President of India on April 11, 2014 appointed Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
as Next Chief Justice of India. He will be the ____ Chief Justice of India Ans:
41st
31. Which of the following banks has launched its Twitter handle account?
Ans: State Bank of India (SBI)
32. Legendary poet and film lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra famous as Gulzar
was selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013. Which of the following
statement is not correct in this regard?
Ans: The Union Ministry of
Culture confers this award.
33. Name the underwater drone which has been sent down for the first time
to hunting for clues to the fate of flight MH370. Ans: Bluefin-21

34. Who is the winner of the womens Champion Fiberglass Texas Open
squash tournament 2014 at Houston, United States? Ans: Nour El Sherbini
35. Who has been appointed as the first women Chief Justice of Delhi High
Court? Ans: Justice G Rohini
36. Name the Kenyan racer who won the 34th London Marathon on April 13,
2014. Ans: Wilson Kipsang
37. Name the upgraded solar-powered plane which can fly around the world
for five consecutive days without using any fuel, has been unveiled on April
13, 2014 at Payerne Air Force Base of Switzerland.
Ans: Solar Impulse 2
38. Name the book entitled The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and
unmaking of Manmohan Singh written by.. Ans: Sanjaya Baru
39. Recently who among the following businessman has been awarded the
Knight Grand Cross (GBE) award, one of the highest civilian honour of Britain,
given by Queen Elizabeth II on April 11, 2014?
Ans: Ratan Tata
40. Which of the following states Government on 12 April 2014 refused to
repatriate all the Bru refugees lodged in six Tripura relief camps within three
months? Ans: Mizoram
41. Who is the current President of Algeria? Ans: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
42. High content of manganese has been detected by the State Public Works
Department (PWD) in Selaulin reservoir of:
Ans: Goa
43. World Heritage Day was observed on:

Ans: April 18

44. Name the new software app that uses text-to-speech method, has been
developed to help the illiterate farmers:
Ans: Sandesh Pathak
45. Which feature film has been selected as the best feature film in the 61st
National Film Awards?
Ans: Ship of Theseus
46. Which among the following Banks has launched Boutique Financing, a
financing scheme for women fashion boutique owners? Ans: State Bank of
India
47. Name the portal which has been inaugurated by the Indian Railways with
an aim to improve energy efficiency in Indian Railways. Ans: RAILSAVER
48. Indian judokas won 12 medals at the 7th South Asia Judo Championships
2014held in:
Ans: Kathmandu
49. Recently who has been designated as new Finance Secretary by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)? Ans: Arvind Mayaram
50. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Mineral
Development Corporation (NMDC)?
Ans: Narendra Kothari

51. Who has been appointed as the 22nd Chief of Indian Navy? Ans: Admiral
RK Dhowan
52. Name the Nobel laureate in literature, considered the most popular
Spanish-language writer who died at the age of 87 in Mexico recently.
Ans: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
53. Name the India-born poet who won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in
the poetry category for his collection of poems entitled 3 Sections: Ans:
Vijay Seshadri
54. Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and Other Truths is a book written
by: Ans: PC Parakh
55. Piramal Enterprises Ltd has acquired 20 percent stake in Shriram Capital
Ltd for ______ billion rupees. Ans: 20.14
56. In which of the following country a giant torch has been unveiled in
honour of Indian spiritual leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose? Ans: USA
57. Astronomers has discovered an Earth-sized planet in habitable zone,
named: Ans: Kepler-186f
58. Who is the winner of the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis title 2014? Ans:
Stanislas Wawrinka
59. A team of Scientists led by Manu Prakash from Stanford University
developed an amazingly cheap microscope namely: Ans: Foldscope
60. Who among the following former Indian cricket player has been chosen
by BCCI a three-member panel to probe allegations of betting and spot-fixing
during the sixth edition of IPL? Ans: Ravi Shastri
61. SC has asked the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee to further
investigate Ans: IPL 2013 spot fixing and betting scandal
62. Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has sworn-in as the ______ Chief Justice of
India. Ans: 41st
63. Who among the following has imposed a ban on the import of Indian
mangoes Alphonso? Ans: EU
64. India has test-fired an exo-atmospheric interceptor missile, called Ans:
Prithvi Defence Vehicle
65. The 15th IIFA awards were held in Ans: Florida
66. World Malaria Day was observed on Ans: April 25
67. Vic Gundotra has resigned from the Internet Company Google. He was
working as a head of.
Ans: Google+

68. Supreme Court has ordered special audit of properties which of the
following temples of under the supervision of Vinod Rai? Ans: Sree
Padmanabha Swamy temple
69. Who has been appointed as the First ambassador to the separate Indian
Mission to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & East Asia
Summit? Ans: Suresh Kumar Reddy
70. Which of the following has launched a series of films under the name of
Brazuca for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil? Ans: ADIDAS
71. Ghazanvi is a short range ballistic missile of which of the following
countries? Ans: Pakistan
72. Which of the following has announced to change its name to Mondelez
India Foods Limited?
Ans: Cadbury India
73. Chitra Magimairaj is associated with which of the following sports? Ans:
Snooker
74. It has been decided to slash the price of the widely-used fever and painrelief pill Crocin Advance by 50%. Crocin is manufactured by Ans:
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
75. Which of the following IT services provider of India has joined the league
of top 10 global IT services companies? Ans: Tata Consultancy Services
76. Hero MotoCorp has done a joint venture with Nitol Niloy. Nitol Niloy
belongs to which of the following countries? Ans: Bangladesh
77. The world observed International Mother Earth Day on Ans: April 22
78. Who is the writer of Hard Choices scheduled to be released on June 10,
2014? Ans: Hillary Clinton
79. Which of the following banks set a record for Blood collection in a single
day recently? Ans: HDFC
80. The Goldman Environmental Foundation has awarded who among the
Indian activists? Ans: Ramesh Agrawal

May
1. Which company has been ranked 1 among top 406 defaulters against
whom banks have initiated legal actions? Ans: Kingfisher Airlines
2. As per the data released by the International Comparison Program, hosted
by the Development Data Group at the World Bank Group, which of the
following countries is the third largest economy of the world? Ans: India
3. A 16.3 km long tunnel, located on the worlds altitude has been opened for
high-speed train in which of the following countries? Ans: China
4. Who among the following writers and theatre artistes is the winner of The
Hindu-MetroPlus Playwright Award 2014? Ans: Anshuman Acharya
5. World Press Freedom Day observed on. Ans: May 3
6. King Bhumibol, who celebrated 4oth anniversary of his reign and thus
becoming the worlds longest-reigning monarch belongs to. Ans: Thailand
7. Archeologists have unearthed a granary with walls of mud-bricks at
Rakhigarhi village, a Harappan civilization which is located in. Ans: Haryana
8. Who is the winner of UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
2014 Ans: Ahmet Sik
9. Name the First indigenously developed air-to-air missile Astra successfully
test fired on May 4, 2014 from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet over the Arabian
Sea off Goa Ans: Astra
10. Name the dornier light-weight aircraft which has been handed over to the
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) by State-run
aerospace firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Ans: Nabhrathna
11. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) has been launched in
which of the following countries? Ans: UAE
12. India finds a place in the world's top 100 university rankings for the first
time with inclusion of which of the following Institutes? Ans: IIT, Guwahati
13. In the latest world chess ranking list, effective from May 1, who topped
the list? Ans: Magnus Carlsen

14. According to the latest rankings, who is the number one golf player of the
world? Ans: Tiger Woods
15. For setting up solar photovoltaic (PV)-based power plants, Bharat Heavy
Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) has signed recently an agreement with which of the
following countries? Ans: Yemen
16. The International Monetary Fund board has approved a two-year, $17
billion loan package for:
Ans: Ukraine
17. Shivaji, the Real Hero, a pictorial book on Maratha warrior Shivaji,
containing 100 paintings by an Indian tribal artist, has been released in the
parliament of: Ans: UK
18. Who among the following Indian- American has been named as Federal
Judge in Illinois by US senate recently? Ans: Manish S. Shah
19. Name the Minister of Slovenia who resigned on May 5, 2014 and was first
women Prime Minister of Slovenia? Ans: Alenka Bratusek
20. Which pharmaceutical company has recalled 29790 packs of an allergyrelief drug manufactured by Ohm Labs plant in New Jersey in the US, due to
defective packaging? Ans: Ranbaxy
21. SC has banned use of bulls for Jallikattu events or bullock-cart races
across the country. Jallikattu is a bull taming sport played in: Ans: Tamilnadu
22. Name the Indian - American who has been confirmed as a federal judge
in Massachusetts by US Senate. Ans: Indira Talwani
23. Leaders of Donetsk and Luhansk on 12 May 2014 declared Donetsk and
Luhansk region as sovereign and independent States. Donetsk and Luhansk
belongs to which if the following countries? Ans: Ukraine
24. Who among the following has been appointed as the first Woman
Additional Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)? Ans: Archana
Ramasundaram
25. BHEL has successfully commissioned 126 MW Gas Turbine Generating
unit at Qarn Alam-3 power project in: Ans: Oman
26. Who has been named snooker's Player of the Year at the sport's annual
awards ceremony in London on May 8, 2014? Ans: Ronnie O'Sullivan
27. Caparo Group won the International Business of the Year award 2014 at
the Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham. Caparo Group is founded
by: Ans: Lord Swraj Paul
28. Which among the following Indian documentary films has bagged three
awards at 2014 New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards? Ans:
Silent Screams

29. Who among the following is the richest in UK in the Super-Rich list?
Ans: Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja
30. Who is the winner of womens singles Mutua Madrid Open Tennis title
2014? Ans: Maria Sharapova
31. Pranab Mukherjee has conferred National Florence Nighangle Awards
2014 on 35 nursing personnel from across the country for their meritorious
services. The award is conferred every year on: Ans: May 12
32. Which of the following is the winner of the Senior National Womens
Football Championships title at Golaghat Stadium in Assam? Ans: Manipur
33. Imperial War Museum has launched an ambitious online database of the
World War-I(WW-I). This Museum is located in: Ans: United Kingdom
34. Name the worlds first battery-powered plane that has successfully
completed its first flight:
Ans: E-Fan
35. Mumbai based Indsur Group has acquired a leading thermal engineering
company CDA Contracts Ltd. CDA Contracts Ltd is based in: Ans: Britain
36. Name the former Prime Minister of Israel who has been sentenced to six
years in prison for corrupt practices in real estate projects by a Court. Ans:
Ehud Olmert
37. Who among the following has been appointed as the 26th Chief of Army
Staff (COAS) by Union Government on May 13, 2014? Ans: Dalbir Singh
Suhag
38. Who among the following has become the fist woman in UN history to be
appointed as Force Commander in the United Nations peacekeeping
operation? Ans: Kristin Lund
39. Which Indian Pharma major has announced to invest in US based Chase
Pharmaceuticals to develop Alzheimer's drug? Ans: Cipla
40. Which state government has signed an agreement with the TiE Silicon
Valley as a part of effort to develop IT hub in the state and attract US
investment? Ans: Odisha
41. Name the UN Envoy on Syria who has submitted his resignation to UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York. Ans: Lakhdar Brahimi
42. World Migratory Bird Day is a two-day event annually held on: Ans: the
second weekend of May
43. Which state government has complied with an order of the National
Green Tribunal to banned rat-hole mining and transportation of coal
throughout the state? Ans: Meghalaya
44. Who is the world's highest-paid footballer?

Ans: Lionel Messi

45. Which country's Parliament has approved a so-called "rich man's tax" on
wealthiest people in a bid to narrow the widening income gap? Ans: Taiwan
46. Who has become the youngest MP of the 16th Lok Sabha? Ans:
Dushyant Chautala
47. Which among the following Parliamentary constituencies has registered
the highest voter turnout in the General Election 2014? Ans: Dhubri, Assam
48. NOTA, short for none-of-the-above option introduced for the first time in
which of the following Lok Sabha elections? Ans: 16th
49. Who has been sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of Arunachal
Pradesh? Ans: Nabam Tuki
50. Name the Judge of the Supreme Court, who has been appointed
Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on May 14, 2014. Ans:
Justice B.S. Chauhan
51. Who is the current President of Nigeria? Ans: Goodluck Jonathan
52. According to the Forbes list, which is the most expensive billionaire home
in the world in 2014?
Ans: Antilia
53. Who is the current CEO of BCCL, which publishes The Times of India, the
world's largest-selling English broadsheet and the Economic Times? Ans:
Ravi Dhariwal
54. Which of the following leading telecom service providers has launched a
messaging app for low-end CDMA devices called MBuddy? Ans: Sistema
Shyam Teleservices
55. Who has been sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a record fifth
consecutive time?
Ans: Pawan Chamling
56. Who won the men's Italian Tennis Open 2014? Ans: Novak Djokovic
57. Which one of the following countries has released two postage stamps to
pay tribute to the 100 years of Indian cinema? Ans: Brazil
58. Name the University, ranked as one of the top 20 universities of world,
which has awarded honorary degree to former President APJ Abdul Kalam
recently Ans: Edinburgh University
59. Who has been sowrn-in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar? Ans: Jitan
Ram Manjhi
60. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for the benefit of persons with
disabilities, has made it mandatory for banks to install talking ATMs with
Braille keypads from: Ans: July 1, 2014

61. Which country won the AFC Women's Asian Football Cup 2014? Ans:
Japan
62. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Libya? Ans: Ahmed
Maitiq
63. Who has won the Presidential Election of Ukraine recently? Ans: Petro
Poroshenko
64. Which film has been honoured with Palme d Or award recently at Cannes
Film Festival 2014?
Ans: Winter Sleep
65. Name the Iron Lady of Lithuania, who won the Presidential elections of
Lithuania on May 25, 2014.
Ans: Dalia Grybauskaite
66. Who among the following is the first woman External Affairs Minister of
India? Ans: Sushma Swaraj
67. Who is the winner of Uber Cup 2014? Ans: Minatsu Mitani
68. Who among the following has sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of
India? Ans: Narendra Modi
69. Which country won Thomas Cup 2014 of badminton? Ans: Japan
70. As per the FDI data for March 2014 of the Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP) under the Union Ministry of Commerce Industry and
Textiles, which country has become the top source of foreign direct
investment (FDI) into India? Ans: Singapore
71. Name the Floating hotel that has been unveiled first ever in Mumbai by
states Tourism Department on May 22, 2014.
Ans: AB Celestial
72. To encourage human efforts to help tortoise survive, World Turtle Day is
observed on: Ans: May 23
73. SIMBEX 14, annual bilateral naval exercises in Andaman Sea, held
between India and....
Ans: Singapore
74. Which among the following High Courts has ruled that the nationals of
Bangladesh who settled in the state before March 24, 1971 should be treated
as Indians? Ans: Meghalaya
75. The Union Cabinet has constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT) on
Black Money under the chairmanship of: Ans: Justice MB Shah
76. Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National
Games, Kerala scheduled to be held from January-February 2015? Ans:
Sachin Tendulkar
77. Who has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
of India?
Ans: Nripendra Misra

78. Who has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India? Ans:
Mukul Rohatgi
79. Who has been appointed as the Vice President and Auditor General of
World Bank recently?
Ans: Hiroshi Naka
80. Who has been appointed as common Governor of Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh?
Ans: ESL Narasimhan

June
1. On June 4, it has been celebrated 25th anniversary of June 4 Massacre. It
is also known as
Ans: Tiananmen massacre
2. What is the name given to the Worlds first humanoid robot that can read
peoples emotions?
Ans: Peeper
3. World Environment day is celebrated on. Ans: June 5
4. Following the death of the then Union Minister Gopinatah Munde; who has
been given additional charge of the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and
Drinking Water and Sanitation? Ans: Nitin Gadkari
5. Three Ancient Hindu temple statues were returned to Cambodia on 3 June
2014. The three statues were stolen from the Koh Ker temple in Siem Reap
province temple in 2004. These statues were of
Ans: Duryodhana,
Balarama and Bhima
6. Who among the following has been appointed as the member of the US
Holocaust Memorial Council?
Ans: Shefali Razdan Duggal
7. G-7 summit, 2014 was held in

Ans: Brussels

8. Which personality is known as the Chocolate King, who has been elected
as the President of his country? Ans: Petro Poroshenko

9. The 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup is currently being held in Ans: The
Hague
10. It has been celebrated 70th anniversary of which of the following event in
this week?
Ans: The Normandy landings
11. India became the second largest exporter of textiles in the world, after
Ans: China
12. The Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air Force (FAF) commenced the
bilateral exercise under the name of Ans: Garuda V
13. National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) on 2 June 2014 cloned female
buffalo calf, named
Ans: Lalima
14. Which of the following countrys king has announced to abdicate? Ans:
Spain
15. Telangana has born officially as 29th state of India on _______ Ans: June 2,
2014
16. Who among the following has topped the Forbes annual list of Most
Powerful Women 2014?
Ans: Angela Merkel
17. Last US Prisoner of War in Afghanistan has been freed in swap deal with
Taliban. His name is
Ans: Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl
18. What is the name of the solar powered plane, which made its inaugural
flight on 2 May 2014 from Payerne airfield in Switzerland? Ans: Solar
Impulse 2
19. Who among the following became the first Indian to receive the
prestigious Harvard Medal?
Ans: Anand G Mahindra
20. Sanjay Kapoor has been appointed the new Chairman of
Micromax

Ans:

21. Who won the 2014 Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction for her first novel A
Girl is a Half-Formed Thing? Ans: Eimear McBride
22. Name the first province of the Canada which has adopted legislation
Right-to-Die? Ans: Quebec
23. Name the 19th country which will adopt Euro as currency from 1st
January 2015? Ans: Lithuania
24. Which state Government has appointed Madhuri Dixit as the brand
ambassador of maternal and child health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan? Ans:
Madhya Pradesh
25. Name the former Indian cricket captain who joined Mudgal Committee as
an expert on cricketing affairs. Ans: Sourav Ganguly

26. Who is the current President of Ukraine? Ans: Petro Poroshenko

27. Who won men's singles French Open title 2014?

Ans: Rafael Nadal

28. Name the former football player of Brazil who died recently in a
helicopter crash in central Brazil.
Ans: Fernando Lucio da Costa
29. Who has been crowned as 63rd Miss USA 2014?

Ans: Nia Sanchez

30. Which State Government has announced 12 percent reservation in all

state government jobs and posts in public sector undertakings for BPL
candidates? Ans: Sikkim
31. Recently who has been appointed as the Solicitor General of India? Ans:
Ranjit Kumar
32. Who has been elected as the 10th president of Israel? Ans: Reuven
Ruby Rivlin
33. Whos biography entitled The Substance and the Shadow, penned by
Uday Tara Nayar, has been released in Mumbai recently? Ans: Dilip Kumar
34. Which countrys Prime Minister has announced state of emergency after
jihadist militants captured Mosul, the second largest city in the country?
Ans: Iraq
35. Name the Tropical cyclone which has been emerged in east-central
Arabian Sea and affected the southwest monsoon on June 11, 2014. Ans:
Nanauk
36. Which state government has decided to donate 1 crore rupees for
restoration of Mahatma Gandhis Tolstoy Farm, where Gandhi Ji started his
first Satyagraha? Ans: Madhya Pradesh
37. World Day Against Child Labour observed across the world on: Ans: June
12
38. Who among the following has been appointed as Commander-in-Chief of
Strategic Forces Command? Ans: Lt Gen Amit Sharma
39. Who has been elected as the President of 69th Session of United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA)? Ans: Sam Kahamba Kutesa
40. Name the Indian scientist who has been elected as a member of the UN
Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf (UNCLCS). Ans: Rasik
Ravindra
41. Which state government has approved recently the Narmada-MalwaGambhir Link Project (NMLP) and sanctioned 2143 crore rupees for the
project? Ans: Madhya Pradesh

42. Name the India-born Mexican citizen who honoured with World Food Prize
for 2014.
Ans: Sanjaya Rajaram
43. Recently in which country militants have captured largest oil refinery
Baiji refinery? Ans: Iraq
44. Name the former Captain of Bangladesh cricket team who has been
banned for eight years by the disciplinary panel. Ans: Mohammad Ashraful
45. What is the name of 20th district of West Bengal?

Ans: Alipurduar

46. Who has been awarded the Vigyan Gaurav Award 2014 from the Council
of Science and Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh, for his exemplary
contribution in the field of Science and Technology?
Ans: Rajendra
Prasad
47. Name the India-born Booker Prize winner who won prestigious Pen Pinter
prize 2014 for his/her outstanding literary output and support for freedom of
expression. Ans: Salman Rushdie
48. Who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013? Ans:
Kedarnath Singh
49. Recently who bagged the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title
2014 in Dubai?
Ans: Magnus Carlsen
50. Garuda V, the Air exercise, held between:

Ans: India France

51. Who among the following Malayalam novelists has been selected for the
prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 for his novel Theekkadal Katanhu
Thirumadhuram? Ans: C Radhakrishnan
52. Recently who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award
by a UK-based business association?
Ans: Lord Swraj Paul
53. World Blood Donor Day was observed across the world with theme Safe
blood for saving mothers on:
Ans: June 14
54. Recently, who has been elected as the President of Colombia?
Juan Manuel Santos

Ans:

55. Which former Chief Justice of India has been appointed as arbitrator in
Vodafone tax disputes case by the Union Cabinet on 17 June 2014?
Ans:
Justice R C Lahoti
56. Which city has recorded the highest cigarette consumption in India?
Ans: Kolkata
57. Madhya Pradesh government has launched Indias first One Stop Crisis
Centre (OSCC) in Bhopal called:
Ans: Gauravi
58. Which is the first 'kerosene-free city' in the country?

Ans: New Delhi

59. Which country won the Mens hockey World Cup title 2014?
Australia

Ans:

60. Who has been appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi? Ans: Rajeev Topno
61. Which of the following has been accorded the status of World Heritage
site recently?
Ans: Great Himalayan National Park
62. Which of the following has been appointed as the governor of Uttar
Pradesh? Ans: Aziz quereshi
63. Which of the following has been awarded US Congressional Award Gold
Medal? Ans: Soham Daga
64. The UN Public Service Awards 2014 has been awarded to
Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)

Ans:

65. Which of the following states has approved reservation of 33% in police
force for women?
Ans: Gujarat
66. Which of the following has recently resigned as Governor of Nagaland?
Ans: Ashwani Kumar
67. Which of the following has been appointed as the Attorney-General of
Singapore? Ans: VK Rajah
68. Which of the following has been nominated as the new president of
European Union?
Ans: Jean-Claude Juncker
69. Which of the following date is observed as International Day against
Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?
Ans: 25th June
70. With which of the following is RIMPAC-2014 is associated
Exercise in Indian Ocean

Ans: Naval

71. Which of the following has been conferred Officer of the Legion of
Honour award by France?
Ans: Shahrukh Khan
72. Which of the following PSU has been conferred navratna status recently
Ans: National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC)
73. The Salar Jung Mueseum is situated at

Ans: Hyderabad

74. The International Seafarer's day is observed on -

Ans: 25th June

75. The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant- worlds first nuclear power plant is
located at Ans: RUSSIA
76. Rani-ki-vav an ancient step-well which has been conferred world heritage
site recently is located at Ans: Gujarat

77. The Pen Pinter prize for 2014 has been awarded to
Rushdie

Ans: Salman

78. The first chess player in the world to hold World Blitz, Rapid, and Classic
titles consecutively is
Ans: Susan Polgar
79. The author of the book Satanic Verses is

Ans: Salman Rushdie

80. The World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 has won by

Patnaik

Ans: Sudarsan

July
1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director of Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) recently ?
Ans: S.Ramakrishna
2. The state animal of Rajasthan is

Ans: Camel

3. Who among the following is the only Indian tennis entry in the Youth
Olympics? Ans: Ojasveene Singh
4. Who among the following has been ranked world No.1 in mens air pistol in
the latest release by the International Shooting Federation (ISSF)? Ans: Jitu
Rai
5. US government has named a mountain after the name of an eminent
scientist. Name the scientist.
Ans: Akhouri A. Sinha
6. The essential commodities Act was enacted in

Ans: 1955

7. Government of India has recently ratified Marrakesh Treaty to

Help Visually Impaired
8. The forthcoming commonwealth games will be held at
9. The new Governor of West Bengal is

Ans:

Ans: Glasgow

Ans: DY Patil

10. Which of the following is recently conferred the status of Tiger Reserve?
Ans: Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
11. Which of the following cyclone is likely to hit Japan?

Ans: Neoguri

12. Who among the following has been appointed as Governor of

Chattisgarh? Ans: Ram Naresh Yadav
13. Who among the following has become first Indian to be appointed as
dean of Berkeley University?
Ans: Sujit Choudhry
14. Who among the following has been conferred Sant Kabir Award recently
Ans: L Subadani
15. The National Doctors Day is celebrated on

Ans: 1st July

16. The Liberty Medal 2014 has been awarded to

Ans: Mala Yousafzai

17. Which of the following countries has authorized dual citizenship Ans:
Germany
18. Who among the following is not awarded recently by US? Ans: Ratan
Tata
19. Who among the following is the first Indian -American to lead a
university? Ans: Beheruz Sethna
20. Which of the following country has allowes multiple visa to Indian
Citizens,recently? Ans: Japan
21. Who among the following has been appointed as the Goodwill
Ambassador for UN Women?
Ans: Emma Watson

22. What is the name of an interactive software launched by the Sports

Authority of India (SAI) and TheFootballLink, to promote football at the grassroot level? Ans: F-Cube
23. Which of the following bodies has submitted a report titled Manpower
Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print to the Union Government? Ans: Law
Commission of India
24. With a new amendment, TRAI has raised the minimum broadband speed
to
Ans: 512 kbps from the earlier 256 kbps
25. As per the Union Budget 2014-15, the tax bracket for general citizens has
been increased to.
Ans: 2.5 lakh rupees
26. Which of the following teams has been suspended by FIFA from all
international football competitions with immediate effect? Ans: Nigeria
27. Veteran actress, Zohra Sehgal died on 10 July 2014. She was born in
which year? Ans: 1912
28. According to the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects report,
what percent of the world's population lives in urban areas? Ans: 54 percent
29. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely presented Economic Survey of India
2013-14 in the Lok Sabha. Which of the following statements is correct
regarding Economic Survey of India?
Ans: The Economic
Survey is presented every year just before the Union Budget and after the
Railway Budget. & It reviews the developments in the Indian economy of
previous 12 months (fiscal year).
30. World Population Day was observed on..

Ans: July 11

31. Which of the following pairs regarding 2014 FIFA World Cup is incorrectly
matched?
Ans: Best Young Player Neymar of Brazil
32. According to the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects report,
which of the following cities is the ranked at first position as most populous
cities in 2014? Ans: Tokyo
33. Which of the following warship was damaged in a mishap on 13 July
2014? Ans: INS Kuthar
34. Sim Bhullar became the first Indian origin player to join the... Ans:
National Basketball Association (NBA)
35. What is the name of India's first indigenous anti-submarine warship
(ASW) which was handed over to the Indian Navy by Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata on 12 July 2014?
Ans:
INS Kamorta

36. Ram Naik has been appoinyted as the new Governor of.
Pradesh

Ans: Uttar

37. Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded with the prestigious Ans:
Gandhi Peace prize for 2013
38. BRICS nations have decided to launch 'BRICS Bank' headquartered in
Ans: Shanghai
39. Which of the following States Government has decided to set up 320
Mahila Suraksha Dals (MSDs) to ensure women safety at public places? Ans:
Delhi
40. 6th BRICS Summit has been held in

Ans: Brazil

41. Which among the following countries has passed a law to legalise child
labour for kids from age 10?
Ans: Bolivia
42. Name the German football captain, who has announced his retirement
from international career
Ans: Philipp Lahm
43. Name the Malaysia Airlines, which was shot down over war-torn eastern
Ukraine near the Russian border on July 17, 2014.
Ans: MH-17
44. 7th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in 2015 in.
Ans: New Delhi
45. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Governor of
Gujarat?
Ans: Om Prakash Kohli
46. Who has took charge as the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the
Indias largest oil firm?
Ans: B Ashok
47. On July 16th Which of the following states observed 95th Garo Labour
Corps Day and saluted and paid homage to the heroes of World War I? Ans:
Meghalaya
48. In which of the following states archeologists have discovered prehistoric
rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs in Caves of Charama? Ans:
Chhattisgarh
49. Name the former India cricket captain who has been elected as the 47th
member of Laureus World Sports Academy panel. Ans: Rahul Dravid
50. Who has been sworn in as the next President of Syria? Ans: Bashar alAssad
51. The 127th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held
in Ans: Goa
52. Typhoon Rammasun smashed Ans: Philippines

53. Name the South African Nobel Prize-winning author, who died in this
week Ans: Nadine Gordimer
54. Sendai nuclear plant is located in

Ans: Japan

55. Which country has ranked number One in the latest FIFA's world rankings
released on 17 July 2014? Ans: Germany
56. 6th BRICS Summit was held in Ans: Fortaleza (Brazil)
57. The Nagoya Protocol received the 50th instrument of ratification which
was mandatory for it. The Nagoya Protocol is associated with Ans:
conservation of biodiversity
58. The Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley on 18 July 2014 announced to
provide a sum of 200 crore rupees for setting up of mega food parks to
Ans: NABARD
59. Currently, Delhi is under President Rule. In this condition who has
presented Delhis Budget 2014-15?
Ans: Union Finance Minister
60. 20th AIDS International Conference is being held in Ans: Melbourne
61. Theodore Van Kirk died in this week. He was Ans: the last surviving
crewman of the US plane that dropped the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
62. Which cricketer, considered as one of the greatest all-rounder of all time
announced his retirement from all-formats of International cricket? Ans:
Jacques Kallis
63. Union government has decided to appoint a committee to review the gas
pricing formula? Who will chair the committee? Ans: Suresh Prabhu
64. Which countrys parliament has elected Fuad Masum as its seventh
President? Ans: Iraq
65. Indian Air Force on 28 July 2014 received its sixth C-17 Globemaster III
aircraft. It is supplied by:
Ans: Boeing
66. The Lives of Others was shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014. It is
written by:
Ans: Neel Mukherjee
67. Which of the following days was observed as the International Tiger Day?
Ans: 29th July
68. Who among the following has won the 101st edition of the Tour de France
in cycling?
Ans: Vincenzo Nibali
69. According to a recent research, what percentage of the human genome
have been found functional? Ans: 8.2 percent
70. Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated on:

Ans: July 26

71. Which country participated in Malabar Naval Exercise? Ans: Indian,

Japan and US
72. The classical music reality show of Doordarshan Naad Bhed-The Mystery
of Sound will be featured in Limca Book of Records, why? Ans: for being the
first ever National level reality show on Classical Music.
73. Which of the following companies became the first Indian company to
achieve a market capitalization of 5 lakh crore rupees? Ans: TCS
74. Which of the following states has launched the Chief Minister's Social
Assistance (CMSA) Scheme for widows and persons with disabilities? Ans:
Meghalaya
75. Typhoon Matmo struck which of the following?

Ans: Taiwan

76. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has been appointed as brand ambassador
of which of...
Ans: Telnagana
77. Who among the following won the British Golf Open Championship 2014?
Ans: Rory McIlroy
78. Nico Rosberg of Germany on 20 July 2014 won the German Grand Prix.
He drives
Ans: Mercedes
79. Yellapragada Sudharshan Rao has been appointed as Chairman of.
Ans: ICHR
80. 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014) was held in Ans:
Astana

August
1. Which of the following countries has banned its citizens to marry with women from Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Myanmar and Chad?

Ans: Saudi Arabia

2. Which among the following African countrys President has declared a state of emergency due to Ebola
disease in this week? Ans: Liberia
3. Two top surviving cadres of the Khmer Rouge regime have been found guilty of crimes against
humanity. Khmer Rouge regime was associated with Ans: Cambodia
4. Who has been sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court? Ans: Justice Manjula
Chellur
5. The Union government has decided to amend the selection rules for the Lokpal as per the report of a
three-member committee constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The committee is headed by:
Ans: Mukul Rohatgi
6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Indias performance in the XX Commonwealth
Games? Ans: India won total 64 medals and it was ranked 5th in medal table.
7. Who has become the first person to win a gold medal of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
for India in 56 years in Men's Athletics after Milkha Singh? Ans: Vikas Gowda
8. Name the noted filmmaker of India who has been selected recently for Rajiv Gandhi National
Sadbhavana Award 2014. Ans: Muzaffar Ali
9. Donabs People's Militia is an armed militant group active in

Ans: Ukraine

10. Name the first Indian woman gymnast who won a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2014.
Ans: Dipa Karmakar
11. Recently which country has offered the land to the farmers of Punjab to promote agriculture as a tool
of progress? Ans: Ghana

12. Recently which state government has raised the reservation of women in state police from the current
10 percent to 30 percent? Ans: Madhya Pradesh
13. Which Mutual Fund company is going to launch Focussed Equity Fund to generate long-term capital
appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related securities of listed companies?
Ans: UTI Mutual Fund
14. Name the eminent cartoonist who created the comic book characters like Chacha Chaudhary and
Sabu, and who died on August 6, 2014 Ans: Pran Kumar Sharma
15. Who has been awarded with Copley Medal 2014 by Royal Society of London for his pioneering work
on variation and mutation in the human genome? Ans: Sir Alec Jeffreys
16. Yazidi community was in news in the first week of August 2014, regarding Ans: death of 40 children
of this community in Iraq.
17. Which country has topped the medal table at 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland?
Ans: England
18. Name the German tennis player who created recently a record of fastest serve in the womens tennis
by serving at 131 miles per hour in Stanford, USA Ans: Sabine Lisicki
19. Which country has excluded Apple from a list of products that can be bought with public money
because of security concerns? Ans: China
20. Name the former Indian cricket captain who will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for
choosing this years outstanding sportspersons of the country Ans: Kapil Dev
21. Name the smart card that is launched by the Indian Railways which will enable passengers to pay for
tickets for long or short distance journey in reserved and unreserved classes including suburban service.
Ans: Go India
22. Name the first woman judge from Tamil Nadu who has been elevated to the Supreme Court of India.
Ans: Justice R Banumathi
23. Who has been elected recently as the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha?

Ans: M Thambidurai

24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the constitution of the Expenditure Management
Commission (EMC) under the chairmanship of: Ans: Bimal Jalan
25. Which of the following drugs has been recently sanctioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
to fight against the disease Ebola? Ans: ZMapp
26. Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football. Which team does he belong
to? Ans: Germany
27. World Elephant Day is observed across the world on:

Ans: August 12

28. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Iraq by the President Mohammed Fuad Masum?
Ans: Haider al-Abadi
29. Name the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who was found dead in California on August 11, 2014.
Ans: Robbin Williams
30. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Ans: K V Chowdary
31. Which among the following Indian cricket players has been ranked number one Test all-rounder in
ICC Test team rankings? Ans: R. Ashwin

32. Name the powerful Tropical Storm which smashed large parts of south-west Japan and forced
evacuation of millions from their homes. Ans: Halong
33. Which spacecraft of European Space Agency has become the first ever spacecraft to reach a Comet
named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that was discovered in 1969? Ans: Rosetta
34. Who has been chosen for AIMA Corporate Citizen Award 2014?

Ans: Shiv Nadar

35. Which among the following people of Australian aboriginal were in news due to a recent study
published in the journal Human Ecology stating that their practice of setting small grass on fire to catch
lizards actually boosted kangaroo population? Ans: Martu
36. Union Cabinet has raised the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in Defence from 26 percent sector
to: Ans: 49%
37. Name the Spanish midfielder who represented his country for a record 133 times and has announced
his retirement from International football. Ans: Xavi Hernndez
38. Who is the author of the book Munger through the Ages that was released on August 7, 2014 by the
President of India Pranab Mukherjee? Ans: Devendra Prasad Yadav
39. Who among the following Olympian and former Hockey Captain has been selected as the Chairman
of the Dronacharya Award Selection Committee? Ans: Ajitpal Singh
40. Which state government has introduced the bill in the Assembly that removes the restrictions on the
entry of dhoti-clad men in recreation clubs, hotels, theatres and malls in the state? Ans: Tamil Nadu.
41. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by the
President of India Pranab Mukherjee? Ans: Rajni Razdan
42. Which company has bagged the telecast rights of the first-ever Champions Tennis League (CTL)?
Ans: Sony Six
43. Which country has unveiled Dongfeng 41 (DF-41), next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
(ICBM)? Ans: China
44. Name the first Indian-origin mathematician who won the 2014 Fields Medal for developing powerful
new approach in the geometry of numbers. Ans: Manjul Bhargava
45. Name the Pakistani Squash Legend, winner of the first All-of-India squash championship 1944 in
Bombay, who died on August 18, 2014. Ans: Hashim Khan
46. Which bank in India is the first bank to launch EMI facility on Debit Card?

Ans: ICICI Bank

47. Who is the author of the book Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? Ans: Faraz Ahmad
48. World Humanitarian Day is observed across the world on:

Ans: August 19

49. Name the Formula One (F1) driver of Netherlands who will become the youngest Formula One (F1)
driver in the F1 history when he will compete for the 2015 season. Ans: Max Verstappen
50. Which among the following former RBI governors has been appointed as the head of the Expenditure
Management Commission? Ans: Bimal Jalan
51. Which country has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India on technical cooperation
in railway sector? Ans: Czech Republic
52. Name the Indian- origin neuroscientist who has been awarded a prestigious grant under President
Barack Obama's initiative to map the human brain. Ans: Partha Mitra

53. Who has taken over as the 94th Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament?
Ans: K.V. Thomas
54. Burra Katha, an art of storytelling in which narrator plays tambura while narrating, was in news
recently. Burra Katha is a: Ans: Telugu art
55. Which among the following States has become the most favorite destination for foreign tourists in the
North-Eastern (NE) region of India? Ans: Sikkim
56. Name the 111-year-old Japanese citizen who has been officially recognized as the oldest man in the
world by the Guinness World Records award committee on August 18, 2014. Ans: Sakari Momoi
57. Which among the following banks, in a first of their kind initiative, has launched an exclusive
'ForexPlus' card for people making the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages? Ans: HDFC Bank
58. Which state has been selected to host the Indias first para-gliding World Cup 2015? Ans: Himachal
Pradesh
59. Football Federation Cup 2015 will be held in which among the following States? Ans: Jammu and
Kashmir
60. Which IT Company has decided to provide hygienic sanitation facilities in 10000 schools for girl
students? Ans: TCS
61. Who among the following has been awarded Dhyan Chand award by the President Pranab Mukherjee
at the National Sports Adventure Awards function 2014? Ans: Gurmail Singh
62. When is the National Sports Day celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey player Dhyan
Chand? Ans: August 29
63. Which state government, after Tamil Nadu, has approved the formation of Transgender Welfare
Board? Ans: Maharashtra
64. Who among the following Bollywood actors has become the Ambassador of Turn Back Crime
campaign of Interpol? Ans: Shahrukh Khan
65. Which e-commerce company has tied up with Tata Value Homes on August 26, 2014 to sell houses
online through the online marketplace model? Ans: Snapdeal
66. Who has been awarded Ganga Sharan Singh Award 2011 for work in the field of promotion and
training of Hindi? Ans: T. R. Bhatt
67. Who has been awarded Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award 2011 for work in the field of journalism and
creative literature? Ans: Govind Singh
68. Which domain has been launched by Union Government in Devanagari script on August 27, 2014,
which will cover eight languages nameky, Hindi, Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali and
Sindhi? Ans: Dot Bharat (. Bharat)
69. Which among the following broadband services provider company has signed a deal with Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for sharing around 4000 mobile towers? Ans: Reliance Jio Infocomm
70. Avia Indra-2014 is Ans: the first Indo-Russia aerial exercise that involves the air forces of the two
countries.
71. Who has been recently appointed as the Special Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force by
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Ans: Ramesh
Chand Tayal

72. Which police force personnel has set a LIMCA Book of Record by planting saplings at all its locations
in a special tree plantation drive conducted recently under Green Mission? Ans: Border Security Force
73. Japan has offered anti-viral drug favipiravir as a possible treatment of Ebola. The drug is known under
the brand name of: Ans: Avignan
74. Name the Indias first indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare which has been
commissioned recently in the Indian Navy by the Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley. Ans: INS Kamorta
75. The Competition Commission of India has imposed a combined penalty of more than 2500 crore
rupees on 14 car companies. The highest penalty of around 1346 crore rupees has been imposed on:
Ans: Tata Motors
76. Rani Mukerji's latest released film 'Mardaani' is tax-free in: Ans: Uttar Pradesh
77. Who among the following Indian origin has been appointed as Shadow Minister in U.K.? Ans: Seema
Malhotra
78. Name the director of the film Gandhi, a 1982 epic biographical film on the life of the Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi, the father of Nation of India, who died on August 24, 2014 at the age of 90.
Ans: Richard Attenborough
79. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand on August 25, 2014? Ans: Prayuth Chanocha
80. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated India's first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and
Technology (IIEST) in: Ans: West Bengal

September
1. Name the first Indian Pharmaceutical company whose two drugs have recently received the QIDP
status from US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Ans: Wockhardt
2. Name the Telugu Actor, who became the first Indian actor to be honoured with a postage stamp by the
US Post Service (USPS). Ans: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
3. Which among the following pairs is the winner of mixed doubles US Open 2014? Ans: Sania Mirza
and Bruno Soares
4. Who is the winner of the Mens Singles gold medal in World Badminton Championships held in
Copenhagen, Denmark? Ans: Chen Long
5. Who among the following US actors has been named for honorary 87th Jean Hersholt Humanitarian
Oscar Award? Ans: Harry Belafonte
6. Name the noted historian, Padma Bhushan Awardee, former chairman of the National Book Trust who
died recently. Ans: Bipan Chandra
7. Which country has unveiled plans to issue worlds first digital currency?

Ans: Ecuador

8. Who among the following eminent journalists has been selected for G K Reddy Memorial Award 2014?
Ans: Vinod Mehta
9. Which among the following Sates accounts for 80 percent of the kala azar cases in India? Ans: Bihar
10. Bombay High Court has set up a Committee, to conduct forensic audit of NSEL and liquidate the
assets of its defaulting borrowers in the over 5500 crore rupees payments scam, under the chairmanship
of: Ans: Justice V C Daga

11. Which among the following States has become the first State in the country to launch a Health Adalat?
Ans: Karnataka
12. Name the new method which has been developed by Japan researchers at Nagasaki University to
detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes. Ans: RT-LAMP
13. Which country has slipped to 71st position, lowest among BRICS countries, in an annual global
competitiveness list released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)? Ans: India
14. Who among the following India-born scientists has been awarded the American Chemical Society's
ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry, one of the top honours in the field? Ans: Thomas John Colacot
15. Which committee has recommended Maharashtra government to enforce a "complete ban" on dance
bars and frame a policy to check "vulgarity" on social networking sites such as Facebook? Ans: Justice
CS Dharmadhikari
16. Which state has the highest consumption of fish in rural areas? Ans: Lakshadweep
17. Name the indigenously built biggest naval offshore patrol vessel that has been commissioned recently
into the naval fleet. Ans: INS Sumitra
18. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh has been sworn-in as the 20th Governor of: Ans:
Rajasthan
19. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has constituted the panel to assess the amount of unclaimed
deposits in the PPF accounts and Post Office saving schemes under the chairmanship of: Ans: H R
Khan
20. Which Bank has introduced personalized savings accounts 'Pehli Udaan', a singly operated savings
bank account for a minor aged 10 years and above and who can sign uniformly? Ans: State Bank of India
21. Minsk agreement has been signed between

Ans: Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels

22. World number one Serena Williams won her US Open trophy 2014 by defeating Caroline Wozniazki.
It was her _____ consecutive US Open Title. Ans: third
23. MIDORI Prize is related to Ans: Biodiversity conservation
24. Which of the following High Courts has ordered to stop discrimination on the basis of caste in
cremation at various crematoriums? Ans: Rajasthan High Court
25. Fertile Crescent is under threat from violent turmoil in the Middle East. What is Fertile Crescent?
Ans: It is a region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land.
26. International Literacy is Day observed on: Ans: September 8
27. Major tribal bodies have rejected the demands for a separate state called Twipraland. It was to be
carved out of which of the following States? Ans: Tripura
28. Know Your Rights (KYR) portal has been launched by

Ans: Union Civil Aviation Ministry

29. What is al-Khansaa Brigade? Ans: It is an all-female branch of ISIS

30. Who is the winner of Mens singles US Open final 2014?

Ans: Marin Cilic

31. Electrolux has planned to buy the appliances business of General Electric. Electrolux is based in
which of the following courtiers? Ans: Sweden
32. Mary Barra is the CEO of Ans: General Motors

33. Which of the following banks has launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September
2014? Ans: ICICI
34. Which of the following pairs is the first pair in tennis world to win 100 titles? Ans: Mike Bryan and Bob
Bryan
35. Which Bank has announced the launch of Multi-Currency Foreign Travel Card through 100 selected
branches of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore circles with the collaboration of MasterCard?
Ans: SBI
36. Uttarakhand has officially declared 9 September as Ans: Himalaya Diwas
37. Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station became the second longest running reactor in the world.
Which is the first one? Ans: Unit 7 of Canada's Pickering nuclear plant
38. According to 6th Economic Census All India Report 2013, the highest percentages of hired workers in
India are present in Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
39. With which of the following countries India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field
of traditional medicines and homeopathy? Ans: Bangladesh
40. Prime Ministers Office has constituted a committee to facilitate systemic, scientific and planned
utilisation of mineral resources in Meghalaya to prevent environmental degradation. Who will head the
committee?
Ans: The Cabinet Secretary
41. Who among the following has won third term in office for Prime Minister of New Zealand? Ans: John
Key
42. Recently which among the following Indian architect has been named as leader of tomorrow by the
Time magazine? Ans: Alok Shetty
43. Which country will host Asian Games in 2018?

Ans: Indonesia

44. Who has been elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
Ans: Narendra Ambwani
45. Which among the following companies is to build Nepal's largest hydro power plant? Ans: GMR
46. Which among the following is the first state to ratify Judicial Appointments Bill? Ans: Rajasthan
47. Recently Cairn makes three more oil discoveries in which among the following Indian States?
Ans: Rajasthan
48. Recently which among the following senior leaders has become chairman of Lok Sabhas Ethics
Committee? Ans: Lal Krishna Advani
49. Recently who among the following has been appointed as the new chief of the National Commission
for Women (NCW)? Ans:Lalitha Kumaramangalam
50. To promote the Matra Bhasha, the mother tongue of India, National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) is
observed across India on: Ans: 14th September
51. Which State government has decided to open Nirbhaya Centers in all districts of the state? Ans: UP
52. Which pharmaceutical company has been fined a record 489 million US dollars (3 billion Yuan)by
China for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs? Ans: GlaxoSmithKline Placement
53. Name the world renowned Carnatic musician and a legendary Mandolin player who died on
September 19, 2014 in Chennai. Ans: Uppalapu Srinivas

54. Name the former Prime Minister of Norway who has been awarded Tang Prize recently for his/her
innovation, leadership and implementation of sustainable development that laid out the scientific and
technical challenges. Ans: Gro Harlem Brundtland
55. Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)
programme in the country under the brand name: Ans: FASTag
56. Who has been appointed as China's new Ambassador to India? Ans: Le Yucheng
57. Recently who among the following Bollywood actors has released his autobiography And then One
Day: A Memoir? Ans: Nasurudeen Shah
58. Name the Indian-origin who has become the first non-European law lecturer at Cambridge University?
Ans: Antara Haldar
59. Who won the crown of the Miss America 2015 (the 88th Miss America pageant)? Ans: Kira Kazantsev
60. The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on: Ans: 16 th September