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  • Current Affairs Mega Capsule 2014

    A compilation of www.study-places.com Page 1

    Current Affairs Mega Capsule 2014: This is a mega current affairs

    capsule with more than 1000 objective questions, more than 500 PTR

    and more than 200 pages. This capsule covers period from January

    2014 to August 2014. Subsequent add on will be added every week.

    You can download this free Current Affairs Capsule which is specially

    designed for upcoming IBPS PO & Clerk CWE 2014.

    Objective Questions on Current Affairs

    January 2014 to August 2014

    Question: India celebrates Prasar Bharti Diwas every year from 7 -9 of January, where

    is the venue of prasar bharti diwas 2014? ?

    A) Bangalore

    B) Kochi

    C) New Delhi

    D) Mumbai

    Answer & Explanation: prasar bharti diwas 2014 celebrated at New Delhi.

    Question: who is the writer of the book lowland?

    A) Kary Pearson

    B) Jhumpa Lahiri.

    C) Lydia Davis

    D) Alice Munro

    Answer & Explanation: Jhumpa Lehri is the writer of Lowland.

    Question: Who sworn as a new president of Maldives?

    A) Nawaz Sharif

    B) Abdulla Yameen

    C) Mulato Teshome

    D) Simpson Miller

    Answer & Explanation: Abdulla Yameen as a new president of Maldives.

    Question: Which film was awarded as Silver Peacock Award in 44th international film

    festival of India?

    A) Delhi Safari

    B) Good Road

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    C) Apur Panchali

    D) Kahanai

    Answer & Explanation: Apur Panchali film awarded as silver peacock award.

    Question: Where is the head quarter of first Bhartiya Mahila Bank (BMB)?

    A) Kolkata

    B) Mumbai

    C) Chennai

    D) New Delhi

    Answer & Explanation: New Delhi is the head quarter of first Bhartiya Mahila Bank.

    Question: What is the name of German chancellor, who elected third times as a

    chancellor of Germany?

    A) Sibel Siber

    B) Angela Markel

    C) Jacob Zuma

    D) Robert Mugabe

    Answer & Explanation: Angela Markel elected third times as a chancellor of Germany.

    Question: The aircraft carrier which was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently

    after refurbishment and upgradation in Russia?

    A) INS Vikramaditya

    B) INS Parakram

    C) INS Arihant

    D) INS Shakti

    Answer & Explanation: INS Vikramaditya commissioned into the Indian Navy recently.

    Question: What is the name of first Mars Orbiter mission that was successfully

    launched by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)?

    A) Maven

    B) Mangalyaan

    C) Mars 1

    D) Prithvi

    Answer & Explanation: Mangalyaan is the name of Mars Orbiter mission.

    Question: What is the name of Scientist, recently, who has been selected for Bharat

    Ratna Award, nations highest civilian honor?

    A) Tessy Thomas

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    B) A.P.J Abdul Kalam

    C) C.N. Rao

    D) K. Radhakrishnan

    Answer & Explanation: C.N. Rao has been selected for Bharat Ratna Award.

    Question: Who among the following has been appointed as the new chief of the

    Pakistan Army?

    A) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

    B) Raheel Sharif

    C) Parvez Musharraf

    D) Abdul Majeed

    Answer & Explanation: Raheel Sharif appointed as the new chief of the Pakistan

    Army.

    Question: Who is the 40th Chief Justice of India?

    A) Jeet Gangulay

    B) Ajit Prakash

    C) Palanisamy Sathasivam.

    D) Sam Pitroda

    Answer & Explanation: Palanisamy Sathasivam sworn as 40th Chief Justice of India.

    Question: Who is the Program director of Mangalyaan Mission of India?

    A) Ratan Kumar Sinha

    B) Martha Dodray

    C) Mylswamy Annadurai

    D) Leo Puri

    Answer & Explanation: Mylswamy Annadurai is the Program director of Mangalyaan

    Mission.

    Question: Where is in India, first fully privately funded Metro Rail has been started

    recently?

    A) Kochi

    B) Gurgaon

    C) Bangalore

    D) Ahmadabad

    Answer & Explanation: Gurgaon.

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    Question: China recently stopped One Child Policy what are the true regarding this

    policy?

    1) One child policy started in china in late 1970.

    2) The policy prevented at least 300 billion births over the three decades.

    3) Permitting couples in cities to have only one child and those in country side to

    have a second child, if first child is girl.

    A) Only 3 true

    B) Only 1 true

    C) Only 2 and 3 are true

    D) All are true

    Answer & Explanation: All are true.

    Question: Kalpakkam is a place of India recently in news, in which state Kalpakkam is

    located?

    A) Tamil Nadu

    B) Karnataka

    C) West Bengal

    D) Andhra Pradesh

    Answer & Explanation: Kalpakkam is a small town in Tamil Nadu, India.

    Question: What is the full form of CRISIL?

    A) Capital Rating Information Services of India Limited

    B) Cost Rating Information Services of India Limited

    C) Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

    D) Consumer Rating Information Services of India Limited

    Answer & Explanation: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited.

    Question: What is the name Typhoons which came in Philippines and killed more than

    10,000 people?

    A) Helen

    B) Phailin

    C) Haiyan

    D) Abosta

    Answer & Explanation: Haiyan.

    Question: What is the name of the President of France?

    A) Giorgio Napolitano

    B) Mariano Rajoy

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    C) Francois Hollande

    D) Bronisaw Komorowski

    Answer & Explanation: Francois Hollande is the President of France.

    Question: Pakistan laid a foundation the country largest 2200 MW nuclear project in

    Karachi with the help of which country?

    A) China

    B) America

    C) Russia

    D) India

    Answer & Explanation: Pakistan laid foundation of the country largest 2200 MW

    nuclear project with the help of China.

    Question: The Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam constituted a 10-member Gender

    Sensitization and Internal Complaints committee (GSICC) to deal with complaints

    against sexual harassment. Who is the head of the committee?

    A) C.K. Thakker

    B) Ajit Prakash

    C) Ranjana Prakash Desai

    D) P.K. Balasubramanyan

    Answer & Explanation: Ranjana Prakash Desai is the head of the committee.

    Question: NASA launched a new spacecraft toward Mars, what is the name of that

    spacecraft?

    A) Mars 1

    B) Maven

    C) Maventic

    D) Skylab

    Answer & Explanation: Maven is the name of spacecraft.

    Question: Who is the youngest person to received Bharat Ratan Award?

    A) Stayajit Ray

    B) Rajeev Gandhi

    C) Sachin Tendulkar

    D) APJ Abdul Kalam

    Answer & Explanation: Sachin Tedulkar is the youngest person who received Bharat

    Ratan.

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    Question: Which one the first ever public sector bank to have been setup by the

    government by India?

    A) Union Bank of India

    B) Allahabad Bank

    C) Bhartiya Mahila Bank

    D) Punjab National Bank

    Answer & Explanation: Bhartiya Mahila Bank is setup by government of India.

    Question: The worlds first Bitcoin ATM machine which can transact digital currency

    Bitcoins -for any official currency has been unveiled at?

    A) USA

    B) Canada

    C) Britain

    D) China

    Answer & Explanation: Worlds first Bitcoin ATM is in Canada.

    Question: which one is the largest union territory of India area wise?

    A) Pondicherry

    B) Delhi

    C) Chandigarh

    D) Daman and Diu

    Answer & Explanation: Delhi is the largest union territory of India area wise.

    Question: How much money RBI offers to provide liquidity supports to MSEs (Micro

    and Small Enterprises) through SIDBI?

    A) 5000 cr.

    B) 4000 cr.

    C) 3000 cr.

    D) 6000 cr.

    Answer & Explanation: RBI offers 5000 cr. to provide liquidity support to MSEs

    through SIDBI.

    Question: Tata Sons Signed MoU with which Airlines for Setting up Full Service Airline

    in India?

    A) Qantas Airways

    B) Singapore Airlines

    C) Emirates

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    D) Qatar Airways

    Answer & Explanation: With Singapore Airlines Tata Sons Signed MoU.

    Question: How much is the initial capital of Bhartiya Mahila Bank?

    A) 1000 cr.

    B) 500 cr.

    C) 2000 cr.

    D) 1500 cr.

    Answer & Explanation: 1000 cr. is the initial capital of Bhartiya Mahila Bank.

    Question: The US space agency NASA launched MAVEN spacecraft to probe the

    atmosphere of which planet?

    A) Saturn

    B) Jupiter

    C) Moon

    D) Mars

    Answer & Explanation: Space agency NASA launched MAVEN spacecraft to Mars.

    Question: Who is the president of Zimbabwe?

    A) Jaun Manuel Santos

    B) Dilma Rousseff

    C) Robert G. Mugabe

    D) Karolos Papoulias.

    Answer & Explanation: Robert G. Mugabe is the president of Zimbabwe.

    Question: Who is the Prime Minister of Australia?

    A) Tony Abbott

    B) Giorgio Napolitano

    C) Uhuru Kenyatta

    D) Enrique Pena Nieto

    Answer & Explanation: Tony Abbott is the PM of Australia.

    Question: Who is the first woman Chief Information Commissioner of India?

    A) Preneet Kaur

    B) Panabaka Lakshmi

    C) Deepa Dasmunsi

    D) Deepak Sandhu

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    Answer & Explanation: Deepak Sandhu is the first woman Chief Information

    Commissioner.

    Question: Who is the Chairperson of National Commission for Women?

    A) Shashi Tharoor

    B) Manta Sharma

    C) Manikrao H. Gavit

    D) Shikha Sharma

    Answer & Explanation: Manta Sharma is the Chairperson, National Commission for

    women.

    Question: Who is the Chairman of 14th Finance Commission?

    A) Karia Munda

    B) Y.V. Reddy

    C) S.C. Sinha

    D) Alok Joshi

    Answer & Explanation: Y.V. Reddy is the Chairman of 14th Finance Commission.

    Question: Who is the Chairman of SEBI?

    A) Arun Chaudhary

    B) Sam Pitroda

    C) U.K. Sinha

    D) Shailesh Gupta

    Answer & Explanation: U.K. Sinha is the Chairman of SEBI.

    Question: Who is the Chairman of NASSCOM?

    A) Dilip Trivedi

    B) Poonam Kishore Saxena

    C) Arvind Rajan

    D) Krishna Kumar Natarajan

    Answer & Explanation: Krishna Kumar Natarajan is the Chairman of NASSCOM.

    Question: Who is the Chief Justice of India?

    A) Shivraj Patil

    B) P. Sathasivam

    C) Najeeb Jung

    D) B.L. Joshi

    Answer & Explanation: P. Sathasivam is the Chief Justice of India.

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    Question: Who is new Air Chief Marshal of India?

    A) Arup Raha

    B) Norman Anil Kumar Browne

    C) Bikram Singh

    D) Devendra Kumar Joshi.

    Answer & Explanation: Arup Raha is new Air Chief Marshal of India.

    Question: Who is Attorney General of India?

    A) K.C. Venugopal

    B) Goolam E. Vahanvati

    C) Mohan Parasaran

    D) Jesudasu Seelam

    Answer & Explanation: Goolam E. Vahanvati is Attorney General of India.

    Question: Who is the Director-General of World Trade Organization?

    A) Alan Issac

    B) Pascal Lamy

    C) Robert Azevedo

    D) Lamine Diack

    Answer & Explanation: Robert Azevedo is the Director-General of WTO.

    Question: Who is the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?

    A) Ajay Chaddha

    B) Shashi Kant Sharma

    C) Ved Prakash

    D) Vinod Rai

    Answer & Explanation: Shashi Kant Sharma is the Comptroller and Auditor-General of

    India.

    Question: South Sudan is recently in news, who is the president of South Sudan?

    A) Traian Basescu

    B) David Cameron

    C) Jacob Zuma

    D) Salva Kiir Mayardit

    Answer & Explanation: Salva Kiir Mayardit is the president of South Sudan.

    Question: Who is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

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    A) Vasundhra Raje

    B) Jyotiraditya Scindia

    C) Ashok Gahlot

    D) Rajeev Shukla

    Answer & Explanation: Vasundhra Raje is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

    Question: Who is the Railway Minister of India?

    A) Pawan Bansal

    B) Arunendra Kumar

    C) Mallikarjun Kharge

    D) Harish Rawat

    Answer & Explanation: Mallikarjun Kharge is the Railway Minister of India.

    Question: Who is the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund?

    A) Christine Lagarde

    B) Dominique Strauss-Kahn

    C) Anthony Lake

    D) Peter Tomka

    Answer & Explanation: Christine Lagarde is the Managing Director of IMF.

    Question: Who is the president of World Bank?

    A) Takehiko Nakao

    B) Andreau Lucas

    C) Jim Young Kim

    D) Thomas Bach

    Answer & Explanation: Jim Young Kim is the president of World Bank.

    Question: Who is the 23rd governor of RBI?

    A) H.R. Khan

    B) Raghuram Rajan

    C) D. Subbarao

    D) Y.V. Reddy

    Answer & Explanation: Raghuram Rajan is the 23rd governor of RBI.

    Question: Who is the Chief Election Commissioner?

    A) Avinash Chander

    B) S.Y. Quraishi

    C) K. Radhakrishnan

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    D) V.S. Sampath

    Answer & Explanation: V.S. Sampath is the Chief Election Commissioner.

    Question: Who is the president of Pakistan?

    A) Abdul Hamid

    B) Mamnoon Hussain

    C) Hassan Rouhani

    D) Abdulla Yameen

    Answer & Explanation: Mamnoon Hussain is the president of Pakistan.

    Question: Who was awarded with Dayawati Modi Award for Art and Culture and

    Education by Dayawati Foundation?

    A) Eleanor Catton

    B) Mahasundari Devi

    C) Anjolie Ela Menon

    D) Lydia Davis

    Answer & Explanation: Anjolie Ela Menon was awarded with Dayawati Modi Award.

    Question: What is the name of the Indian Origin British MP who has been honoured

    with the prestigious Asian Trader Editors Award?

    A) Ajit Bahadur

    B) Saima Arun

    C) Priti Patel

    D) Ishmita Sekh

    Answer & Explanation: Priti Patel, Indian origin British MP has been honoured with the

    prestigious Asian Trader Editors Award.

    Question: Who has sworn as the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central

    Asia, recently?

    A) Nisha Desai Biswal

    B) Parasvi Patel

    C) Amit Gandhi

    D) Prerna Parekh

    Answer & Explanation: Nisha Desai Biswal sworn as the US Assistant Secretary of

    State for South and Central Asia.

    Question: Who has been appointed as UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South

    Asia?

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    A) Virat Kholi

    B) Sachin Tendulkar

    C) Rahul Dravid

    D) MS Dhoni

    Answer & Explanation: Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF's first brand

    ambassador for South Asia.

    Question: Who won the Women's Singles trophy at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold

    Badminton Tournament?

    A) Jyotshna P

    B) Jwala Gutta

    C) Saina Nahewal

    D) PV Sindhu

    Answer & Explanation: PV Sindhu won the Women's Singles trophy at the Macau

    Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament.

    Question: Who has been appointed as the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)

    of India?

    A) Shikha Sharma

    B) Deepak Sandhu

    C) Chanda Kochhar

    D) Sushma Singh

    Answer & Explanation: Sushma Singh has been appointed as the next Chief

    Information Commissioner (CIC) of India.

    Question: Which country has been chosen as the host country for Under-17 FIFA

    World Cup in 2017?

    A) Japan

    B) England

    C) India

    D) Australia

    Answer & Explanation: India has been chosen as the host country for Under-17 FIFA

    World Cup in 2017.

    Question: Who is the champion of the 29th Junior Youth National Championship at

    Bengaluru?

    A) Gujarat

    B) Karnataka

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    C) Kerala

    D) Uttar Pradesh

    Answer & Explanation: Kerala is the champion in the 29th Junior Youth National

    Championship.

    Question: What is the name of Olympic medal-winning boxer M C Koms

    autobiography?

    A) Unforgettable

    B) My Side

    C) Boxer of the century

    D) Unbreakable was unveiled

    Answer & Explanation: Unbreakable was unveiled is the name of M C Koms

    autobiography.

    Question: Who was sworn as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third

    consecutive term?

    A) Ajit Jogi

    B) Raman Singh

    C) Rajnath Singh

    D) Akhilesh Yadav

    Answer & Explanation: Raman Singh sworn as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for

    the third consecutive term.

    Question: Who appointed as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and

    Rural Development (NABARD)?

    A) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

    B) Vinod Rai

    C) Prakash Baksi

    D) Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat

    Answer & Explanation: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala appointed as the Chairman of

    NABARD.

    Question: Who is the winner of the Men's Delhi Half Marathon?

    A) Katty Parie

    B) Addison Peter

    C) Atsedu Tsegay

    D) Jimmy Boss

    Answer & Explanation: Atsedu Tsegay is the winner of the Men's Delhi Half Marathon.

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    Question: India won in the mens Kabaddi World Cup in the final played at Guru Nanak

    Dev Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab against which team?

    A) Afghanistan

    B) Pakistan

    C) Bangladesh

    D) Iran

    Answer & Explanation: India won against Pakistan.

    Question: Who was sworn as Chief Minister of Mizoram?

    A) Manik Sarkar

    B) Lal Thanhawla

    C) Amolak Rattan Kholi

    D) Neiphiu Rio

    Answer & Explanation: Lal Thanhawla was sworn as Chief Minister of Mizoram.

    Question: What is the name of West Indies off spinner, who suspended from bowling in

    international cricket after his action, was found illegal?

    A) Shane Shillingford

    B) Devendra Bishoo

    C) Sunil Narine

    D) Darren Sammy

    Answer & Explanation: Shane Shillingford West Indies off spinner, who was

    suspended from bowling in international cricket after his illegal action.

    Question: Who elected as the Chile President for a second time by a wide margin?

    A) Jacob Zuma

    B) Raul Castro

    C) Nicolas Maduro

    D) Michelle Bachelet

    Answer & Explanation: Michelle Bachelet elected as the Chile President for a second

    time by a wide margin.

    Question: Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra

    Bank recently?

    A) CVR Rajendran

    B) Debabrata Sarkar

    C) VA Joseph

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    D) Raghuraj Gujjar

    Answer & Explanation: CVR Rajendran has been appointed as the Chairman and

    Managing Director of Andhra Bank.

    Question: What is the name of England cricketer who announced retirement from

    International Cricket recently?

    A) James Anderson.

    B) Graeme Swann

    C) Kevin Pietersen

    D) Matt Prior

    Answer & Explanation: Graeme Swann is the England cricketer who announced

    retirement from International Cricket recently.

    Question: Who has been appointed first woman Managing Director of Life Insurance

    Corporation?

    A) Usha Sangwan

    B) Chanda Kochhar

    C) Shikha Sharma

    D) Archana Bhargava

    Answer & Explanation: Usha Sangwan appointed first woman Managing Director of

    Life Insurance Corporation.

    Question: The person who invented the AK-47 weapon died at the age of 94 due to ill-

    health recently, what is the name of inventor?

    A) Alberto Gilardino

    B) Charlos Queiroz

    C) Vicente Del Bosque

    D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

    Answer & Explanation: Mikhail Kalashnikov invented the AK-47 weapon.

    Question: Who became the youngest person to reach the summit of Aconcagua, the

    highest mountain of America?

    A) Adam Nawalka

    B) Tyler Armstrong

    C) James Milner

    D) Savio Medeira

    Answer & Explanation: Tyler Armstrong is the youngest person to reach the summit of

    Aconcagua, the highest mountain of America.

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    Question: Who is the Prime Minister of Somalia?

    A) Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

    B) Michael Drapac

    C) Jim Young Kim

    D) Ollanta Humala

    Answer & Explanation: Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed is the Prime Minister of Somalia.

    Question: In which place the first human artificial heart implantation performed in

    Georges Pompidou Hospital, recently?

    A) Texas

    B) Paris

    C) San Francisco

    D) London

    Answer & Explanation: Paris is the place where first human artificial heart implantation

    was performed in Georges Pompidou Hospital.

    Question: In a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP), which

    city of India was ranked 31st which was the highest among the six cities studied in

    India.

    A) Chennai

    B) Kolkata

    C) Mumbai

    D) Delhi

    Answer & Explanation: Kolkata

    Question: South Sudan, the place is in news recently, what is the capital of South

    Sudan?

    A) Lima

    B) Juba

    C) Brasilia

    D) Jayawardenepura

    Answer & Explanation: Juba is the capital of South Sudan.

    Question: What is the name of Pakistan player, who recently inducted into the ICC

    Crickets Hall of Fame?

    A) Shahid Afridi

    B) Shoaib Akhtar

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    C) Wasim Akram

    D) Waqar Younis

    Answer & Explanation: Waqar Younis is the name of Pakistan player, who recently

    inducted into the ICC Crickets Hall of Fame.

    Question: Name the Bollywood actor won the best actor award for his brilliant

    performance in his film The Lunchbox at the 10th edition of Dubai International Film

    Festival (DIFF)?

    A) Sharukh Khan

    B) Amitabh Bachchan

    C) Irfan Khan

    D) Amir Khan

    Answer & Explanation: Irfan Khan won the best actor award at the 10th edition of

    Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

    Question: Who has been sworn as the Chief Minister of Mizoram?

    A) Raman Singh

    B) Lal Thanhawal

    C) Shivraj Singh Chauhan

    D) Nabam Tuki

    Answer & Explanation: Lal Thanhawal has been sworn as the Chief Minister of

    Mizoram.

    Question: What is the name of cricketer who recently broke the record of Shahid Afridi

    of scoring the fastest ODI century in 36 balls?

    A) Corey Anderson

    B) Chris Gayle

    C) Brandum Macclum

    D) James Peterson

    Answer & Explanation: Corey Anderson broke the record of Shahid Afridi of scoring

    the fastest ODI century in 36 balls.

    Question: Who has been appointed recently as the Chief Information Commissioner of

    India?

    A) Sujata Singh

    B) Kiran Bedi

    C) Sushma Singh

    D) Chanda Kochhar

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    Answer & Explanation: Sushma Singh has been appointed as the Chief Information

    Commissioner of India.

    Question: Who became the youngest person to reach the summit of 6962 metre

    Aconcagua, the highest mountain of America?

    A) Tyler Armstrong

    B) Alfonso Cuaron

    C) Jhon Smith

    D) Niel Armstrong

    Answer & Explanation: Tyler Armstrong.

    Question: Who is the founder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)?

    A) Kumar Vishwas

    B) Anna Hazare

    C) Kiran Bedi

    D) Arvind Kejriwal

    Answer & Explanation: Arvind Kejriwal is the founder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

    Question: Kidambi Srikanth recently won the Mens 78thsenior National championship.

    He is associated with which game?

    A) Badminton

    B) Lawn Tennis

    C) Archery

    D) Boxing

    Answer & Explanation: He is associated with Badminton.

    Question: Who will host the FIFA under-17 world cup 2017?

    A) England

    B) Uzbekistan

    C) South Africa

    D) India

    Answer & Explanation: India will host the FIFA under-17 world cup 2017.

    Question: What is the name of Indian cricketer who recently bagged the Emerging of

    the Year trophy at the ICC Annual Award in Dubai?

    A) Virat Kohli

    B) Cheteshwar Pujara

    C) Ab De Villiers

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    D) Joe Root

    Answer & Explanation: Cheteshwar Pujara bagged the Emerging of the Year trophy at

    the ICC Annual Award in Dubai.

    Question: Corey Anderson created a world record by scoring fastest ODI century off 36

    balls. He belongs to which country?

    A) Australia

    B) New Zealand

    C) West Indies

    D) England

    Answer & Explanation: He belongs to New Zealand.

    Question: What is the name of South African cricketer who has taken a retirement form

    Test cricket recently?

    A) Jacques Kallis

    B) Grame Smith

    C) Hashim Amla

    D) Mark Boucher

    Answer & Explanation: Jacques Kallis has taken retirement form Test cricket recently.

    Question: A famous all-rounder player of South Africa cricket team, Jacques Kallis

    retired from test cricket recently. He played his last test match against which team?

    A) West Indies

    B) India

    C) Pakistan

    D) Sri Lanka

    Answer & Explanation: He played his last test match against India.

    Question: What is the name of new Prime Minister of Somalia?

    A) Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

    B) Sheikh Hasina

    C) Nouri al-Malik

    D) Ante Markovic

    Answer & Explanation: Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmedis is the name of new Prime Minister of

    Somalia.

    Question:What is the name of new Director-General of the Central Industrial Security

    Force (CISF)?

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    A) ArvindRanjan

    B) RanjitSinha

    C) Alok Joshi

    D) Arup Raha

    Answer & Explanation: Arvind Ranjan is the new Director-General of the Central

    Industrial Security Force (CISF).

    Question: Who becomes the first woman CEO of General Motor, the largest car Maker

    Company of US?

    A) Janet Yellen

    B) Susan Rice

    C) Marry Barra

    D) Julia Pierson

    Answer & Explanation: Marry Barra is the first woman CEO of General Motor.

    Question: When National Science Day Celebrated?

    A) 16 January

    B) 28 February

    C) 21 January

    D) 15 February

    Answer & Explanation: National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February.

    Question: Who was sworn as the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi in the assembly

    election 2013?

    A) Kumar Vishwas

    B) ArvindKejriwal

    C) Raman Singh

    D) Sheila Dixit

    Answer & Explanation: Arvind Kejriwal was sworn as the seventh Chief Minister of

    Delhi.

    Question: What is the name of autobiography of Olympic Bronze medalist and five-time

    world champion woman boxer M C Marry Kom?

    A) Hidden Fighter

    B) Unforgettable

    C) Play to Win

    D) Unbreakable

    Answer & Explanation: Unbreakable is the autobiography of M C Marry Kom.

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    Question: What was the name of Jet Fighter Air Craft which recently retired from Indian

    Air Force?

    A) MiG-21

    B) C-17

    C) Sukhoi

    D) Tejas

    Answer & Explanation: MiG-21retired from Indian Air Force.

    Question: What is the name of Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, who re-elected third time

    consecutively?

    A) Shivraj Singh Chauhan

    B) Naveen Patnaik

    C) Sibu Soren

    D) Raman Singh

    Answer & Explanation: Raman Singh is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.

    Question: Who is the Chairman of SEBI?

    A) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

    B) Amrit Raj

    C) U.K. Sinha

    D) T.S. Vijayan

    Answer & Explanation: U.K. Sinha is the Chairman of SEBI.

    Question: What is the name of new Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

    A) Vasundhara Raje

    B) Ashok Gehlot

    C) Jyotiraditya Scindia

    D)Yashodhara Raje

    Answer & Explanation: Vasundhara Raje is the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

    Question: Where is the headquarters of WTO?

    A) Belgium

    B) New York

    C) Geneva

    D) Rome

    Answer & Explanation: Headquarters of WTO is in Geneva.

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    Question: How much amount Asian Development Bank will lend for the expansion of

    the metro line in Jaipur?

    A) $198 Million

    B) $187 Million

    C) $176 Million

    D) $165 Million

    Answer & Explanation: $176 Million ADB will lend for the expansion of the metro line

    in Jaipur.

    Question: India and Japan raise currency swap arrangement limit from $15 to what

    limit recently?

    A) $40 Billion

    B) $60 Billion

    C) $30 Billion

    D) $50 Billion

    Answer & Explanation: $50 Billion

    Question: Who is the Secretary General of India Direct Selling Association (ISDA)?

    A) Rahul Bajaj

    B) Arvind Juneja

    C) Chavi Hemanth

    D) Deepak Tulsi

    Answer & Explanation: Chavi Hemanth is the Secretary General of India Direct Selling

    Association (ISDA).

    Question: What is the name of European country that has signed a bilateral tax treaty

    for exchange of banking and ownership information at Rome, Italy with India?

    A) Andorra

    B) Monaco

    C) San Marino

    D) Serbia

    Answer & Explanation: San Marino.

    Question: What was the name of India first Stock Exchange?

    A) KBC

    B) BSE

    C) NSE

    D) Nikkei

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    Answer & Explanation: BSE wasIndia first Stock Exchange.

    Question: What is the name of India chairman of Engineering Export Promotion

    Council (EEPC)?

    A) Satish Kashyap

    B) Anupam Shah

    C) Aditya Birla

    D) Nitin Malhotra

    Answer & Explanation: Anupam Shah is the India chairman of Engineering Export

    Promotion Council (EEPC).

    Question: What is the name of Pakistani player, who recently been inducted into ICC

    Hall of Fame?

    A) Inzamam Ul Haq

    B) Waqar Younis

    C) Shoaib Akhtar

    D) Shahid Afridi

    Answer & Explanation: Waqar Younis has recently been inducted into ICC Hall of

    Fame.

    Question: Del Potro has been crowned Argentinas sports-man of the year award for

    2013. He associated with which game?

    A) Cricket

    B) Lawn Tennis

    C) Boxing

    D) Polo

    Answer & Explanation: He associated with Lawn Tennis.

    Question: Who emerged champion of the FIFA Club World Cup?

    A) Manchester United

    B) Bayern Munich

    C) Raja Casablanca

    D) Chelsea F.C.

    Answer & Explanation: Bayern Munich emerged champion of the FIFA Club World

    Cup.

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    Question: What is the name of company which claimed the sponsorship rights for the

    Indian Cricket team for all BCCI, ACC and ICC events for a period of three years

    beginning from January 1, 2014?

    A) UB Group

    B) Sahara

    C) Star India

    D) Airtel

    Answer & Explanation: Star India Pvt. Ltd.claimed the sponsorship rights for the

    Indian Cricket team.

    Question: Who has become the new president of Federation of Indian Chambers of

    Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?

    A) Naina Lal Kidwai

    B) Sidharth Birla

    C) Deepak Sandhu

    D) Chanda Kochhar

    Answer & Explanation: Sidharth Birla is the new president of Federation of Indian

    Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

    Question: Who is the new Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

    Development (NABARD)?

    A) Prakash Bakshi

    B)Amit Sethi

    C) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

    D) Anand Sinha

    Answer & Explanation: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the new Chairman ofNABARD.

    Question: Michelle Bachelet has been elected as the new President of which country?

    A) Argentina

    B) Norway

    C) East Timor

    D) Chile

    Answer & Explanation: Michelle Bachelet has been elected as the new President of

    Chile.

    Question: The United Nation has declared the year 2014 as?

    A) The International Year of Water Reserve

    B) The International Year of Family Farming

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    C) The International Year of Mobile harming

    D) The International Year of Agriculture modernization

    Answer & Explanation: The International Year of Family Farming

    Question: What is the name of Bangalore International Airport, which was recently

    renamed?

    A) Wadiyar International Airport

    B) Kempegowda International Airport

    C) Bengaluru International Airport

    D) Magestic International Airport

    Answer & Explanation: Kempegowda International Airport is the name of Bangalore

    International Airport.

    Question: Who is the author of book Cultures: My Odyssey of self-Discovery?

    A) Barack Obama

    B) Amartya Sen

    C) Mark Obama

    D) Nelson Mendela

    Answer & Explanation: Mark Obama (Brother of Barack Obama) is the author of book

    Cultures: My Odyssey of self-Discovery.

    Question: Who has been appointed as the new Pakistan envoy to India?

    A) Javed Ansari

    B) Mamnoon Hussain

    C) Iftikhar Chaudhry

    D) Abdul Basit

    Answer & Explanation: Abdul Basit has been appointed as the new Pakistan envoy to

    India.

    Question:What is the name of Germany first woman Defense Minister, who has been

    elected recently?

    A) Andy Taylor

    B) Von Der Leyen

    C) Angela Merkel

    D) Ronnie Biggs

    Answer & Explanation: Von Der Leyen has been elected recently as a Germany first

    woman Defense Minister.

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    Question: What is the name of Autobiography of Nelson Mandela?

    A) Black and White Time

    B) Long Walk to Freedom

    C)Glimpse into the life

    D) Life and Struggle of Freedom

    Answer & Explanation: Long Walk to Freedom

    Question: Who has been appointed as the new India envoy to UK?

    A) Manish Malhotra

    B) AmitSethi

    C) RanjanMathai

    D) Sushma Singh

    Answer & Explanation: Ranjan Mathai has been appointed as the new India envoy to

    UK.

    Question: What was the name of designer of the assault rifle AK-47, who died recently

    at the age of 94?

    A) Eva Person

    B) Nestor Kirchner

    C)Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner

    D) Mikhail Kalshnikov

    Answer & Explanation: Mikhail Kalshnikov was the name of designer of the assault

    rifle AK-47.

    Question: Who has won the LG peoples choice award?

    A) Rohit Sharma

    B) ViratKholi

    C) M.S. Dhoni

    D) Sachin Tendulkar

    Answer & Explanation: M.S. Dhoni has won the LG peoples choice award.

    Question: What are correct about Agni III Missile?

    I) Range is more than 3000 km.

    II) surface-to-surface ballistic missile

    III) Range is more than 5000 km.

    A) Only I true

    B) Only I and II true

    C) All are true

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    D) None of these

    Answer & Explanation: Correct answer is B

    Question: Who has been honoured with the Star of the Millennium award?

    A) Shahrukh Khan

    B) Dileep Kumar

    C) Amitabh Bachchan

    D) Manoj Kumar

    Answer & Explanation: Amitabh Bachchan has been honoured with the Star of the

    Millennium award.

    Question:Who was sworn as the new Lokayukta of Gujarat?

    A) DP Agrawal

    B) P Sathasivam

    C) Nerdendra Devki

    D) D.P. Buch

    Answer & Explanation:D.P. Buch was sworn as the new Lokayukta of Gujarat.

    Question: India have signed a bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement

    (BIPPA) with which country to accelerate fresh capital inflow?

    A) Mauritius

    B) United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    C) Iran

    D) America

    Answer & Explanation: United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    Question: Who is the present captain of Indian football team?

    A) Rudi Krol

    B) Sunil Chhetri

    C) Baichung Bhutia

    D) Syed Rahim Nabi

    Answer & Explanation: Sunil Chhetri is the present captain of Indian football team.

    Question: C.K. Naidu award has been given in the field of?

    A) Direction

    B) Sports

    C) Music

    D) Education

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    Answer & Explanation:C.K. Nayudu award has been given in the field of sports i.e.

    Cricket.

    Question: What was the name of India first mission to Mars?

    A) Mars1

    B) Maven

    C) Agni

    D) Mangalyaan

    Answer & Explanation: Mangalyaan was the name of India first mission to Mars.

    Question: PV sindhu of India won the Macau open Badminton title against whom?

    A) Denis patie

    B) Michelle Li

    C) Wang Xin

    D) Jiangsu Suzhou

    Answer & Explanation:PV sindhu of India won the Macau open Badminton title

    againstMichelle Li.

    Question:What was the cost Indian Mangalyaan mission to Mars?

    A) 700 cr

    B) 450 cr

    C) 550 cr

    D) 600 cr

    Answer & Explanation: 450 cr was the cost.

    Question: Who clinched the Hero Junior Hockey world cup title beating France at Major

    Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi?

    A) New Zealand

    B) Germany

    C) Italy

    D) Argentina

    Answer & Explanation: Germany clinched the Hero Junior Hockey world cup title.

    Question: Which union territory of India has highest literacy rate?

    A) Andaman & Nicobar

    B) Delhi

    C) Pondicherry

    D) Lakshadweep

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    Answer & Explanation: Lakshadweep has highest literacy rate.

    Question: What is the name of Indian, who won the Indonesia Open Golf Title?

    A) Jyoti Randhawa

    B) Gaganjeet Bhullar

    C) Jeev Milkha Singh

    D) Arju Atwal

    Answer & Explanation: Gaganjeet Bhullar won the Indonesia Open Golf Title.

    Question: Who is the present Controller and Auditor-General of India?

    A) Rajendra Pal Singh

    B) Shashi Kant Sharma

    C) Mukesh N. Prasad

    D) Siddharth Tiwari

    Answer & Explanation: Shashi Kant Sharma

    Question: Who is the present Director General of World Trade Organization?

    A) Jim Yong Kim

    B) Roberto Azevedo

    C) Christine Lagarde

    D) Jhon William Ashe

    Answer & Explanation: Roberto Azevedo

    Question: Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

    A) Raghuram Rajan

    B) HR Khan

    C) V.P. Baligar

    D) Jayant Das Gupta

    Answer & Explanation: Raghuram Rajan

    Question: Who is the present Chairman of University Grant Commission (UGC)?

    A) V.P. Agrawal

    B) Bijendra Singh

    C) Ved Prakash

    D) P.V. Narsimgham

    Answer & Explanation:Ved Prakash

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    Question: Who is the present President of Insurance Regulation & Development

    Authority (IRDA) of India?

    A) T.S. Vijayan

    B) Arvind Sharma

    C) Swatantra Kumar

    D) Arup Chaudhary

    Answer & Explanation: T.S. Vijayan

    Question: What was the name of First Indian Woman to be appointed as Finance

    Secretary?

    A) Poonam Kishore Saxena

    B) Shushma Singh

    C) Sushma Nath

    D) Silpi Parmar

    Answer & Explanation: Sushma Nath

    Question: Who is the present Chairperson of National Child Right Commission?

    A) Shantha Sinha

    B) S. Narasaing Rao

    C) B.C. Tripathi

    D) A.B.L. Srivastava

    Answer & Explanation: Shantha Sinha

    Question: Who is the present Chairman of Small Industries

    Development Bank of India (SIDBI)?

    A) Yogesh Agrawal

    B) N.P. Patel

    C) Sushil Muhnot

    D) Lait K. Panwar

    Answer & Explanation: Sushil Muhnot

    Question: Who is the present CMD of National Bank of Agriculture & Rural

    Development (NABARD)?

    A) Prakash Bakshi

    B) C. Vishwanath

    C) HK Bhanwala

    D) Chandra Shekhar Verma

    Answer & Explanation: Prakash Bakshi

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    Question: Who is the present Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory & Development

    Authority (PFRDA)?

    A) A.K. Upadhyay

    B) Nimish C. Tolia

    C) Yogesh Agrawal

    D) Ashok Kumar Lahiri

    Answer & Explanation: Yogesh Agrawal

    Question: What was the name of First Lady Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India

    (RBI)?

    A) K.J. Udeshi

    B) Prema Cariappa

    C) Reeta Menon

    D) Usha Throat

    Answer & Explanation: K.J. Udeshi

    Question: Who is the present Chairman of Securities and exchange board of India

    (SEBI)?

    A) P.L. Punia

    B) Vijai L. Kelkar

    C) C. Rangrajan

    D) U.K. Sinha

    Answer & Explanation: U.K. Sinha

    Question: Who is the present Chairperson of National Women Commission?

    A) Mamta Sharma

    B) A.K. Sexena

    C) R.K. Upadhyay

    D) Mangoo Singh

    Answer & Explanation: Mamta Sharma

    Question: Who is the present Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?

    A) Rajeev Mundra

    B) S.K. Rai

    C) Gopala Krishnan

    D) Arvind Pradhan

    Answer & Explanation: S.K. Rai

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    Question: Who is the present CMD of General Insurance Company?

    A) Ashok Kumar Rai

    B) Rajesh Lilothia

    C) Pramod Dev

    D) Aditya Puri

    Answer & Explanation: Ashok Kumar Rai

    Question: Who is the present CMD of National Insurance Company?

    A) Rahul Khullar

    B) Sunil Mittal

    C) S. Krishnan

    D) N.S.R. Chandra Prasad

    Answer & Explanation: N.S.R. Chandra Prasad

    Question: Who is the present Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India

    (UIDAI)?

    A) Sandip Somany

    B) Rana Kapoor

    C) Nandan Nilekani

    D) R. Chandrashekahar

    Answer & Explanation: Nandan Nilekani

    Question: Who is the present CMD of State Bank Group?

    A) OP Bhatt

    B) Arundhati Bhattacharya

    C) Rohit Nandan

    D) Ashok Chawla

    Answer & Explanation: Arundhati Bhattacharya

    Question: Who is the present Chairman of United India Insurance Company?

    A) V.S. Sirpurkar

    B) K. Natrajan

    C) Milind Kharat

    D) Didar Singh

    Answer & Explanation: Milind Kharat

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    Question: Who became the first Japanese Prime Minister to become the chief guest at

    Indias 65th Republic Day celebration?

    A) Shinzo Abe

    B) Xi Jinping

    C) Wen Jiabao

    D) Jung Hong -won

    Answer & Explanation: Shinzo Abe was the chief guest at Indias 65th Republic Day

    celebration.

    Question: Who has been appointed as the first woman head of the US central bank

    Federal Reserve?

    A) Melinda Gates

    B) Dilma Rousseff

    C) Janet Yellen

    D) Christine Lagarde

    Answer & Explanation: Janet Yellen has been appointed as the first woman head of

    the US central bank Federal Reserve.

    Question: What was the name of king of Bhutan, who was officially visited to India

    between 6 -10 January, 2014?

    A) Abu Zahar Ujang

    B) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

    C) Najib Razak

    D) Jigmi Y Thinley

    Answer & Explanation: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the name of king of

    Bhutan.

    Question: Who was sworn as the eighth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on February 1,

    2014?

    A) Nitish Kumar

    B) Harish Rawat

    C) Vijay Bahuguna

    D) Akhilesh Yadav

    Answer & Explanation: Harish Rawat was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of

    Uttarakhand.

    Question: Pullela Gopichand was selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award

    on the eve of Republic Day on January 25, 2014. He is associated with which game?

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    A) Cricket

    B) Badminton

    C) Table Tennis

    D) Snooker

    Answer & Explanation: Pullela Gopichand is associated with Badminton.

    Question: Who grabbed the Best Actor award for his performance in Bhaag Milkha

    Bhaag at the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards on January 24, 2014?

    A) Ranbir Kapoor

    B) Naseeruddin Shah

    C) Aamir Khan

    D) Farhan Akhtar

    Answer & Explanation: Farhan Akhtar grabbed the Best Actor award.

    Question: Who was conferred the Ashok Chakra, the nations highest peacetime

    gallantry award, posthumously, on Indias 65th Republic Day by Honble President?

    A) Anand Singh

    B) K. Prasad Babu

    C) Vijay Singh

    D) Pawan Sidhu

    Answer & Explanation: K. Prasad Babu was conferred the Ashok Chakra.

    Question: Who was honoured with Amadelkufa (for her life time contribution to the

    freedom struggle of South Africa) in South Africa on January 26, 2014?

    A) Jacob Zuma

    B) Ela Gandhi

    C) Nelson Mandela

    D) Eleanor Catton

    Answer & Explanation: Ela Gandhi.

    Question: Who has received the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement on

    January 22, 2014?

    A) Richard Quest

    B) Kwon Oh Hyun

    C) Tim Cook

    D) James Dimon

    Answer & Explanation: Richard Quest has received the 2013 UNWTO.

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    Question: What was the name of Switzerland player, who claimed his careers first

    Grand Slam title after winning the 2014 Australian Open mens single in Melbourne on

    January 26, 2014?

    A) Juan Martin Del Potro

    B) Stanislas Wawrinka

    C) Rafel Nadal

    D) Roger Federer

    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his careers first Grand Slam title

    after winning the 2014 Australian Open mens single.

    Question: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open 2014 against whom?

    A) Roger Federer

    B) Novak Djokovic

    C) Andy Murray

    D) Rafel Nadal

    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open 2014 against

    Rafel Nadal.

    Question: Who won the Australian Open womens singles title in Melbourne on January

    25, 2014?

    A) Martina Hingis

    B) Serena Williams

    C) Li Na

    D) Victoria Azarenka

    Answer & Explanation: Li Na won the Australian Open womens singles title.

    Question: In the Mixed Double final of Australian Open 2014, Sania Mirza (India) and

    Hori Tecan (Romania) lost the match against whom?

    A) Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan

    B) Kristina Mladenovi and Daniel Nestor

    C) Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan

    D) Andrea Hlavackova and Max Mirnyi

    Answer & Explanation: Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor won the mixed double

    final of Australian Open 2014.

    Question: Who won the Womens Singles crown in the final of Syed Modi International

    India Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship in Lucknow on January 26, 2014?

    A) Saina Nahewal

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    B) Jawala Gutta

    C) P.V. Sindhu

    D) Ashwini Ponnappa

    Answer & Explanation: Saina Nahewal grabbed the Womens Singles crown in the

    final of Syed Modi International India Grand Prix.

    Question: Who won the 10th Malaysia Open title on January 19, 2014. He is unbeaten

    at the tournament since 2008?

    A) Marc Zwiebler

    B) Lee Chong Wei

    C) Tommy Sugiarto

    D) Chen Long

    Answer & Explanation: Lee Chong Wei won the 10th Malaysia Open title on January

    19, 2014.

    Question: Who has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be

    ranked top on the world?

    A) Anand Pawar

    B) Aditya Joshi

    C) R.M.V. Gurusaidutt

    D) Abhijeet Gupta

    Answer & Explanation: Aditya Joshi has become the first male junior badminton player

    from India to be ranked top on the world.

    Question: Who became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a Gold medal in a

    major world event after international governing body IAAF upgraded on January 13,

    2014 her second place finish at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final to the first

    place?

    A) Anjali Bhagwat

    B) Neelam Jaswant Singh

    C) Anju Bobby George

    D) Kamaljeet Sandhu

    Answer & Explanation: Anju Bobby George became the first Indian track and field

    athlete to win a Gold medal in a major world event.

    Question: Who won the mens race at the 11th Mumbai Marathon on January 19, 2014?

    A) Viktor Yanukovycn

    B) Kenyan Evans Ruto

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    C) Angela Merkel

    D) Francois Hollande

    Answer & Explanation: Kenyan Evans Ruto won the mens race at the 11th Mumbai

    Marathon.

    Question: Who won the 12th Parsvnath Grandmasters International, chess tournament

    in New Delhi on January 16, 2014?

    A) Pendyala Harikrishna

    B) Abhijit Gupta

    C) Humpy Koneru

    D) Viswanathan Anand

    Answer & Explanation: Abhijit Gupta won the 12th Parsvnath Grandmasters

    International.

    Question: Who won the FIFA Ballon dOr award for the second time, as he was

    adjudged the worlds best footballer on January 13, 2014?

    A) Tom Brady

    B) Cristiano Ronaldo

    C) Lionel Messi

    D) Gareth Bale

    Answer & Explanation: Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon dOr award for the

    second time.

    Question: Who won the final of inaugural World Hockey League title in New Delhi on

    January 18, 2014?

    A) Brazil

    B) Germany

    C) Netherlands

    D) Argentina

    Answer & Explanation: Netherlands won the final of inaugural World Hockey League

    title in New Delhi.

    Question: Stanislas Wawrinka is a famous player of Lawn Tennis. He won the 2014

    mens title of Australian Open 2014. He belongs to which country?

    A) Spain

    B) Switzerland

    C) Serbia

    D) France

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    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka belongs to Switzerland.

    Question: In New Zealand-India ODI Series, New Zealand defeated India by series 4-0.

    Who was the captain of Indian team in that series?

    A) Ravindra Jadeja

    B) Virat Kholi

    C) MS Dhoni

    D) Rohit Sharma

    Answer & Explanation: MS Dhoni was the captain of Indian team.

    Question: Where is the Head Quarter of International Cricket Council (ICC)?

    A) London

    B) Dubai

    C) New York

    D) Dhaka

    Answer & Explanation: Head Quarter of International Cricket Council is in Dubai.

    Question: Who won the Qatar Open mens single title in Doha on January 4, 2014?

    A) Lander Paes

    B) Andy Murray

    C) Novak Djokovic

    D) Rafel Nadal

    Answer & Explanation: Rafel Nadal won the Quatar Open mens single title.

    Question: What is the name of First Indian Wicketkeeper, who crossed 300 Dismissals

    in the One-Day International?

    A) Nayan Mongia

    B) SMH Kirmani

    C) MS Dhoni

    D) KS More

    Answer & Explanation: MS Dhoni was the First Indian Wicketkeeper to cross 300

    Dismissals in the One-Day International.

    Question: Who became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires panel?

    A) Betty Wilson

    B) Kathy Cross

    C) Betty Archdale

    D) Katherine Brunt

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    Answer & Explanation: Kathy Cross became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC

    umpires panel.

    Question: Who won the U-19 Asia Cup by 40 runs in the final in Sharjah on January 4,

    2014?

    A) Bangladesh

    B) India

    C) Sri Lanka

    D) Pakistan

    Answer & Explanation: India won the U-19 Asia Cup by defeating Pakistan by 40 runs

    in the final in Sharjah.

    Question: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan raised the repo

    rate by how much basis point on January 28, 2014?

    A) 45

    B) 25

    C) 30

    D) 35

    Answer & Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan raised

    the repo rate by 25 basis point to 8%..

    Question: Why Reserve Bank of India on January 22, 2014 said that it would

    completely withdraw all banknotes issued before the year 2005 from circulation?

    A) curbing black money and fake currencies

    B) want to change a format of old notes

    C) control Inflation

    D) printing Issue

    Answer & Explanation: curbing black money and fake currencies.

    Question: How much World Bank projected for global GDP growth in 2014?

    A) 4.5%

    B) 3.2%

    C) 3.0%

    D) 3.7%

    Answer & Explanation: World Bank projected global GDP growth in 2014 by 3.2%.

    Question: How many agreements Indian and Japan have inked during the visit of

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe?

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    A) 10

    B) 6

    C) 8

    D) 4

    Answer & Explanation: 8 agreements.

    Question: What was the Bank Rate as on January 30, 2014?

    A) 7%

    B) 9%

    C) 8%

    D) 10%

    Answer & Explanation: 9%.

    Question: What was the Reverse Repo Rate as on January 30,2014?

    A) 6%

    B) 8%

    C) 7%

    D) 9%

    Answer & Explanation: 7%.

    Question: Who is the world top producer of steel?

    A) Germany

    B) China

    C) India

    D) USA

    Answer & Explanation: China is the world top producer of steel.

    Question: What was the name of Japanese company with which Indian ONGC has

    signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on January 27, 2014 for

    cooperation in hydrocarbons exploration and production in India?

    A) Hitachi

    B) Sony

    C) Mitsui

    D) Kaneka

    Answer & Explanation: Mitsui

    Question: What is the position of India in the world in steel production?

    A) 1st

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    B) 2nd

    C) 3rd

    D) 4th

    Answer & Explanation: 4th

    Question: Where is the head quarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

    A) Bangalore

    B) Kolkata

    C) Mumbai

    D) Delhi

    Answer & Explanation: Mumbai is the head quarter of Reserve Bank of India.

    Question: When International Womens Day is celebrated?

    A) 15 July

    B) 8 March

    C) 15 April

    D) 20 January

    Answer & Explanation: International Womens Day is celebrated on 8 March.

    Question: When World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated?

    A) 28 February

    B) 15 March

    C) 20 August

    D) 31 March

    Answer & Explanation: World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on March 15.

    Question: Who has been sworn as the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on February 1,

    2014?

    A) Harish Rawat

    B) Vijay Bahuguna

    C) N.D. Tiwari

    D) Shivraj Singh Chauhan

    Answer & Explanation: Harish Rawat

    Question: Who has been declared the new President of the island nation Madagascar

    on January 17, 2014?

    A) Raul Castro

    B) Hery Rajaonarimampianina

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    C) Salva Kiir Mayardit

    D) Juan Manuel Santos

    Answer & Explanation: Hery Rajaonarimampianina.

    Question: What is the name of first woman, who has been appointed as the head on

    Indian Police Academy on January 21, 2014?

    A) Rajkumari Rathore

    B) Aruna Bahuguna

    C) Shikha Sharma

    D) Arundhati Bhattacharya

    Answer & Explanation: Aruna Bahuguna has been appointed as the head on Indian

    Police Academy on January 21, 2014.

    Question: Who won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his book

    'Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer' at Jaipur on 18, 2014?

    A) Shashi Tharoor

    B) Cyrus Mistry

    C) Arundhati Bhattacharya

    D) Pranab Mukherjee

    Answer & Explanation: Cyrus Mistry won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian

    Literature.

    Question: In the latest annual ranking by consulting firm Tholons, released on January

    22, 2014, which is the top IT/ITeS outsourcing location in the World?

    A) Tokyo

    B) Singapore

    C) New York

    D) Bangalore

    Answer & Explanation: Bangalore is the top IT/ITeS outsourcing location in the World.

    Question: Who was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award on January 4, 2014 for his

    poetry book Khara Zaran?

    A) Chinu Modi

    B) Pritam Singh

    C) Adarsh Shrivastava

    D) Parveen Begum

    Answer & Explanation: Chinu Modi was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award on January

    4, 2014.

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    Question: Who was conferred Polly Umrigar Award on January 7, 2014 for the best

    international cricketer for the season 2012-13?

    A) Virat Kholi

    B) MS Dhoni

    C) Ravichandra Ashwin

    D) Michael Clarke

    Answer & Explanation: Ravichandra Ashwin was conferred Polly Umrigar Award on

    January 7, 2014 .

    Question: What is the name of Director (Finance) of Indian Oil Corporation who has

    been awarded the 'Best CFO Award' by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India?

    A) K. Radhakrishnan

    B) P.K. Goyal

    C) Divya Khosla Kumar

    D) S.K. Roy

    Answer & Explanation: P.K. Goyal has been awarded the 'Best CFO Award' by the

    Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

    Question: Who was honoured with the National Nritya Shiromani Award on January 11,

    2014?

    A) Narendra Modi

    B) Ramesh Nath

    C) Pritika Kalra Gandhi

    D) Raghuram Rajan

    Answer & Explanation: Pritika Kalra Gandhi was honoured with the National Nritya

    Shiromani Award.

    Question: Who was conferred CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement award in the BCCIs

    seventh ceremony on January 7, 2014?

    A) Kapil Dev

    B) Sunil Gavaskar

    C) Rahul Dravid

    D) Sourav Gaungly

    Answer & Explanation: Kapil Dev was conferred CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement

    award in the BCCIs seventh ceremony.

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    Question: Who won The Hindu prize for Best Fiction 2013 for his work, Vanity Bagh on

    January 13, 2014?

    A) Supriya Pathak

    B) Anees Salim

    C) Imtiaz Ali

    D) A. Kodandarami Reddy

    Answer & Explanation: Anees Salim won The Hindu prize for Best Fiction 2013.

    Question: Who has been conferred Thiruvalluvar Award on January 15, 2014?

    A) Jackie Chan

    B) Yu Si

    C) Terence Young

    D) John Woo

    Answer & Explanation: Yu Si has been conferred with Thiruvalluvar Award.

    Question: Who has been conferred Padma Vibhushan Award for year 2014?

    A) R.A. Mashelkar

    B) B.K.S. Iyenger

    C) Both of the above

    D) None of the Above

    Answer & Explanation: C) Both of the above

    Question: Who was conferred the prestigious Ramanujan National Mathematical

    Award at the Eighth National Mathematical Convention on January 28, 2014?

    A) JC Chaudhry

    B) Anand Kumar

    C) Tanu Jindal

    D) Anand Kumar

    Answer & Explanation: Anand Kumar was conferred the prestigious Ramanujan

    National Mathematical Award.

    Question: Who won the 2014 Marconi Prize for revolutionising high-speed delivery of

    multimedia on January 22, 2014?

    A) Andrew Chraplyvy

    B) Claude Berrou

    C) A.J. Paulraj

    D) James Rhyne Killian

    Answer & Explanation: A.J. Paulraj won the 2014 Marconi Prize.

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    Question: Which country tops in largest illiterate population in the world in UNESCO

    report?

    A) India

    B) Pakistan

    C) Bangladesh

    D) Bhutan

    Answer & Explanation: India tops in largest illiterate population in the world.

    Question: In the 56th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, which album won the Album

    of the Year Award?

    A) Britney Jean

    B) Cheek to Cheek

    C) Royals

    D) Daft Punk

    Answer & Explanation: Daft Punk won the Album of the Year Award.

    Question: What is the amount of loan that World Bank will give to Uttarakhand for

    Disaster Recovery Project?

    A) $ 350 million

    B) $ 250 million

    C) $ 300 million

    D) $ 200 million

    Answer & Explanation: $ 250 million.

    Question: Union Cabinet has recently approved which community in the list of notified

    minority communities under section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act,

    1992?

    A) Judaism

    B) Jains

    C) Zoroastrianism

    D) Buddhism

    Answer & Explanation: Jains

    Question: Where in India First Monorail has started publicly on February 2, 2014?

    A) Mumbai

    B) Delhi

    C) Bangalore

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    D) Jaipur

    Answer & Explanation: First Monorail has started in Mumbai.

    Question: What is the name The Most Power-efficient supercomputers of India, Which

    has been developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)?

    A) Prithvi

    B) Param Yuva II

    C) SAGA-220

    D) Vigro

    Answer & Explanation: Param Yuva II is the name of the Most Power-efficient

    supercomputer of India.

    Question: International conference to find a solution to the conflict in Syria was held in?

    A) New York

    B) Switzerland

    C) Moscow

    D) Cairo

    Answer & Explanation: International peace conference to find a solution to the conflict

    in Syria was held in Switzerland.

    Question: What is the name of South Sudan president?

    A) Bashar al-Assad

    B) Salva Kiir Mayardit

    C) Mohamed Morsi

    D) Adly Mansour

    Answer & Explanation: Salva Kiir Mayardit is the of South Sudan president.

    Question: Who was sworn in on January 12, 2014 for the third time as Bangladesh

    Prime Minister?

    A) Khaleda Zia

    B) Sheikh Hasina

    C) Ataur Rahman Chowdhury

    D) Mashiur Rahman

    Answer & Explanation: Sheikh Hasina was sworn for the third time as Bangladesh

    Prime Minister.

    Question: What was the rank of India in The Nuclear Materials Security Index 2014

    released by the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) on January 9, 2014?

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    A) 11th

    B) 23rd

    C) 20th

    D) 17th

    Answer & Explanation: 23rd is the rank of India in The Nuclear Materials Security

    Index 2014.

    Question: Which is the capital of Syria?

    A) Damascus

    B) Rome

    C) Copenhagen

    D) Havana

    Answer & Explanation: Damascus is the capital of Syria.

    Question: Which state has become the second state, after Delhi, to withdraw approval

    for FDI in multi-brand retail?

    A) Gujarat

    B) Rajasthan

    C) Uttar Pradesh

    D) Punjab

    Answer & Explanation: Rajasthan has become the second state to withdraw approval

    for FDI in multi-brand retail.

    Question: Who has clinched the 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship?

    A) Chanda Sandipan

    B) Abhijeet Gupta

    C) Ildar Khairullin

    D) Humpy Koneru

    Answer & Explanation: Abhijeet Gupta has clinched the 19th Commonwealth Chess

    Championship.

    Question: Who has become the World Chess Championship for disabled after winning

    the 13th IPCA World Womens Individual Womens Individual Chess Championship?

    A) Obodchuk Andrei

    B) K. Jennitha

    C) Susan Polgar

    D) Santosh Jha

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    Answer & Explanation: K. Jennitha has become the World Chess Championship for

    disabled.

    Question: Which company claimed the sponsorship rights for the Indian Cricket team

    for all BCCI, ACC and ICC events for a period of three years began January 1, 2014 till

    March 31, 2017?

    A) Star India

    B) Sahara India

    C) Infosys

    D) TCS

    Answer & Explanation: Star India Limited claimed the sponsorship rights for the Indian

    Cricket team for all BCCI, ACC and ICC events.

    Question: What is the name of Englands spinner who took a retirement from

    international and first-class cricket with immediate effect on December 22 after the third

    Ashes Test?

    A) James Anderson

    B) Alastair Cook

    C) Kevin Pietersen

    D) Graeme Swann

    Answer & Explanation: Graeme Swann took a retirement from international and first-

    class cricket.

    Question: What is the name of India player, who scripted history by becoming the only

    third batsman to hit a double century in One Day International?

    A) Sachin Tendulkar

    B) Virat Kohli

    C) Rohit Sharma

    D) Virendra Sehwag

    Answer & Explanation: Rohit Sharma is the third batsman to hit a double century in

    One Day.

    Question: What is the name of cricket team which has qualified first time for the 2015

    cricket world cup?

    A) Ireland

    B) Kenya

    C) Afghanistan

    D) Canada

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    Answer & Explanation: Afghanistan has qualified first time for the 2015 cricket world

    cup.

    Question: What is the name of ball, which was unveiled as the official ball to be used

    at the Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil?

    A) Duke

    B) Adidas

    C) Brazuca

    D) Kaizen

    Answer & Explanation: Brazuca was unveiled as the official ball to be used at the

    Football World Cup 2014.

    Question: What is the current ranking of Indian cricket team in One Day International?

    A) First

    B) Third

    C) Fourth

    D) Second

    Answer & Explanation: Current ranking of Indian cricket team in One Day

    International is second

    Question: Who won the mens singles title of Chennai Open by sailing past Frances

    Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 6-2 in the final on Jan. 5, 2014?

    A) Roger Federer

    B) Novak Djokovic

    C) Stanislas Wawrinka

    D) Tomas Berdych

    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka won the mens singles title of Chennai

    Open.

    Question: Who won the womens singles Brisbane International Tennis title by

    defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 7-5 in the final?

    A) Serena Williams

    B) Maria Sharapova

    C) Agnieszka Radwanska

    D) Victoria Azarenka

    Answer & Explanation: Serena Williams the womens singles Brisbane International

    Tennis title.

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    Question: Who emerged champion of the Qatar Open tennis title on Jan. 5, 2014 in

    Doha beating Frances Goel Monfils 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in the final?

    A) Andy Murray

    B) Rafael Nadal

    C) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

    D) Milos Raonic

    Answer & Explanation: Rafael Nadal emerged champion of the Qatar Open tennis

    title.

    Question: Who clinched the title of Australian Open 2014 beating Spains Rafel Nadal

    in the summit clash by 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on January 26 in Melbourne?

    A) Novak Djokovic

    B) Stanislas Wawrinka

    C) David Ferrer

    D) Richard Gasquet

    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka clinched the title of Australian Open 2014.

    Question: Who emerged as the champion of the Parsvnath Grandmasters International

    Chess Tournament on Jan.16, 2014 in New Delhi?

    A) Abhijeet Gupta

    B) Magnus Carlos

    C) Viswanathan Anand

    D) Andy P.

    Answer & Explanation: Abhijeet Gupta emerged as the champion of the Parsvnath

    Grandmasters International Chess Tournament.

    Question: Stanislas Wawrinka created a history by winning the Australian Open 2014

    the beating top seed Spains Rafel Nadal. He belongs to which country?

    A) France

    B) Switzerland

    C) Germany

    D) Serbia

    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka belongs to Switzerland.

    Question: Who has elected a new President of Chile?

    A) John Hogg

    B) Michelle Bachelet

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    C) Tony Abbott

    D) John Kerry

    Answer & Explanation: Michelle Bachelet has elected as the new President of Chile.

    Question: Where 22nd commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) held in?

    A) New York

    B) Colombo

    C) Delhi

    D) Sydney

    Answer & Explanation: 22nd commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM)

    held in Colombo.

    Question: What was the name of Japanese talking robot that has sent to Space?

    A) Serito

    B) Communication1

    C) Kirobo

    D) Space Talk

    Answer & Explanation: Kirobo was the name of Japanese talking robot.

    Question: Who was sworn as the new President of Maldives?

    A) Mamnoon Husain

    B) Hamid Yaukub

    C) Sekh Hasina

    D) Abdullah Yaameen

    Answer & Explanation: Abdullah Yaameen sworn as the new President of Maldives.

    Question: What was the cost of India first Mars mission Mangalyaan?

    A) 550 Cr

    B) 500 Cr

    C) 450 Cr

    D) 400 Cr

    Answer & Explanation: 450 Cr the cost of India first Mars mission.

    Questio: What is Falcon 9?

    A) Rocket

    B) Missile

    C) Tank

    D) Satellite

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    Answer & Explanation: Falcon 9 is Rocket.

    Question: What is the full form of CHOGM?

    A) Commonwealth Heads of German Meet

    B) Commonwealth Heads of Geological Meet

    C) Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet

    D) Commonwealth Heads of Globe Meet

    Answer & Explanation: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet

    Question: As on January 28, 2014, Repo Rate stood at?

    A) 7.25%

    B) 7.50%

    C) 7.75%

    D) 8.0%

    Answer & Explanation: D) 8.0%

    Question: Government has notified the New Gas Price Mechanism, applicable to all

    domestically produced natural gas for a period of five years which has / will become

    effective since?

    A) January 1, 2014

    B) February 15, 2014

    C) April 1, 2014

    D) June 1, 2014

    Answer & Explanation: C) April 1, 2014

    Question: The Union health ministry launched a new community-intervention based

    health programme for adolescents. What is the name of the Programme?

    A) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna

    B) Midday Meal Scheme

    C) Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)

    D) Swavalamban

    Answer & Explanation: C) Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)

    Question: Where Amul has launched the countrys first milk ATM?

    A) Anand

    B) Hisar

    C) Betul

    D) Lucknow

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    Answer & Explanation: A) Anand

    Question: World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2014 is associated with?

    A) IMF

    B) World Bank

    C) United Nations

    D) WTO

    Answer & Explanation: C) United Nations

    Question: New Nation Youth Policy 2014 includes the youth between the age group of?

    A) 14-30 years

    B) 15-29 years

    C) 15-35 years

    D) 15-25 years

    Answer & Explanation: B) 15-29 years

    Question: Credit policy review of RBI on January 28, 2014 made alteration in?

    A) Repo Rate and CRR

    B) CRR and SLR

    C) Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate

    D) Only CRR

    Answer & Explanation: C) Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate

    Question: What is the name of committee, RBI has appointed under the chairmanship

    of former chairman and CEO of Axis bank-to review the governance of bank boards in

    India?

    A) P.J. Nayak Committee

    B) Narasimham Committe

    C) Jalan Committee

    D) Suresh Tendulkar Committe

    Answer & Explanation: A) P.J. Nayak Committee

    Question: Which of the following committee is associated with the Review of Insider

    Trading Regulations?

    A) Sodhi Committee

    B) Sinha Committee

    C) Tarapore Committee

    D) Chandrashekhar Committee

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    Answer & Explanation: A) Sodhi Committee

    Question: In the latest WHO (World Health Organization) report, which is the only polio

    endemic country in the world and it has also reported most cases of crippling disease

    in 2013 and 2012?

    A) Bangladesh

    B) Pakistan

    C) India

    D) China

    Answer & Explanation: Pakistan is the only polio endemic country of the world.

    Question: According to World Bank Global Economic Prospects what will be the

    economy growth in India in 2014-15?

    A) 7%

    B) 5.3%

    C) 6%

    D) 4.8%

    Answer & Explanation: 6% will be the economy growth in 2014-15.

    Question: What is the name of Indian Coast Guard Ship, which was commissioned in

    Kochi by the Director General of Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapiyal?

    A) Sindhurakshak

    B) Abhinav

    C) Arihant

    D) Anurag

    Answer & Explanation: Abhinav is the name of Indian Coast Guard Ship.

    Question: Who has been in news all over the world as she has been appointed as the

    Police Chief of District One of Kabul province in Afghanistan?

    A) Mamnoon Begum

    B) Razia Begum

    C) Rahida Bano

    D) Jamila Bayaz

    Answer & Explanation: Jamila Bayaz has been appointed as the police chief of District

    One of Kabul province in Afghanistan.

    Question: Recently Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued 5 rupees and 10 rupees,

    what images RBI has printed on that coin?

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    A) Tiger

    B) Goddess Vaishno Devi

    C) Ashok Tree

    D) Loin

    Answer & Explanation: Goddess Vaishno Devi images have been printed on these

    coins.

    Question: What are the names of countries which The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has

    included in the sensitive list of countries along with Pakistan and China recently? This

    means that establishments from these two countries will require prior approval of RBI

    for setting up business or related activities in India?

    A) Iraq and Afghanistan

    B) Philippines and Italy

    C) Hong Kong and Macau

    D) Mauritius and Indonesia

    Answer & Explanation: Hong Kong and Macau

    Question: Who declared as the new president of Madagascar?

    A) Robert Mugabe

    B) Hery Rajaonarimampianina

    C) Tony Abbott

    D) Juan Carlos

    Answer & Explanation: Hery Rajaonarimampianina has been declared as the new

    president of Madagascar.

    Question: Who became the youngest person to reach the South Pole recently at the

    age of 16 years?

    A) David Warner

    B) Lewis Clarke

    C) Adam Smith

    D) Lewis Hemilton

    Answer & Explanation: Lewis Clarke became youngest person to reach the South

    Pole.

    Question: Who won the Hero Hockey World League Final by defeating New Zealand 7-

    2 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi?

    A) Germany

    B) Pakistan

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    C) Netherland

    D) India

    Answer & Explanation: Netherland won the Hero Hockey World League Final.

    Question: Who won the 11th Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant at the Le

    Meridien in Coimbatore?

    A) Shyamala

    B) Abhishikta S Shetty

    C) Anu Shetty

    D) Anubha Reddy

    Answer & Explanation: Abhishikta S Shetty won the 11th Edition of the Miss South

    India 2014 pageant.

    Question: What is Agni-IV?

    A) Moon Mission

    B) Satellite

    C) Missile

    D) War Ship

    Answer & Explanation: Agni-IV is a Missile.

    Question: Who has been awarded with Prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for

    developing the theory and application of MIMO antennas?

    A) Amrit Raj

    B) A J Paulraj

    C) Manish Tiwari

    D) Jagmohan Dalmia

    Answer & Explanation: A J Paulraj has been awarded with Prestigious 2014 Marconi

    Society Prize.

    Question: Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book

    Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer?

    A) Cyrus Mistry

    B) Arundhati Bhattacharya

    C) Nelson Mandela

    D) Abdul Kalam

    Answer & Explanation: Cyrus Mistry won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian

    literature.

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    Question: Who has been appointed as the Dean of Harvard College?

    A) Arindam Chaudhuri

    B) Rakesh Khurana

    C) Hemang Badani

    D) Needhi Vasavada

    Answer & Explanation: Rakesh Khurana has been appointed as the Dean of Harvard

    College.

    Question: Why Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes

    issued prior to 2005 from circulation?

    A) To stop fake bank notes

    B) Control Inflation

    C) Increase FDI

    D) Printing issue

    Answer & Explanation: To stop fake bank notes

    Question: To whom UNWTO awarded the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime

    Achievement?

    A) Angela Merkel

    B) Richard Quest

    C) Melinda Kenny

    D) David Cameron

    Answer & Explanation: Richard Quest has been awarded the 2013 UNWTO Award for

    Lifetime Achievement.

    Question: Who won the 2013 UNWTO Ulysses Prize?

    A) VK Singh

    B) Anna Hazare

    C) Tej Vir Singh

    D) Chanda Kochhar

    Answer & Explanation: Tej Vir Singh won the 2013 UNWTO Ulysses Prize.

    Question: Who beat Sporting Club de Goa to lift the 35th Football Federation Cup?

    A) Bengaluru FC

    B) Churchill Brothers

    C) Mohun Bagan

    D) Solgaocar

    Answer & Explanation: Churchill Brothers lift the 35th Football Federation Cup.

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    Question: Which film grabbed the best film award at the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards?

    A) Chennai Express

    B) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

    C) The Lunchbox

    D) Raanjhanaa

    Answer & Explanation: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grabbed the best film award.

    Question: Who has won the Best Actor Award for his performance in Bhaag Milkha

    Bhaag?

    A) Hrithik Roshan

    B) Shahrukh Khan

    C) Farhaan Akhtar

    D) Ayushmann Khurrana

    Answer & Explanation: Farhaan Akhtar won the Best Actor Award for his performance

    in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

    Question: Who won the Australian Open mens singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal

    6-3, 6-2, 3-6, in Melbourne?

    A) Andy Murray

    B) Stanislas Wawrinka

    C) Novak Djokovic

    D) Roger Federer

    Answer & Explanation: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open mens singles

    title.

    Question: Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 recently?

    A) PV Sindhu

    B) Saina Nehwal

    C) Jwala Gutta

    D) VK Sindhu

    Answer & Explanation: Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand

    Prix title 2014.

    Question: The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2014 was released recently.

    What was the rank of India?

    A) 170

    B) 155

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    C) 103

    D) 119

    Answer & Explanation: 155 was the rank of India.

    Question: How many basis points RBI raised the Repo rate under LAF as on January

    28, 2014?

    A) 15

    B) 20

    C) 30

    D) 25

    Answer & Explanation: RBI raised the Repo rate under LAF by 25 basis points.

    Question: In the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, who was the winner of Album of the

    year award?

    A) Radioactive

    B) Locked Out Of Heaven

    C) Daft Punk

    D) Blurred Lines

    Answer & Explanation: Daft Punk was the winner of Album of the year award.

    Question: Who was conferred with 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award at the Eight

    National Mathematics Convention in Rajkot?

    A) CV Patil

    B) Anand Kumar

    C) Ajeet Parekh

    D) Rajendra Parmar

    Answer & Explanation: Anand Kumar was conferred with 2014 Ramanujan

    Mathematics Award.

    Question: In the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, who was the winner of song of the year

    award?

    A) Just Give Me A Season

    B) Royals by Lorde

    C) Same Love

    D) When I was Your Man

    Answer & Explanation: Royals by Lorde won the song of the year award.

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    Question: Who became the first woman to be appointed in an ICC umpires panel as an

    Associate and Affiliate panel of International umpires?

    A) Haidee Tiffen

    B) Nicola Browne

    C) Kathy Cross

    D) Helen Watson

    Answer & Explanation: Kathy Cross became the first woman to be appointed in an

    ICC umpires panel.

    Question: India signed DTAA for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal

    evasion with respect to taxes on income with which country?

    A) Nepal

    B) Fiji

    C) Mauritius

    D) Indonesia

    Answer & Explanation: India signed DTAA for avoidance of double taxation and

    prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income with Fiji.

    Question: Where is in India first monorail service was inaugurated by the Maharashtra

    Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan?

    A) Mumbai

    B) Bangalore

    C) Chennai

    D) Gurgaon

    Answer & Explanation: First monorail started at Mumbai.

    Question: Who defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win Ranji Trophy 2014 at

    Hyderabad?

    A) Uttar Pradesh

    B) Karnataka

    C) Rajasthan

    D) Gujarat

    Answer & Explanation: Karnataka defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets.

    Question: Who has been appointed as the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand recently?

    A) Shivraj Singh Chouhan

    B) Manish Tiwari

    C) Harish Rawat

    D) Vasundhara Raje

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    Answer & Explanation: Harish Rawat has been appointed as the 8th Chief Minister of

    Uttarakhand.

    Question: Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission that

    will submit report in 2 years?

    A) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati

    B) Ashok Kumar Mathur

    C) Nandan Nilekani

    D) Amit Ahuja

    Answer & Explanation: Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as the Chairman of

    the 7th Pay Commission.

    Question: Where was the First Paperless public Library of the World Biblio Tech

    opened recently?

    A) Germany

    B) India

    C) China

    D) USA

    Answer & Explanation: Biblio Tech was opened in USA.