Current Affairs Question Answers (MCQ) MAY 2014Current Affairs May 2014

Question 1

Polo, the only Gorilla in Indian Zoo died on 26 April 2014 in Mysore Zoo due to

respiratory infection and age related ailments after being treated for about a

month. This gorilla was gifted to the Mysore zoo by?

A Congo’s Gorilla Kingdom

B Georgia’s Atlanta Zoo

C Africa’s Westland Lowland Gorilla Zoo

D Ireland’s Dublin Zoo

Question 2

US Senate on 13 May 2014 confirmed the name of an Indian – American as the

federal judge in Massachusetts. Name the person?

A Indira Talwani

B Nikki Haley

C Kal Penn

D Padma Lakshmi

Question 3

What is RuPay? Consider the following statements: 1. An  Indigenous Card

payment System 2. RuPay is the coinage of two terms Rupee and Payment 3.

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCL) developed the Rupay platform 4.

Rupay is the seventh card payment system in the world Choose the correct

Statements:

A 1, 2 and 3

B 2,3 and 4

C 1, 2 and 4

D All are correct

Question 4

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by the Government

of India with an aim to give its ruling on the water dispute regarding inter-state

river Cauvery and the river valley thereof between two states. Name the two states

for which the tribunal was constituted?

A Tamil Nadu and Kerala

B Karnataka and Kerala

C Karnataka and Maharashtra

D Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Question 5

China on 19 May 2014 set up a 1.6 billion dollars fund to revive an ancient

maritime trade route going through India. In this context, which Indian city does

fall on map of ancient maritime silk trade route?

A Mumbai

B Vishakhapatnam

C Kolkata

D Kochi

Question 6

Justice Lodha succeeded Justice P. Sathasivam as the 41st Chief Justice of India.

Name the person, who was the first Chief Justice of India?

A Justice E.S. Venkataramiah

B Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania

C Justice P.N. Bhagwati

D Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

Question 7

The Supreme Court of India on 7 May 2014 quashed the law passed by Kerala

Assembly on the Mullaperiyar dam and ruled that the water level of the dam can

be raised. As per the decision of SC the water can be raised to what level?

A 132 feet

B 136 feet

C 140 feet

D 142 feet

Question 8

What is the theme of the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2014?

A Save the Bird : Improve the Tourism

B Migration and encourage Tourism

C Conservation of Birds: Tourism

D Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism

Question 9

UN on 12 May 2014 appointed a woman to head UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

(UNFICYP). With this appointment, the woman became the first-ever female to

head a UN peacekeeping force in its entire history. Name her?

A Kristin Lund of Norway

B Rashida Manjoo of South Africa

C Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa

D Helen Clark of New Zealand

Question 10

Consider the following statements with respect to Akash missile. 1. Akash is a

medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system 2. Missile has a strike

range of 25 km 3. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO)  Correct statements are:

A 1 and 2

B 2 and 3

C 1 and 3

D All are correct

Question 11

Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) was launched in a country in

April 2014 in tie up of a leading Indian financial and health care service player.

Name the country?

A Kuwait

B UAE

C Saudi Arabia

D Oman

Question 12

Which country on 25 May 2014 has become the top source of FDI into India?

A Mauritius

B Singapore

C USA

D France

Question 13

India occupied which place of largest economy in the recent World Bank Report in

terms of the Purchasing Power Parity?

A Third largest Economy

B Fourth Largest Economy

C Fifth Largest Economy

D Second largest Economy

Question 14

Who won the Presidential elections of Ukraine held on 25 May 2014?

A Petro Poroshenko

B Yulia Tymoshenko

C Viktor Yanukovych

D Robert Viktor

Question 15

Name the bank that was included in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of

India (RBI) Act, 1934 on 21 May 2014.

A Neelachal Gramya Bank

B Bharatiya Mahila Bank

C Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank

DPurvanchal Gramin Bank

Question 16

Recently Supreme Court gave a judgement that Candidates fighting elections can

be disqualified if they fail to disclose information about assets and liabilities of

even their spouse and dependent children. According to which Article of the

Constitution of India, do the citizens have the right to know the information about

candidate’s assets and liabilities?

A Article 21

B Article 30(a)

C Article 19 (a)

D Article 14

Question 17

Sania and Cara Black of Zimbabwe together how many titles they won along with

WTA Portugal Open 2014?

A 3 titles

B 5 titles

C 1 title

D 4 titles

Question 18

The Supreme Court of India on 29 April 2014 appointed a person as the third

arbitrator toresolve the dispute between the Central government and Mukesh

Ambani-led RelianceIndustries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin. The person would be the

Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal. Name the person?

A S P Bharucha

B V N Khare

C James Spigelman

D Michael Hudson McHugh

Question 19

Constitutional Bench Supreme Court of India on 6 May 2014 held that prior

sanction is not required from the government to probe the senior bureaucrats on

corruption charges. In its decision the Court highlighted an Article of Constitution

of India that says Equality before the Law. Which Article highlights Equality before

the law?

A Article 10

B Article 14

C Article 18

D Article 156

Question 20

Name the recipient of the 2014 Canada India Foundation Chachalani Global Indian

Award?

A Deepak

B Ratan Tata

C NR Narayana Murthy

D Sam Pitroda

Question 21

Name the person who on 18 May 2014 was sworn-in as the eighth Chief Minister of

Arunachal Pradesh at the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar?

A Nirbhay Sharma

B Nabam Tuki

C Gegong Apang

D Mukut Mithi

Question 22

Name the former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel known as the

Grand Old Man of Steel, who died on 16 May 2014?

A Russi Mody

B Ratan Tata

C JRD Tata

D B. Muthuraman

Question 23

Which of the following statements regarding the Sponsorship system for foreign

workers is/are right?   I. This system mandates that the expatriates must be

sponsored by a local employer to get a permit  II. This system is also known as

Kafala system III. The system doesn’t require employer’s consent before leaving

the country as is prevalent at present IV. None of these

A Statement I and II are right

B Statement I, II and III is right

C Statement IV is only right

D Only Statement II is right

Question 24

Supreme Court of India on 7 May 2014 banned use of bulls for Jallikattu (bull-

fighting) events or bullock-cart races across the country terming that the rights

guaranteed to the bulls under an Act could not be taken away or curtailed. Name

the Act?

A Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1950

B Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1960

C Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1980

D Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1990

Question 25

Name the two gases those were added in the list of prohibited substances of

WADA on 18 May 2014?

A Xenon and Nitrogen Gases

B Argon and Silicate Gases

C Xenon and Argon Gases

D Silicate and Nitrogen Gases

Question 26

Who won the women’s doubles title at the WTA Portugal Open 2014 held in

Portugal on 3 May 2014?

A Eva Hrdinova of Cezech and Valeria Solovyeva of Russia

B Sania Mirza of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe

C Vera Dushevina of Russia and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain

D Hao-Ching Chan of Chinese Taipei and Liezel Huber of US

Question 27

Spain on 22 May 2014 suspended bull fight festival after matadors got injured by

bulls.What is the name of the bull fight festival that was suspended?

A San Isidro Festival

B Semana Santa Festival

C Castellon de la Plana Festival

D Feria de Magdalena Festival

Question 28

President of India on 20 May 2014 appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister

of India. He appointed Modi as the Prime Minister in accordance to which Article

of Constitution of India?

A Article 73 (1)

B Article 75 (1)

C Article 78 (a)

D Article 79

Question 29

Which film got the highest awards in different categories in the IIFA Awards 2014?

A Chennai Express

B Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

C Shaadi ke Sideeffects

D Aashiqui 2

Question 30

Which two companies of the World settled the long-running patent war over

Smartphone on 16 May 2014?

A Apple and Samsung

B Apple and Google

CGoogle and Samsung

D Samsung and Sony Ericsson

Question 31

The US Green Building Council released the list of LEED outside United States,

what is the rank of India?

A Rank 3

B Rank 5

C Rank1

D Rank7

Question 32

Archaeologists have discovered a granary with walls of mud-bricks during just-

concluded excavation at a Harappan civilisation site. The excavation work was

done from January to April 2014. Name the place where the granary was

discovered?

A Dholavira

B Rakhigarhi

C Lothal

D Ganweriwala

Question 33

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha was sworn-in as the 41st Chief Justice of India as the

successor of?

A Justice P. Sathasivam

B Justice Altamas Kabir

C S.H. Kapadia

D K.G. Balakrishnan

Question 34

Recently, Philippines and the United States signed a defence pact. The military

agreement between both the countries will allow a bigger US military presence on

Filipino territory. Check the correct statement in this regard:    1. The defence pact

will be valid for 10 years. 2.  Philippine defence minister Voltaire Gazmin and US

ambassador Philip Goldberg signed the defence pact. 3. The new agreement will

not allow the reopening of US bases in the Philippines.   4. The agreement is seen

as another element of Obama's effort to focus US military and economic attention

more heavily on Asia.

A 1 and 2

B 1,2 and 3

C 1 and 3

D All are correct

Question 35

Supreme Court of India on 29 April 2014 rule designated an authority person to

record statement of rape victims within 24 hours instead of police officials. Name

the authority?

A Judicial Magistrate

B Judge of a High Court

C Collector of the District

D None of the above

Question 36

Name the former British tennis player, who died on 4 May 2014 due to liver cancer

at the age of 30.

A Elena Baltacha

B Bill Allen

C Andrzej Grubba

D Henner Henkel

Question 37

Name the State Government that on 14 May 2014 signed an agreement with the

TiE Silicon Valley as a part of state’s efforts to develop it an IT hub and attract US

investment?

A Karnataka

B Andhra Pradesh

C West Bengal

D Odisha

Question 38

On what day World Press Freedom Day was observed annually?

A 30 April

B 1 May

C 3 May

D 5 May

Question 39

Name the person who on 4 May 2014 won the Munich ATP tournament?

A Fabio Fognini of Italy

B Martin Kilzan of Slovakia

C Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany

D Tommy Haas of Florida

Question 40

When was the World Migratory Bird Day 2014 observed across the world?

A 10 May 2014

B 10-11 May 2014

C 20 -21 May 2014

D 20 May 2014

Question 41

Name the Chief Minister of Bihar who took oath on 20 May 2014?

A Nitish Kumar

B Sharad Yadav

C Jitan Ram Manjhi

D Sushil Modi

Question 42

Bhasha Shahid Diwas or Language Martyrs Day was observed on 19 May 2014 in a

North East State of India. Name the State?

A Manipur

B Assam

C Meghalaya

D Sikkim

Question 43

During the Russian President Vladimir Putin visit to China, China on 21 May 2014

signed with Russia a deal of 30 years to buy natural gas at the cost of

A 400 million US dollars

B 383 million US dollars

C 400 billion US dollars

D 543 billion US dollars

Question 44

According to the US EIA’s annual Energy Outlook estimation, India will become

-------- largest oil consumer of the World.

A Fifth largest

B First largest

C Sixth largest

D Third largest

Question 45

Who won the Asian Continental Chess Championship 2014?

A Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan

B Adhiban of India

C Yu Yangyi of China

DAbhijeet Gupta of India

Question 46

Constitutional Court of a country on 7 May 2014 ruled that the Prime Minister

Yingluck Shinawartra must step down over abuse of power charges. Name the

country whose court has given a decision of removal of the Prime Minister?

A Vietnam

B Malaysia

C Philippines

D Thailand

Question 47

Name the company that on 26 April 2014 completed the acquisition of Nokia’s

mobile handset business?

A Microsoft based in the US

B Oracle based in the US

C Adobe Systems based in the US

D SAP based in Germany

Question 48

Recently about 205 coal miners were killed in a coal pit collapse at a place in

Turkey. The pit collapsed at which place?

AAnatolia

B Ankara

C Soma

D Bursa

Question 49

President of India on 2 May 2014 conferred Gallantry Awards on 55 personnel for

their distinguished service and bravery at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Who

of the following is not the recipient of Kriti Chakras?

A Bhupal Singh Chhantel Magar

B Lohit Sonowal

C Bhrigu Nandan Choudhary

D Balwinder Singh

Question 50

Which sports personality was crowned as the World Snooker Player of the Year

on 8 May 2014 in London?

A Mark Selby

B Ronnie O’Sullivan

C Ding Junhui

D John Astley

Question 51

Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) on 19 May 2014 upheld a penalty of 630

crore rupees imposed on a company. Name the company.

A DLF

B Ambrapali

C Corpxcel

D Antilia

Question 52

A new study Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2014 was released by

the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on 11 May 2014. According to

it, how many jobs were created by Renewable Energy in the year 2013?

A 8.5 million

B 7 million

C 6.5 million

D 6 million

Question 53

The Supreme Court of India on 1 May 2014 reconstituted a Special Investigation

Team (SIT) to monitor the probe into the black money case. To provide guidance

and direction to the SIT in investigation of all cases of black money in the country

and abroad, the Court has appointed a person as its Chairman. Name him?

A Retired Judge Arijit Pasayat

B Retired Judge MB Shah

C Justice H L Dattu

D Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

Question 54

Name the person who was appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water

Disputes Tribunal on 14 May 2014?

A Justice NP Singh

B Justice BS Chauhan

C Justice Sudhir Narain

D Justice HL Dattu

Question 55

Fourteen new species of dancing frogs were discovered in the Western Ghats of

southern India by the Indian scientists/biologists. What is the scientific name of

dancing frogs?

A Ophiophagus Hannah

B Lacertilia

C Micrixalidae

D Testudines

Question 56

What was the combined market cap of Indian Stock Market on 20 May 2014?

A 2 trillion US dollar

B 1 trillion US dollar

C 1.42 trillion US dollar

D 2.5 trillion US dollar

Question 57

Who on 14 May 2014 won the Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards and

Snooker tournament?

A Aditya Mehta

B Devendra Joshi

C Geet Sethi

D Pankaj Advani

Question 58

Meghalaya High Court recently pronounced that a Bangladeshi national who came

to the state prior to 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians. Which of the

following statement is/are the reasons cited by the court for the judgement? I. It

might demographically alter the population of India threatening internal security II.

The two countries have agreed that who should be allowed to stay and who

should be deported back to Bangladesh III. Only because these refugees were

born in India IV. None of the above

A Only Statement IV is right

B Only Statement II is right

C Statements I and III is right

D Statements II and III are right

Question 59

Name the country which recently launched two postage stamps to pay tribute to

the 100 years of Indian cinema?

A Russia

B Brazil

C United States of America

D United Kingdom

Question 60

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by the Government

of India in which year?

A 1990

B 1998

C2005

D 2010

Question 61

Two postage stamps were released in Brasilia to observe the completion of 100

years of Indian cinema. Name the Indian graphic designer who designed the

postage stamps?

A Anand Jyothi

B Ashok Tomar

C Satya Raj

D Carina Bini Palackapilly

Question 62

Who won the Women’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third time on 18 May

2014?

A Sara Irrani of Italy

B Serena Williams of the US

C Venus Williams of the US

D Maria Sharapova of Russia

Question 63

Which of the following is not a nuclear-weapons-free Zones treaty?

A Treaty of Tlatelolco

B Treaty of Rarotonga

C Treaty of Bangkok

D Treaty of Switzerland

Question 64

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung on 13 May 2014 constituted a High

Powered Committee to look into the pollution levels in national Capital and

suggest the steps to reduce its levels in the city. Who will chair the committee?

A Delhi Chief Secretary

B Environment Secretary

C Transport Commissioner

D DPCC Additional Secretary

Question 65

Name the Indian veteran trap shooter who on 2 May 2014 jumped to the third spot

in the world rankings. He achieved the rank after winning gold at the ISSF World

Cup in Tucson, USA, in March 2014.

A Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

B Abhinav Bindra

CHeena Sindhu

D Manavjit Singh Sandhu

Question 66

Name the F1 world champion who died recently and held the record of winning the

Formula-1 in a car that was designed, built and driven by him and also carried his

name?

A Michael Schumacher

B Graham Hill

C Jackie Stewart

D Jack Brabham

Question 67

Name the person, who was appointed as the new national coach of the national

team of Pakistan on 6 May 2014? He will join the national side of Pakistan as a

coach in June 2014.

A Javed Miandad

B Intikhab Alam

C Mushtaq Mohammad

D Waqar Younis

Question 68

Name the person who in April 2014 registered a FIR in Pakistan to prove

innocence of the legendary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh in the murder case of

the Lahore SSP, John P Saunders in 1928?

A Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi

B Hemu Kalani

C Amber Hussain

D Craig Mundie

Question 69

The Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India on 13 May 2014

submitted its report to Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Committee was headed by

A P J Nayak

B Bimal Jalan

C Aditya Puri

D C Rangarajan

Question 70

The International agency of France on 22 May 2014 extended Line of Credit (LoC)

of 100 million euro to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA)

for utilizing the financing of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects in

India. Name the agency?

A Renewable Energy Agency of France

B French Agency for Development

C Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

D None of these

Question 71

Name the city that on 1 May 2014 agreed to allow construction of a place of

worship in form of a full-fledged Gurudwara in the city?

A Johannesburg

B Cape Town

C Accra

D Kisumu

Question 72

Who has been appointed as the new chief minister of Odisha on 21 May 2014?

A Naveen Patnaik

B Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

C Surendra Mohanty

D Satchidananda Dalal

Question 73

The heritage site Rani ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) of India will be digitally

recreated in Scotland, United Kingdom as part of the project called The Scottish

Ten. Where is Rani ki Vav located?

A Maharashtra

B Punjab

C Rajasthan

D Gujarat

Question 74

Name the Indian who featured on the cover page of the business magazine Forbes

Middle East’s Top Indian Leaders in Arab World 2014 issue?

A Bollywood actor Amir Khan

B Infosys CEO Narayan Murthy

C Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan

D Cricketer Sachin

Question 75

Name the country, where its army on 19 May 2014 declared martial law amid

political crisis to preserve law and order in the country

A Malaysia

B Thailand

C Syria

D Vietnam

Question 76

National Basketball Association (NBA) on 1 May 2014 banned Los Angeles

Clippers owner for life and fined him 2.5 million dollars over an alleged racist

remark on African-American spectators in the stand. Name the owner?

A Michael Jordon

B Donald Sterling

C Bruce Levenson

D Michael Gearon

Question 77

Name the State which on 21 May 2014 scrapped its new Recruitment Policy, 2011

after the debacle in the 16th Lok Sabha election 2014?

A Himachal Pradesh

B Jammu and Kashmir

C Assam

D Maharashtra

Question 78

Who won the National Geographic Bee award 2014 on 21 May 2014?

A Akhil Rekulapelli

B Ameya Mujumdar

C Tuvya Bergson

D Michael Majumdar

Question 79

World Turtle Day is observed on

A 20 May

B 21 May

C 22 May

D 23 May

Question 80

Name the sports authority that on 29 April 2014 announced an increase of 10.8

percent in the total prize amount for the year?

A International Cricket Association

B Wimbledon

C World Archery Federation

DFederation International de Football Association

Question 81

On 18 May 2014, President of India, Pranab Mukherjee dissolved the 15th Lok

Sabha. The dissolution of Lok Sabha was done by the President in accordance

with which Article of the Constitution of India?

A Article 85 (1)(b)

B Article 85 (2)(a)

C Article 85 (1)

D Article 85 (2)(b)

Question 82

Which museum of the world has launched an online database on World War-I on

11 May2014?

A National Museum of India

B Imperial War Museum of UK

C National Gallery of Australia

D National Museum of Germany

Question 83

Name the Oscar winning documentary film-maker who made Searching for Sugar

Man who died recently at the age of 36

ARobert Richardson

B Malik Bendjelloul

C Octavia Spencer

D None of the above

Question 84

What is the name of the tennis charity (fundraiser) event that was announced by

the tennis player, who died due to Liver cancer on 4 May 2014?

A Aerobathon

B Rally for Bally

C Blossom Charity Ball

D John O’Groats to Land End Cycle

Question 85

Which Business Group won the International Business of the Year award 2014 at

the Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham on 9 May 2014?

A Caparo Group

B Tata Group

C Hinduja Group

D Reliance Group

Question 86

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh submitted his resignation to the President of

India on 17 May 2014. In this context, who was the longest serving Prime Minister

of India?

A Indira Gandhi

B Jawahar Lal Nehru

C Manmohan Singh

D Gulzari Lal Nanda

Question 87

Name the State that on 14 May 2014 banned rat-hole mining and transportation of

coal throughout the State to comply with the ex-parte interim order of National

Green Tribunal?

A Assam

B Meghalaya

C Jharkhand

D Odisha

Question 88

Coca-Cola announced to remove an inflammated ingredient from its cold drinks.

What is the name of the ingredient?

A acetate isobutyrate

B Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)

C glycerol ester

D Sucrose rosin

Question 89

Name the organisation/Institute that on 5 May 2014 in its release termed that by

the end of 2014 the world will have about 3 billion internet users – two-thirds of

them will be from the developing world – with mobile-broadband penetration

approaching 32 percent.

A United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

B WikiLeaks

C UK’s National Pupil Database (NPD)

D Google

Question 90

Which State Government recently resumed Olive Ridley Conservation Programme

after 25 years?

A Andhra Pradesh

B Odisha

CTamil Nadu

D Maharashtra

Question 91

Name the country that on 14 May 2014 announced its decision to abolish its

controversial sponsorship system for foreign workers?

A Algeria

B Yemen

C Kuwait

D Qatar

Question 92

Recently, Scientist found new Element named Ununseptium which is about to join

the periodic table. What is the proton number of the new element?

A 118

B 117

C 119

D 120

Question 93

Name the footballer who was named as the Professional Footballers’ Association

Player of the Year at an award ceremony on 28 April 2014 in London.

A Eden Hazard of Chelsea

B Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United

C Luis Suarez of Liverpool

D Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea

Question 94

Ukranian Government announced to build a 32000 tonnes arch over Chernobyl.

What is the importance of this arch?

A to protect the citizens of Ukraine from radioactive dust

B to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster

C to make the site a heritage monument

D None

Question 95

Air-to-Air missile Astra was successfully test fired from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet.

Consider the following statements about Astra:   1. Astra is India's first Beyond

Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile. It was designed and developed

indigenously by the DRDO.  2. India becomes the fifth country to have BVR

missile.  3. The 60-km plus range missile possesses high Single Shot Kill

Probability (SSKP) which makes it highly reliable.4. Astra is an all-weather missile

with active radar terminal guidance. Choose the correct statements:

A 1, 2 and 3

B 2,3 and 4

C 1, 2 and 4

D All are correct

Question 96

Which party of South Africa won the national elections for the fifth time in a row

on 9 May 2014?

A Democratic Alliance

B United Democratic Movement

C National Freedom Party

D African National Congress

Question 97

Who is the President and CEO of the Nokia?

A Satya Nadella

B Rakesh Agrawal

C S. D. Shibulal

D Rajeev Suri

Question 98

Which Project on 21 May 2014 under Department of Electronics and Information

Technology (DeitY) won the United Nations Public Service Award 2014?

A Project Mobile Seva

B Project Arrow

C Project Sailor

D None

Question 99

Who won the Men’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third time on 18 May 2014?

A Rafael Nadal of Spain

B Roger Federer of Switzerland

C Novak Djokovic of Serbia

D Andy Murray of UK

Question 100

Who received the award in Performance in a Leading Role (Male)?

A Shahrukh Khan- Chennai Express

B Ranveer Singh - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram

C Farhan Akhtar - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

D Dhanush - Raanjhanaa

Question 101

Anandiben Patel, who was sworn-in as the first woman and overall 15th Chief

Minister of Gujarat on 22 May 2014 as the successor of Narendra Modi was

serving Gujarat on which portfolio under the Narendra Modi government?

A Revenue

B Agriculture

C Energy and Petrochemicals

D Forest and Environment

Question 102

The Supreme Court quashed the law passed by Kerala Assembly on the

Mullaperiyar dam named Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment)

Act, 2006 and gave permission to raise the water level of the dam. The

Mullaperiyar dam is in debate between two states Tamil Nadu and Kerala. When

the Mullaperiyar dam Lease Agreement was signed?

A 1886

B 1947

C 1976

D 2008

Question 103

Name the founder of Leela Group of Hotels, who died on 17 May 2014 in Mumbai

at the age of 91.

A Captain Krishna Nair

B Captain G Gopinath

C N Krishna Moorthy

D Vikas Seth

Question 104

Name the High Court which recently in its historic judgement said that the

nationals of Bangladesh, who settled in the state before 24 March 1971 should be

treated as Indians and they should be enrolled in the voters list

A Meghalaya High Court

B Manipur High Court

C Guwahati High Court

D Kolkata High Court

Question 105

The Obama administration on 5 May 2014 gave its approval to a country’s

opposition to open its formal diplomatic mission in Washington. Name the

country?

A Syria

B South Korea

C Afghanistan

D Bangladesh

Question 106

Which animal was recently named as the fastest land animal in the world? 

A Cheetah

B Southern California mite

C Blue Wildebeest

D Brown Hare

Question 107

Name the African country that will use India-made Electronic Voting Machines

(EVMs) in the countries Presidential Election, scheduled in November 2014

A Namibia

B Mauritius

C Burundi

D Nigeria

Question 108

Which party emerged as the third largest party in the recently declared results of

General Election 2014?

A Indian National Congress

B Bahujan Samaj Party

C All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

D Trinamool Congress

Question 109

Name the person who on 21 May 2014 was selected to head ONGC Videsh Ltd as

the Managing Director by Public Enterprises Selection Board.

A Vikas Tayal

B Shashi Shanker

C Dinesh K Sarraf

D Narendra Kumar Verma

Question 110

The Tel Aviv District Court of Israel on 13 May 2014 sentenced former Prime

Minister to six years in prison for corrupt practices in real estate projects. Name

the prime minister?

A David Ben-Gurion

B Ariel Sharon

C Benjamin Netanyahu

D Ehud Olmert

Question 111

Name the Indian-American whose name was confirmed by US Senate as the

federal judge in Illinois?

A Vijay Gandhi

B Ami Bera

C Vijay K Nambiar

D Manish Shah

Question 112

Name the cricketing great, who on 8 May 2014 quit from his post of Cricket

Australia after being refused a pay rise?

A Dennis Lillee

B Grant Flower

C Jow Dawes

D Duncan Fletcher

Question 113

Who won the presidential election of Panama recently?

A Ricardo Martinelli

B Juan Carlos Navarro

C Juan Carlos Varela

D Voltaire Goldberg

Question 114

Recently European Court asked which search engine to amend some of its search

results at the request of ordinary people when they show links to outdated,

irrelevant information?

A Google search engine

B Netscape Navigator

C Yahoo

D Internet Explorer

Question 115

In India the period of the monsoon season strats and ends in the months of?

A March to September

B May to December

C June to September

D None of these

Question 116

Name the Indian who on 28 April 2014 won the prestigious Goldman

Environmental Prize for the year 2014 that is commonly called as the Green Nobel.

A Helen Holden

B Ramesh Agrawal

C Rudi Putra

D Suren Gazaryan

Question 117

Name the instant messaging app launched by Sistema Shyam Teleservices for

feature phones.

A MyBuddy

B MBuddy

C WeChat

D WithU App

Question 118

228 light-weight aircraft Nabhrathna was handed over to Defence Research and

Development Organisation (DRDO). Which organization has developed

Nabhratna?

A Electronics and Radar Development Establishment

B Armament Research & Development Establishment

C Hindustan Aeronautical Limited

D Aeronautical Development agency

Question 119

Name the organization that observed World Turtle Day for the first time

A Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia

B Sea Turtle

C Marinerio

D American Tortoise Rescue

Question 120

Name the person who stepped down from his role as UN’s Messenger of Peace

amid the reports of his engagement with a human Rights lawyer?

A George Clooney

B Tom Hanks

C Will Smith

D Bradley Cooper

Question 121

BCCI on 6 May 2014 indefinitely suspended a States Cricket Association within

hours of appointment of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi as the President of

that Association.  Name the state whose cricket association has been suspended?

A Punjab

B Maharashtra

C Rajasthan

D Tamil Nadu

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