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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set a target of generation of -----Megawatt of power

through solar energy by the year 2017. - 10,000

Who has been elected as the President of CII?- Ajay Shriram

What does letter 'A' denote in the term 'PAN' issued by the Income Tax Department?- Account

Lafarge and Holcim announced plans for a merger. These two firms are specialized in production of -

Building Materials

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the financial year 2013-

14 were Rs. ----- crore- 140485.02

Indian Railways have carried ----- million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during the financial

year 2013-14- 1053.54

Which bank launched Instant Money Transfer (IMT) Scheme?- Bank of India

India became net steel exporter in 2013-14 after a gap of ----- years- Six

Which bank launched its Twitter handle account?- State Bank of India

The Railways have generated Rs. ----- crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic

during 1st April, 2013 to 28th February, 2014- 84379.49

Indian Railways have carried ----- million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during 1st April 2013

to 28th February 2014- 953.05

Which country is the largest supplier of arms to India in 2009-13?- Russia

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2013 to 28th

February 2014 were Rs. ------ crore- 126028.54

The Competition Commission of India has imposed a fine of Rs. ----- Crore upon Google for failure to

comply with the directions given by the Director General seeking information and documents- 1

Who is the Chairman of Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)? -Parthasarathy Shome

The CPSE - ETF scheme is managed by - Goldman Sachs India



Which among the following finance companies has received RBI approvals to set up a minimum of

9,000 white label ATMs in the next three years in rural India?- SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd

Which is the largest bank in the world in terms of market capitalization?- Industrial and Commercial

Bank of China

China has become the world's ________ biggest supplier in the major weapons' sector, increasing the

exports by 212 per cent over the past five years, replacing France, according to a report- fourth

The government has launched an exchange-traded fund of central public sector enterprises, to raise

how much amount for its disinvestment plan?- Rs. 3,000 crore

National Aluminium Company Limited has signed an MoU with __________ regarding financial and

non-financial targets for 2014-15- Union Ministry of Mines

Reliance Power has commissioned the third __________of its Sasan ultra mega power project in

Madhya Pradesh- 660 MW unit

BHEL has bagged an order worth nearly Rs 3,000 crore for supply of steam generators for an upcoming

power project in which of the following states?- Odisha

Indirect tax collections grew by ________ to Rs 4,41,826 crore in the April-February period of this

fiscal amid a slowing economy- 5.6 percent

Which private sector bank has introduced its own card which is aimed at helping farmers access

liquidity round-the-clock? - Axis Bank

Indian companies through their massive USD 17-billion investment in the US have collectively

generated employment opportunities for approximately how many people?- 81000

Ericsson launched an Internet-based school learning programme in collaboration with which country's

government to provide world-class education in the country?- Bhutan

Foreign Direct Investment in India dipped by_______ to $22.03 billion in 2013, according to the official

data- 3%

The output of eight core sectors grew _______ in February, the fastest pace in five months, on

improved production of electricity, coal and crude oil -2.5 per cent

Which of the following state-owned power equipment maker has secured Rs 125 crore contract for

setting up a 120 MW Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand?- BHEL

As per ADB's report, India's GDP is poised to accelerate to __________ in 2014-15 on the back of

improved performance in industry and services- 5.5 per cent



Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to a two year low of ________ in February due to

softening of prices of food items- 6.73 per cent

Suzlon Group has retained its _____ place among global wind turbine makers in 2013- 5th

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will fully acquire troubled Ranbaxy Laboratories, in an all-stock

transaction with a total equity value of- USD 3.2 billion

India's steel consumption grew by just 0.6% in 2013-14 fiscal, its lowest in four years, to ___million

tonnes (MT), mainly impacted by a slower expansion of the domestic- 73.93

According to IMF India's growth is expected to recover from ______in 2013 to 5.4 percent in 2014- 4.4

percent

In which of the following states Green technology solutions firm ACME has bagged a contract for

constructing the national games village? - Kerala

The World Bank projected an economic growth rate of in fiscal year 2015 for India on the back of a

more competitive exchange rate and many large investments going forward- 5.7 percent

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Software industry body for the year 2014-15?- R.

Chandrasekaran

India's exports grew by ________to USD 312.35 billion in FY 2013-14 while imports dipped by 8.11 per

cent during the period- 3.98 per cent

Who has been recently honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), one the UK's

highezst civilian awards?- Ratan Tata

Global rating agency Fitch pegged India's growth at ____per cent in the current fiscal- 5.5

MGNREGA has provided an average of 40-50 days of employment per year to about ----- percent of

all rural households making it the largest public works program in India's history. -25

With a target to add ----- MW of capacity addition during the 12th Plan, the Ministry of Power is

initiating several measures in the sector. -88,000

The ---- China-India Financial Dialogue was held in Beijing. –Sixth

India has been assisting Mozambique in its developmental efforts and has provided Lines of Credit of

USD ----- million for various projects.- 640

Who among the following has been appointed as chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI)? -

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Which is the venue for the 9th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference?- Bali



IFC launched a ---- offshore bond program to strengthen India's capital markets and attract greater

foreign investment. -$1 billion

Who is Ashok Chawla? - Chairman, Competition Commission of India

Which bank has won the Golden Peacock Award for excellence in corporate governance 2013? -

Canara Bank

The government has recently approved a proposal to hike dearness allowance to 90% from 80%.

India and -------------- have signed MoU to undertake a joint feasibility study of High Speed Railway

system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. – Japan

The CCEA has approved about Rs. -------- Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan. -1 lakh crore

Who has launched the IRDA's Insurance Repository System? - P. Chidambaram

Japan International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement with the government of India for an

Official Development Assistance loan of Rs 4,700 crore for construction of ------------Project. Mumbai

Metro Line III

Which company has joined hands again with Singapore Airlines to start a new full service airline in

India? -Tata group

The pulse production in the country is estimated to rise to -------------from the previous 5.91 million

tones. -million tones

The recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission are likely to be implemented with effect

from- January 1, 2016

The RBI banned zero percent interest rate scheme for purchase of-consumer goods RBI governor

Raghuram Rajan has been awarded the ----------Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013. –

Fifth

The Reserve Bank has allowed Urban Cooperative Banks with total deposits of over ___________ to

graduate to scheduled bank category. -Rs 750 crore

India and _____________ have agreed to consider establishing a Joint Committee on Investment in

Manufacturing. -US

China has launched its first free trade zone in which city? – Shanghai

RBI has, recently, lowered the growth projection for the country for 2013-14 to 5.5 percent from its

earlier estimate of- 5.7 percent



India, recently, signed an agreement for credit of US$ 51 million from --------for the Jharkhand Tribal

Empowerment Livelihood Project. – IFAD

RBI has reduced the MSF rate to --------------- from 9.5 per cent to improve liquidity in the system. -

per cent

Which company has separated itself from a Joint Venture with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for operations in

the Indian retail sector? -Bharati Enterprises

Which Pakistani Bank has opened its full-fledged branch on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border?-

National Bank of Pakistan

Which regulatory body has introduced paternity leave for its male employees and special child care

leave for female staff members? -SEBI

Net direct tax collections for the current FY (2013-14) increased to _________. -Rs 238325 crore

Which company has been ranked fourth among Asia's 10 best companies for leadership according to

a survey by Hay Group? -Tata Group

Which Indian city has been ranked 72nd on the Global Financial Centre Index? -Mumbai

The Tax Administration Reform Commission has been set up by _________ to suggest measures to

prevent economic offences among other things. -Finance Ministry

Which city recently, announced its plans to set up a SEZ for the IT and IT-enabled service industry? –

Puducherry

An MOU has been signed between Paradip Port Trust and which company for setting up of a LNG

Terminal in Paradip Port Trust? –GAIL

Which multinational telecommunications services company entered into an agreement with the

Warid Group to acquire its Congo operations, recently? -Bharti Airtel

_________ major central banks in the world made currency swap arrangements permanent as a

prudent liquidity backstop in case of future global financial strains. –Six

India ranked ________ in the ease of doing business list according to the annual Doing Business

report.-134th

Recently, Pankaj Razdan was appointed as the CEO and MD of which private insurance player?-Birla

Sun Life Insurance

Vodafone India in association with which bank has launched M-Pesa, recently? -ICICI Bank



Yogesh Malik has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of which telecom giant? –Uninor

HSBC lowered India's CAD forecast for this financial year to _______ of GDP from 4.1 per cent

earlier.-3.4per cent

GAIL India Ltd signed an agreement for development of natural gas infrastructure and city gas

network in__________. –Bihar

Which bank has signed an MoU with industry body CII to facilitate cheaper credit access to MSMEs,

recently? -Canara Bank

Bank Internasional Indonesia marked its re-entry into India by opening a branch in Mumbai. The

bank was earlier operational in India from_________ . -1996 to 2008

The Finance Ministry has decided to pump in Rs 2,000 crore in which bank this fiscal? -State Bank of

India

Central Bank of India has opened a representative office in which city of China? -Hong Kong

Which of the following company has won the 'Corporate Sustainability Stewardship' award,

recently? –Infosys

The RBI will shortly issue _________ denomination banknotes with rupee symbol bearing the

signature of new governor Raghuram Rajan.- Rs 10

The CCEA enhanced the MSP of wheat by _______ per quintal to `1400 for the fiscal, starting April

2014. -Rs 50

Which bank, recently, tied up with Care Ratings to offer services and products in the SME segment? -

Yes Bank

The World Bank has revised downwards India's economic growth forecast for the current fiscal

to_______ . 4.7 per cent

Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with which bank, recently? -

Deutsche Bank

Ashok Vemuri is the current President of which company? –iGate

Who inaugurated a two day international technical conference on “High Speed Rail Travel; Low Cost

Solution”? - Minister of Railways, Mallikarjun Kharge

Debt securities selected for investments should have a minimum residual maturity period of

___________ from the date of investment by the pension fund, the Pension Fund Regulatory and

Development Authority.- 3 years



Rating agency ICRA slashed India's GDP growth estimate ________ in FY'14. -4.9 per cent

The life insurance industry has the potential to grow to 2'2.5 times by ________. -2020

DRDO-made sonars would soon be exported to which country? Myanmar

The Finance Ministry has released ___________ cash subsidy to state-run OMCs to cover up a fourth

of their losses for selling diesel, kerosene and domestic LPG below cost in September quarter. -Rs.

17,772 crore

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the _______ India International Trade

Fair 2013 at New Delhi, recently. -33rd

As per the latest telecom subscription data released by the TRAI, total Broadband sub scriber base in

India increased to ___________ at the end of July 2013. - 15.24million

As per the latest data reported by the service providers, by the end of August 2013 about

____________ subscribers have submitted their requests to different service providers for porting

their mobile number. -100.20 million

Which company won a new contract to supply Britain's Network Rail?- Tata Steel

__________ has been named leader in the 'India 200 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index for the

second time –Wipro

The RBI said about __________ has been received from special concessional swap windows for

deposits by NRI and overseas foreign currency borrowings by banks. -USD 25 billion

The United Nations has declared 2014 as the ___________ so as to support the farmers achieve food

security and eradicate global poverty, according to the FAO. -International Year of Family Farming

Climate change could cause countries in the Pacific region to lose as much as ________ of their GDP,

the ADB said.-12.7 percent

It has now been decided to reduce the threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs.10 lakhs to

__________ for both Central Excise and Service Tax payment with effect from 1st of January, 2014.

Rs.1 lakh

India's current account gap narrowed sharply to _______ in the July-September quarter of 2013-14.

USD 5.2 billion

India has been ranked _________ in the Forbes list of world's best countries for doing business. -

98th



The gross direct tax collection has risen only by _________ during the April-November period of

2013-14 fiscal. - 13.18percent

William D Dar has been conferred with the prestigious "Excellence in Agricultural Leadership

Award". Who is he? -Agricultural Scientist

Coal India Limited has identified126 new projects to take up during the12th Plan period with an

estimated capacity of -----MT. -438.04

During the financial year 2011-12, NALCO has achieved sales turnover of Rs. ---- crore, including the

export earnings of Rs. 2569 crore. -6927

Which Company is generally known as Salt-to-software conglomerate? -Tata Group

The Union Cabinet approved exemption to exporters having IEC Code issued by DGFT from the

purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, ------. 1955

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal to undertake scientific deep

drilling in the Koyna intra-plate seismic zone, in -----. Maharashtra

With ---- million tonnes of fish production, India is the second largest producer of fish in the world. -

8.6

India's garment exports would be touching ---- US $ billion in the next 3 years, with the help of

Government support. -60

NTPC will add another ----- MW to its total capacity by the end of 2016-17. -14,000

The Railways have generated Rs. ----- crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic

during 1st April to 30th October 2013. -51188.72

Indian Railways have carried ----- million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic from 1st April to

31st October 2013. -593.25

On November 19, 2013 IFC issued the first tranche of US $ ------ million under its USD 1 billion Global

Rupee Bond Program. -161

The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) achieved yet another record turnover of Rs. ----- crore

during 2012-13. -1407

India's potential growth rate is ----- percent and above. -8

India will became the third largest economy by the year -----. 2030

Which is the largest steel producing company of the world? -Arcelor Mittal



Currently, India ranks ---- in terms of energy production but fourth in terms of consumption- 7th

NABARD has sanctioned 548 warehousing projects in seven states amounting to

Rs ---- crore under the NABARD Warehousing Scheme (NWS)- 1,046

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal for increasingthe import

duty on refined edible oils of vegetable origin from the existing level of 7.5 percent to ---- percent-

10

In international banking system, what does TIBOR stands for - Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate

Who is the new Chairman of NASSCOM?- R. Chandrashekar

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of the Mill Gate Price

Scheme along with ---- percent subsidy component with modifications- 10

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the implementation of the Rural Water

Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States of Assam,Bihar,Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh

with World Bank assistance. The project is expected to directly benefit a rural population of about ---

- lakh persons- 78

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved amendments in the Mega Power Policy ---

-- for provisional Mega Power projects- 2009

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for

2014-15 season for TD-5 grade of Jute at Rs. ---- per quintal for the entire country- 2400

An agreement for credit of US$ 160 million from World Bank for the ---- Road Sector Modernisation

Project was signed at New Delhi- Rajasthan

Petronet LNG Limited's project at ----- is one of the largest investment in Kerala in the recent years-

Kochi

The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is headquartered at – Mumbai

Forward Markets Commission is a statutory body set up in – 1953

The Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector in India constitutes about ----- of the domestic industrial

activity- 14%

The Railways have generated Rs. ------ crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic

during 1st April to 30th November 2013- 59069.73



The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of M/s. Axis Bank Limited for

increase in foreign investment from 49 percent to ----- percent- 62

Who has been elected as President of FICCI? - Sidharth Birla

The CCEA has approved the guidelines for providing financial assistance to which crop based

industries for payment of arrears?- Sugar

Gross direct tax collections during April-December of the F.Y. 2013-14 is up by _____ at Rs. 4,81,914

crore as against Rs.4,29,023 crore in the same period last year- 12.33 percent

Tata Steel won a two-year contract to supply over _________ of highly wear-resistant rail tracks to a

French rail operator- 2,00,000 tonnes

India's trade deficit with its top trading partner China continued to mount, touching a whopping USD

31.42 billion as the bilateral trade declined by __________in 2013- 1.5 percent

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April to 31st

December 2013 were Rs. 101665.95 crore. This registered an increase of - 13.34 per cent

Which organization has projected that India's economy will grow over 6 per cent in 2014-15,

recently?- World Bank

ONGC's second unit of gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in __________ will be

operational in June this year- Tripura

In the Interim Railway Budget 2014-15, how many new trains including premium trains, express

trains, passenger trains, MEMU and DEMU will be produced?- Seventy Three

The indirect tax collections grew ________ in the April-December period of this fiscal-6.2 percent

According to a report, elite comprising the richest __________ individuals hold wealth equivalent to

that owned by the bottom half of the world's population- 85

Ennore Port Limited (EPL), Chennai and Ford India Private Limited have signed an agreement for

export of Ford cars through the Ennore port for a period of how many years?- 10 years

Gross traffic Receipts in 2014-15 in Railways has been projected at Rs- 1.6 lakh crore

Which state is all set to come on the Railway map in this financial year, as Dudhnoi Mehendipathar

newline is getting completed by March 2014?- Meghalaya

India's position in world's steel production remained unchanged at the fourth slot in 2013 with an

output of- 81.2 million tones



Poor performance of coal, petroleum refinery products and natural gas pulled down the core sector

growth to __________ in December, 2013 from 7.5 percent in the same month a year ago - 2.1

percent

Former Supreme Court Judge Ashok Kumar Mathur will head the- 7th Pay Commission

The CCEA has approved the extension of the Trauma Care Scheme during the remaining period of

the 12th Plan with total expenditure of - Rs. 899.29 crore

The RBI has issued 'certificate of authorisation' to _________ non-bank entities, including Tata

Communications Payment Solutions and Muthoot Finance, to set up White Label ATMs in the

country- four

More than _________ Women Self Help Groups have been provided credit at the end of December

2013- 41 Lakh

Direct Taxes Code will be put on the website of the __________ for a public discussion without

partisanship or acrimony as stated in the Budget 2014-15- Ministry of Finance

___________ allocated for food subsidy in the Budget 2014-15- Rs. 1,16,000 crore

As per the latest telecom data, subscription in the urban areas has increased to 546.64 million and in

rural areas to ----- million at the end of November, 2013- 363.50

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of M/s CGP India Investment

Limited for increase in foreign equity in M/s Vodafone India Limited from -------- percent to 100

percent- 64.38

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the development of the first phase of the

second campus of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute- Kolkata

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the revised cost estimates for widening of

NH- 232

India has offered to provide Buyer's Credit of US$ ---- million to Namibia for taking up infrastructure

projects- 100

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home

Affairs to establish an Integrated Computer Aided Dispatch platform. The project involves a total

expenditure of Rs. ----- crore which includes an implementation cost of Rs. 204.25 crore- 321.69



The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the implementation of the National

Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology during the 12th Plan period. The Mission will have

a total outlay of Rs. ----- crore-13073.08

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved modifications in the Mega Food Park

Scheme guidelines of infrastructure development for food processing. Expected annual turnover of

each park will be Rs. ----- crore- 500

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has bagged ----- National Meritorious Performance

Awards in Power Sector instituted by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India for the years 2011-12 and

2012-13- Five

Currently India's steel production capacity is ---- million tonnes per annum- 96

Ministry of Steel has become first ministry under Government of India to be awarded ISO -----

certification- 9001:2008

NALCO has set up its 2nd Wind Power Plant at Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan with a

capacity of ---- MW- 47.6

NALCO commissioned its first Wind Power Plant of 50.4 MW capacity at a cost of Rs. ---- crore at

Gandikota in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, in December, 2012- 274

India is now the top exporter of – Rice

Traditionally, Kerala receives boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh to the extent of ----to 80000 MTs per

month- 70000

At the invitation of the Commerce & Industry Minister of India Anand Sharma, the Commerce &

Textile Industry Minister of Pakistan Khurram Dastgir Khan visited India from 16th to 18th January,

2014 to attend the ----- SAARC Business Leaders Conclave- 5th

In which states the per capita availability of Milk is highest in the country? – Punjab

The Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K S Rao inaugurated the ----edition of Tex-Trends India - 2014 in

Pragati Maidan- 4th

The Reserve Bank of India has power to print currency notes of up to Rs- 10,000

Which country has overtaken India to become the largest contributor of FDI to Nepal?- China

Consecutively for the 3rd year in a row, SJVN`s flagship ---- MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station

has been awarded for `Silver Shield` for the year 2012-13, and `Bronze Shield` for the year 2011-12-

1500



Which country is India's largest trading partner in Europe?- Germany

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Environment

and Forests for a National Mission for a Green India as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Of the total

expenditure of Rs. 13,000 crore envisaged in the 12th Plan, the plan outlay is Rs. ----- crore- 2000

Which bank is the first Indian private sector bank to set up a branch in China?- Axis Bank

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of M/s Glaxo SmithKline Pvt

Limited for acquisition of ----- percent of shares in the existing Indian subsidiary company of the GSK

Group in India by way of a voluntary open offer under SEBI (SAST Regulations) in the pharmaceutical

sector- 24.33

At present, India imports largest amount of coal from- Indonesia

NTPC will develop a 1320 MW (2 X 660 MW) Thermal Power Project at Kajra in Lakhisarai district of –

Bihar

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a venture of- HSBC

Who has been appointed as next CMD of ONGC?- Dinesh Sarraf

The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram presented the Interim Budget 2014-15 that shows an

estimated plan expenditure of Rs. ------ crore and non-plan expenditure of Rs. 12,07,892 crore-

5,55,322

The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram has indicated a growth rate of ------ per cent in merchandise

exports during the current financial year- 6.3

The coal for the Mundra Thermal Power Station is imported primarily from which country?-

Indonesia

An amount of Rs ------ crore has been provided for capital infusion in Public Sector Banks in the

Interim Budget 2014-15- 11,200

The Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has set a target of Rs ------ lakh crore of Agriculture credit for

the year 2014-15- 8

The fiscal deficit for the financial year 2013-14 will be contained at ------ per cent of GDP- 4.6

Who is Arup Roy Chaudhary?- CMD, NTPC

India's gold demand rose by ________ to 975 tonnes compared to 2012- 13%



The Finance ministers and central bank governors of G-20 nations decided to work towards lifting

their collective GDP by more than 2 per cent over the next _____ years- five

International rating agency Moody's said it expects growth to pick up to only ___ in FY15- 5.5 per

cent

India's and _______'s country's companies signed four agreements to jointly promote and facilitate

investments and trade?- South Arabia

The government has cleared seven infrastructure projects worth ______ crore that fall under the

ministries of road and shipping- Rs 16057.45

BHEL has bagged a contract worth Rs. 7,900 crore related to 1,980 MW thermal power project in

which state?- Jharkhand

China targeted a modest ________ GDP growth in 2014- 7.5 per cent

India has approved ____________ as the interim cost escalation for Bhutan's Punatshangchu

hydropower project- Rs 1,765 crore

Mumbai has slipped to _______ position in the list of world's most expensive locations for high-end

rental apartments sought by expats- 28th

How many women have made it to the Fortune India's first '40 Under 40' compilation that lists

individuals who have managed to grow an idea into a profitable business?- Seven

India's exports declined _________ to USD 25.68 billion in February 2014- 3.67 per cent

GENERAL AWARENESS

Tripura Government Museum was established in -----. 1970

On which date, the International Day for Older Persons is observed? October 1

Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, Wrestler of Western Railway, created the history by winning Bronze Medal at

Senior World Wrestling Championship in ----- Kg. – 66

In which state 35th National Games will be held in Feb 2014? Kerala



As per the latest survey, which of the following is emerged as topmost global brand in the world?

Apple

Postal Index Number (PIN) or PIN Code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post.

The PIN was introduced on August 15, ------. 1972

Who has won Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year? Saina Nehwal

Who has been conferred "Allard Prize for International Integrity"? -Anna Hazare

7th East Asian Summit was held in ----- on September 25-27. Bali

The "Mount Augustus" is in which country? -Australia

Which country has announced its withdrawal from Commonwealth of Nations? –Gambia

In October 2013, which state government, has decided to put ban on advertising of tobacco

products in the state? –Kerala

India and Tanzania agreed to Double Volume of Bilateral Trade in next ---- Years. -2

Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of National Tobacco Control Campaign? -Rahul

Dravid

How many scientists have been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and

Technology for the year 2013? – Eight

Which country has imposed ban on Skype, WhatsApp and Viber recently? – Pakistan

Name the Vietnam Independence hero who recently passed away? - Vo Nguyen Giap

The Ministry of Tourism launched "----- Days of the Incredible Indian Himalayas" campaign on the

World Tourism Day.- 777

As per the latest report by the French Institute of Demographic Studies, by which year India will

surpass China as the world's most populous country? – 2050

The State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC) has achieved a trading profit of Rs. ----- crore

during 2012-13. -119

Sania Mirza and -------- has won China Open Women's Double 2013 Tennis Title? -Cara Black

In October 2013, which country has started import of power from India? –Bangladesh

Which of the following is the smallest country in Africa continent? Seychelles



The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) aims to reform ___. -Higher Education

Who has won Korean Grand Prix 2013? - Sebastian Vettel

Mr. Alberto Vaquina is Prime Minister of- Mozambique

James Rothman, Randy Schekman and ---------- has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine? Thomas

Suedhof

Globally, approximately ---- million people die each year as result of diseases caused by tobacco

consumption. -6

The Indian Air Force celebrated its 81st anniversary on ----- Oct 2013.- 08

The “Tamu-Kalewa-Kalemyo” is a friendship road connecting India and which country? –Myanmar

The White Cane Day is celebrated across the world every year on the ----- of October. -15th

Who has become first elected Tamil Chief Minister of Sri Lanka? -C. V. Wigneswaran

Francois Englert and Peter Higgs, who have won 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics, belong to Belgium and -

-------- respectively? –Britain

The United Nations has designated the first ----- of October every year as World Habitat Day. –

Monday

Who has won International Press Institute Award for excellence in Journalism? - Karan Thapar

The HRD Ministry will soon launch ---- DTH educational channels. – 50

The first mega Food Park in Uttar Pradesh would be set up in Jagdishpur of Amethi district. This

mega food park would be developed by__.- Aditya Birla Group

The second ---- of October has been declared as World Egg Day by the International Egg Commission

to help raise awareness about nutritional benefits of eggs. –Friday

Who has won China Open Men's Single Tennis Title 2013? -Novak Djokovic

Who has won 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature? -Alice Munro

Who has won European Union's "Sakharov Human Rights" Prize? -Malala Yousafzai

Indian Railways have carried ----- million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during the first half

of fiscal 2013. -511



Who will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2012? -M S

Swaminathan

Who has been nominated by Govt. of India as Chairman of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of

Asian Studies, Kolkata? -Sitaram Sharma

Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola won Miss Muslimah World 2013 title. She is from which country? -Nigeria

Who has been honoured with the Pride of the Nation award? -John Abraham

Who has been awarded with Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield by President Pranab Mukherjee on the

occasion of Hindi Divas in Delhi? -NTPC

Which of the following countries is known as “Play Ground of Europe”? -Switzerland

Which film has bagged the Best Film Award at Ladakh International Film Festival? –OASS

In which state “Sipat Thermal Power Plant” has been inaugurated recently? Chhattisgarh

Mohammad Abdul Hamid is the President of- -Bangladesh

Who has been chosen for “Policy Leadership Award-2013” in Agriculture? Prakash Singh Badal

What is Dhruv? -Helicopter

Germany has committed financial and technical assistance to ----- for the Green Energy Corridors. –

India

Who is the Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities? -Wajahat Habibullah

World Alzheimer's Day is observed on_____ September 21

The term of the India-Germany Joint Working Group on automobile sector has been further

extended by -----. -2 years

Which of the following has been separated by the “Luzon Strait”? -Taiwan and Philippines

Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated the state-run NTPC's Rajiv Gandhi Sipat Super Thermal Power

Station in ---- to the nation. –Chhattisgarh

Who has been appointed as first Brand Ambassador for Border Security Force (BSF)? -Virat Kohli

"Helina" is an upgraded version of which missile? -Nag

With which Sport the “Sultan Johor Cup” is related? -Hockey



"London Whale" Scandal is related to which foreign bank? -JP Morgan Chase

The ------ National Aviation University Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India. -

Indira Gandhi

------------ and Malala Yousufzai were declared winners of this year's prestigious 'Clinton Global

Citizens Awards'.-Bunker Roy

India has offered to help ----- develop its renewable energy resources. -Cuba

Who has won 2013 Women's Table Tennis World Cup? -Liu Shiwen

Largest Solar Power Project in the World to be set up in ----- -Rajasthan

Which country is the largest producer of Greenhouse gases in the world? -China

UIDAI has a mandate of enrolling ---- crore residents for Aadhaar across the country by 2014. -60

What is the name of Australia's most powerful super computer? –Raijin

As per the latest report, which of the following are the most advanced states in India? -Kerala and

Goa

General Secretary of the ----- and Rajya Sabha member Mohan Singh passed away. -Samajwadi Party

Which country will host “NATO Summit-2014”? -Britain

The Salary of Chief Election Commissioner of India is equal to the salary of___ -Judge of Supreme

Court

Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of MEMU Coach Factory near Rupaheli Station, Bhilwara

District, -------. -Rajasthan

G-4 Nations comprises Brazil, Germany, Japan and ................. –India

The Subroto Cup championship is being organised by Subroto Mukherjee Education Society under

the aegis of the Indian Air Force since -----. -1960

World Tourism Day is observed on _____. -September 27

India's Swaran Singh Virk is associated with which of the following sports? -Rowing

Who won the title of "Miss World 2013"? -Megan Young

In which state the state-run 'Amma Drinking Water' plant, has recently been inaugurated? -Tamil

Nadu



Which country has recently agreed to initiate steps to enhance Media cooperation with India? -

China

The Union Minister for Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch unveiled the Brass Plate World Heritage

Plaque at which fort? -Chittaurgarh Fort

Who is the Union Minister of Labour & Employment? -Sis Ram Ola

Justice C Nagappan and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh were sworn in as judges of - Supreme Court

Which Indian State has been found to have maximum unemployment rate in the country? -Sikkim

Who is the Principal Advisor to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation also popularly known as 'Metroman'? -

E Sreedharan

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of ---------------- near Ajmer in

Rajasthan. -Kishangarh Airport

Which institution is the Nodal Agency to monitor, verify and enforce the genuineness of products

being sold as Khadi? - KVIC

Which state has recently started the implementation of the National Food Security Act on the

occasion of Gandhi Jayanti? -Rajasthan

The newly formed Telangana state will have how many districts of undivided Andhra Pradesh? -10

Which country's' Government has recently honoured former Defence Minister V. K. Krishna Menon

posthumously at a ceremony? -Bangladesh

Which was the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India's prestigious IGMDP? -The Prithvi-

II

Which government department has signed an agreement with Wall Street Exchange, recently? -India

Post

The Ministry of Science & Technology has launched its new project of ----------- for the future Inspire

Awards. -E-MIAS

Who has become the first contestant of Indian heritage to win the Miss America pageant? -Nina

Davuluri

--------------- and Malala Yousufzai were declared winners of this year's prestigious 'Clinton Global

Citizens Awards'. -Bunker Roy

Who has been sworn in as Cambodian Prime Minister for another five-year term, recently? -Hun Sen



Indira Talwani has been nominated to the key post of US District Court judge in- Massachusetts

Who has been sworn in as judge on the bench of the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the District of

Columbia Circuit? - Sri Srinivasan

The president of which country has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize? –Russia

Elio Di Rupa is Prime Minister of- -Belgium

The state-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal Power Station is located in- -Chhattisgarh

The Raghuram Rajan panel report has ranked --------- and Kerala as the most advanced states. –Goa

Who has retained the top spot on the Forbes list for the twentieth straight year? -Bill Gates

Which of the following cities in India has been named the world's second most honest city, according

to a survey of 16 cities worldwide? –Mumbai

Paddler Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel became the first Indian to win a _________ medal at the 2013

ITTF PTT Asian Table Tennis regional championships at Beijing. –Silver\

Kanwar Deep Singh has been elected as the President of the Indian Hockey Federation for a term of

how many years? –Four

India has launched its ambitious pension scheme, Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, for

over 5 million overseas workers in which city? –Dubai

India has, recently, developed a new tactical surface-to-surface missile _______ with a range

between 60-170 km. –Pragati

The GOI has renamed the PDS to prevent Opposition parties from taking credit for implementing the

National Food Security Act. Mention the new name. -Indiramma Anna Yojana

India has introduced Pravasi Suraksha Yojana named after which politicians to provide insurance

cover and ensure the financial welfare of over five million overseas Indian workers? -Mahatma

Gandhi

The country's richest woman, Savitri Jindal, was inducted as a minister in the cabinet of which state,

recently?

-Haryana

India has signed ____ agreements with Peru including one on defence cooperation and another on

establishment of a Joint Commission. – Four



Which company had defeated Air India in the 48th Bombay Gold Cup All India Hockey final? -Indian

Oil Corporation

Which country announced that it will wind down its military mission in Afghanistan with the

withdrawal of most of its troops by the end of 2014? –Australia

Which country, recently, test-fired Hatf IX (Nasr) missile? -Pakistan

British Paralympic powerlifter Ali Jawad won ________ at the International Paralympic Committee

Asian Open Championships with a world-record lift. –Gold

Who will deliver this year's Penguin Lecture, which will feature some of the world's most respected

leaders, thinkers and writers over the years? -Amitabh Bachchan

India's first mission to which planet blasted off successfully completing the first stage of an 11-

month journey? –Mars

The ______ edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in New Delhi from 7th to 9th of January

2014.-12th

Which country became the first South Asian Country to have approved the commercial cultivation

of transgenic Bt brinjal? –Bangladesh

Microsoft recently developed Kinect Sign Language Translator that converts signs into spoken and

written language in collaboration with the researchers of which country? –China

Yuki Bhambri of _____ won the ATP men's singles title of Traralgon event in Australia. –India

India and which country signed an MoU for cooperation between Prasar Bharati and Radio and

Television Institute of that country?- Cuba

Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the BNP Paribas Masters Tennis tournament at _ -Paris

India recently signed a treaty with which country for transfer of sentenced prisoners languishing in

jails in the two countries? –Vietnam

Scientists discovered a new planet called Kepler 78b which has a similar mass and density to that of

which planet? –Earth

Srishti Rana of India was crowned ______________ in Busan, South Korea. -Miss Asia Pacific World

2013

US President Barack Obama was ranked ________ in Forbes list of "The World's Most Powerful

People".-second



Who has been listed the world's third most powerful woman on Forbes' list of "The World's Most

Powerful People"? -Sonia Gandhi

Justice R. Banumathi was appointed as the Chief Justice of ______. -Jharkhand High Court

PM Manmohan Singh was conferred an Honorary Doctorate by the prestigious State Institute of

International Relations of which country? –Russia

Who has been awarded the Mother Teresa International Award by NGO The Harmony Foundation

for her efforts towards achieving social justice? -Sushmita Sen

Anjali Gopalan was awarded with Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. The award was given by which

country? –France

Imomali Rakhmon has been re-elected the President of which country? –Tajikistan

Which country launched the Olympic torch into space, as part of the flame's journey ahead of the

Sochi Winter Olympics? –Russia

Indian Navy inducted the 4th generation advanced jet trainer aircraft ______ that has been built by

HAL. -Hawk 132

Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador for South Korea? -Shahrukh Khan

Manna Dey died, recently, in Bangalore. Who was he? -Singer

Carol Burnett of US was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Who is she? –

Comedian

Moscow hosted the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit. Who represented India in the Summit? -Prime

Minister of India

U N Security Council elected how many new non-permanent members in the 15-member Council? –

Five

Who has been conferred with the first Yash Chopra Memorial Award for her contribution to cinema?

-Lata Mangeshkar

_________ Indians have made to 2013 Fortune magazine's global list of top-50 women business

leaders. -Four

The International Hockey Federation has selected which country to host the men's World Cup in

2018? –India



Martha Dodray from Bihar has been honoured with a prestigious UN Foundation award for her work

in protecting children from which disease? -Polio

India and __________ signed the bilateral agreement for the promotion and development of

traditional systems of medicine. - Hungary

Who released a book on Indian painting written by Prof. B.N. Goswami in New Delhi, recently? -

Manmohan Singh

Which state lifted the Girls' title of the 54th Subroto Cup football tournament? –Manipur

Sarojini Varadappan died, recently, due to brief illness. Who was she? -Social Worker

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on _________. -17th October

Jairam Ramesh released the book 'Walking With Giants' a memoir written by former Finance

Secretary G. Ramachandran. Jairam Ramesh is ________. -Union Minister for Rural Development

Who was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013? -Greg du Toit

Ajit Agarkar announced retirement. He used to play _______. –Cricket

World Food Day is celebrated on _________. -16 October

Eleanor Catton won the 2013 Man Booker prize for English fiction for which novel? -The Luminaries

India has been ranked _______ in the Global Hunger Index this fiscal. 63rd

Justice M B Shah Commission has submitted its third and final report. The commission was set up to

report on ___________. -Illegal Mining

According to the World Prosperity Index 2013, which is the most prosperous country in the world? –

Norway

'Industry, Impartiality, Integrity' is the motto of which organization? –CBI

Rajiv Gandhi Aviation University will be setup in which district? -Rae Bareli

'Malabar' is bilateral naval field training exercise between India and _______. –US

Gabriela Isler won Miss Universe 2013. She is from _______. -Venezuela

The book title '1283' is about the career illustration of which football legend? –Pele



Parvinder Sohi Behuria, a Senior IRS officer was appointed as the Secretary General of

_____________. -National Human Rights Commission

Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna Health care scheme for BPL families was launched in

________.-Punjab

Iran signed a roadmap agreement to allow inspectors broader access to nuclear sites with which

organization?- IAEA

The World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed on _________. 10 November

Aditya Mehta is related to which sport? Snooker Who has been named world's most powerful

person by Forbes Magazine? -Vladimir Putin

__________ chief Lalu Prasad and JD(U) member Jagdish Sharma have been disqualified from the

Lok Sabha following their conviction in the fodder scam case. –RJD

A radio documentary in the Australian-Indian community has won a prestigious United Nations

Association of Australia media award. The documentary was about ____________. -Domestic

Violence

PM Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, has become the first SPG protectee to have women

commandos in her immediate security cordon. Expand SPG. - Special Protection Group

The lower house of which country's parliament has approved a new legislation that toughens

punishment for terrorism and requires terrorists' relatives to pay for the damages caused in attacks?

–Russia

One of the immigration proposals of the UK, which envisaged subjecting visitors from six “high-risk”

Commonwealth countries to pay a surety of _________ for a visa to the U.K., has been withdrawn,

recently. -£3000

Which two countries has the lost of voting right in UNESCO? -US and Israel

The GOI has decided to commemorate the ________ Birth Anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the

first Prime Minister of independent India. -125th

Who recently said that 'International Law as we know derives from customary law and agreements

signed by sovereign States'? -Vice President, Hamid Ansari

A new study has found a 10 per cent increase in the number of HIV-infected cases in which country?

–Australia

Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has taken over as the new Chairman of the ------- Law Commission of India.

- 20th



Who became UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia? -Sachin Tendulkar

The “Panch Prayag” is in the state of ___ - Uttarakhand

The cinema in North-East will complete ----years in 2015. -80

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira. In which

state is Nagzira located? –Maharashtra

Who inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Coir Board on November 25, 2013 at a

function at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi? -Pranab Mukherjee

In which state India's first Synthetic Rubber Plant was inaugurated, recently? –Haryana

National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrated its ---- anniversary on 24 Nov 2013 with traditional fervour.

65th

Who took oath as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan? -Tasadduq Hussain Jilani

Who is Lt Gen P S Bhalla? -DG, NCC

Which city will host the 2020 World Expo Trade Convention? –Dubai

Who is Prof P. J. Kurien? -Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha

Which nation has recently qualified World T20 Championship for the first time? –Nepal

The Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme has come into effect from -------. -

10.5.2013

According to Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2013, which country is least

corrupt country in the world? -Denmark

Who has won LG People's Choice Award 2013? -M S Dhoni

Koyna is located in -----. –Maharashtra

Who has won UN Human Rights Prize 2013? -Malala Yousafzai

Who assumed charge as the Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and

fertilizers? -Aradhana Johri

Paul Walker, who died recently, was a famous ----------------. –Actor



Government of Goa has increased the limit of film finance to Rs. ----------- lakh for the promotion of

regional cinema. -50

Which Pakistani cricket player has been inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame, recently? -Waqar

Younis

Which is India's first indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft? -Tejas

The Kaam Maango Abiyan was launched in Jharkhand in Chaibasa district recently by ------, Chief

Minister of Jharkhand. -Hemant Soren

In which city India's first heritage transport museum has been opened? – Gurgaon

The "Hezbollah" is an Islamic militant group and political party. In which country "Hezbollah" is

based? –Lebanon

With reference to Indian sports, in which city Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is located? –Delhi

Who released a book entitled “Journalism Ethics and Responsiblities” edited by senior journalist

Seema Mustafa? -M. Hamid Ansari

Who has assigned additional charge of Director, National Police Academy? -T. K. Vinod Kumar

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for extension of financial assistance to ----- Port Trust

(KoPT) to meet the dredging expenditure incurred by KoPT for maintenance of the river/channel. –

Kolkata

Which country will host the Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017? –India

What is the position of India in Global Corruption Perception Index 2013? -94th

With milk production peaking ---- million tonnes in 2012-13, India is the largest producer of the milk

in the world today. -132.43

Justice R. Banumathi took oath as the Chief Justice of which High Court? -Jharkhand

Who has been sworn in as the 6th President of Maldives? -Abdulla Yameen

Who took over the command of the Pakistan Army? -Raheel Sharif

Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took oath as Pakistan's ---- Chief Justice. -21st

Who has taken over as India's next high commissioner to the UK? -Ranjan Mathai

Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh? -Raman Singh



The National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been instituted by the ---

--. -Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Who was sworn in as Rajasthan's Chief Minister? -Vasundhara Raje

Who took over as the Director General of National Cadet Corps? -Aniruddha Chakravarty

Venezuela's ------ was crowned Miss Earth 2013. -Alyz Henrich

Who assumed charge as the Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and

fertilizer? -Rajiv Mehrishi

Who has bagged the 'Emerging Cricketer of the Year' trophy at the ICC Annual awards? -Cheteshwar

Pujara

Satya Prasad Roy Burman passed away in Kolkata. Who was he? -Founder of Khadim India Ltd

Vinay Apte died at the age of 62. Who was he? –Actor

Who is Akihito? -Emperor of Japan

Popular ------ film comedian Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam died. -Telugu

Who is C. S. Verma? -Chairman, SAIL

Which country will host the “Common Wealth Summit 2015”? -Malta

The ----- International Children Film Festival of India was inaugurated at Hyderabad. -18th

The "Yashsvini Health Insurance Scheme" is associated with which state? -Karnataka

Who is N. Kiran Kumar Reddy? -Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Doris Lessing, who passed away recently, was a well known ____. –Author

The Government has decided to confer, the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award on eminent

scientist ------ and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. -Prof C. N. R. Rao

India's "Gaganjeet Bhullar" and "Anirban Lahiri" are associated with which sport/ event? –Golf

First Ever Joint India-Russia Air Force Exercise will be held in -----. -2014

Who has been named male “World Athlete of the Year 2013”? -Usain Bolt



Who will be awarded the "Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2013"?

-Angela Merkel

The "ISON" is a ____. –Comet

Lionel Messi has been chosen for Golden Boot Trophy for third time. He is from which country? -

Argentina

One of the best known representatives of the 'New Wave Czech Cinema', Jiri Menzel received the

Lifetime Achievement Award at the ---- edition of IFFI. -44th

Which book has won the 2013 US National Book Award in fiction? -The Good Lord Bird

Who has been honoured with the first Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality at the 44th

International Film Festival of India? -Waheeda Rehman

Frederick Sanger, who passed away, recently, was a ___ -Biochemist

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated 3rd ------ International Competition Conference on

the 21st November, 2013 in a function at New Delhi. –BRICS

Which country hosted the 2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference? -Poland

The "Thirumayam Fort" is located in which state? -Tamil Nadu

Magnus Carlsen is the new World Champion of Chess. He belongs to which country? –Norway

Who inaugurated an exhibition "The Mughals : Life, Art and Culture"? -M. Hamid Ansari

The "Dhanush" is a ---- -Missile

Who is author of the book “Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer”? -Cyrus Mistry

What does "T" stand for in TAPI, the proposed natural gas pipeline being developed by Asian

Development Bank? -Turkmenistan

The controversial 300-MW Lakhwar hydroelectric power project is related to which state? -

Uttarakhand

Who has been elected as new Chief Boxing Coach of India? -Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu

Volocopter, world's first green helicopter has been tested in which country, recently? -Germany

Who inaugurated an Art Exhibition 'Soul in Art” at 44th IFFI? -Manish Tewari



When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed? -3rd December

When is World AIDS Day observed? -1st December

Which month is observed as Diabetes Month world over? -November

In which state “Melghat” and “Tadoba-Andhari” Tiger Reserves are located? –Maharashtra

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities has been formulated in ----. -2005

The Competition Authorities of BRICS support the hosting of the Fourth BRICS ICC during ------. -

2015

President Pranab Mukherjee released a postal stamp and 'First Day' cover on Indian Navy's recently

commissioned aircraft carrier ____________. INS Vikramaditya

Indian-American author __________ and filmmaker Mira Nair have been honoured for their

contributions to the global artistic community. -Salman Rushdie

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad announced that not a single

case of wild polio has been reported from any part of the country since the past ----- years. – Two

Which country has become the 18th member of the euro zone? - Latvia

Ariel Sharon passed away at the age of 85. Who was he?-Former Prime Minister of Israel

Corey Anderson, who hit the fastest century in one-day international history recently, belongs to

which country?- New Zealand

Who is the new Air Force Chief of India? -Arup Raha

The ---- National Youth Festival was held in Ludhiana from the 12th-16th January, 2014.-18th

Every year on ---- January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed as the National

Youth Day- 12th

Which state has launched free CFL bulbs scheme for hut dwellers?- Tamil Nadu

Who has won the Chennai Open Tennis Trophy 2013?- Stanislas Wawrinka

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), with a proven track record of ---- successful flights, has

provided the country the crucial autonomy in 'access to space'.- 24

The Loser festival is the most important festival celebrated in – Ladakh

India's maiden moon exploration mission 'Chandrayaan-1' was launched in October- 2008



Who has won the Portugal's Highest Honor 'Symbol of Portugal' Award? - Cristiano Ronaldo

India's maiden mission to moon Chandrayaan-1 carried six scientific instruments from ---- and

Europe- USA

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the - Mediterranean Sea

According to data for 2009, India stood ----- in terms of number of papers published- 11th

Football legend “Eusebio da Silva Ferreira” who passed away recently, belongs to which country? –

Portugal

In which state "Araku Valley" is located? - Andhra Pradesh

Who is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck? - King of Bhutan

In which year Government of India constituted the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal? – 1990

The first meeting of the Mission Authority of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) was held

on ------- in New Delhi - 8th January, 2014

The Reunion Island is a small French island located in the - Indian Ocean

Who is Itsunori Onodera? - Defence Minister of Japan

The Prime Minister of which country was the chief guest at this year's Republic Day parade in India?

– Japan

Government of Kerala observes ---- annually as Vayanadinam or the Day of Reading with a week-long

series of activities at schools and public institutions- 19th June

Who has won the FIFA Ballon d' Or Award for 2013? - Cristiano Ronaldo

When is World Hindi Day observed every year? - January 10

Who is Abdulla Yameen?- President of Maldives

What is India's ranking in the recently released Nuclear Materials Security Index? - 23rd

Who has been appointed as Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs? -

Dr. Vinod Aggarwa

Who has been appointed the new Governor of Manipur?- Vinod Kumar Duggal



Who took additional charge of the Ministry of Environment & Forests?- Dr. M. Veerappa Moily

Who was sworn in as Bangladesh's Prime Minister?- Sheikh Hasina

----- poet Chinu Modi has been conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2013- Gujarati

Juanita Moore passed away at the age of 99. Who was she?- Actress

Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre died at the age of 77 years. Who was he?- Cricketer

Renowned ---- actress Anjali Devi died- Telugu

In June ----, Chingus Sarai was declared as a 'State Protected Monument' by the Government of

Jammu and Kashmir.- 1984

Who took oath as the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi?- Arvind Kejriwal

Who is Shri Mallikarjun Kharge?- Minister of Railways

As per the National Family Health Survey latest data, which state has maximum cases of malnutrition

in the country? – Jharkhand

In the Budget speech on 28.2.2013, the Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had announced that

the Government will set-up a Fund called the Nirbhaya Fund and contribute Rs. ---- crore to the

Fund- 1000

Which country has won Junior Men's Hockey World Cup? – Germany

The Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Manish Tewari laid the Foundation Stone of Rural Road

under PMGSY at village Dhandra of – Ludhiana

“Michelle Bachelet” has been recently elected as President of – Chile

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) SABLA, India (2010) is being

implemented in ----- selected districts across the country- 205

According to Sample Registration System 2012 of Registrar General of India, Infant Mortality Rate

(IMR) is ---- per 1000 live births.- 42

Who is the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year? - Andy Murray

Indian Railways bagged highest ever ---- National Energy Conservation Awards for the Year 2013.- 22

What is the name of AK 47 assault rifle designer, who passed away recently?- Mikhail Kalashnikov



Vernon Philander, who has been declared as World's No.1 Bowler in ICC Test Rankings, belongs to

which country?- South Africa

The Trilateral Tabletop Exercise (TTEX) 2013 is a maritime exercise between - India, Sri Lanka and

Maldives

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office of the Chief Information

Commissioner to ------at the Rashtrapati Bhawan- Sushma Singh

Who has won the women's singles title at Senior National Badminton Championships?- P. V. Sindhu

The President, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the School of Commerce and Economics of Loyola

College at – Chennai

G.S. Shivarudrappa, who passed away recently, was a distinguished poet of which language? –

Kannada

Ministry of Minority Affairs under its Minority Development Programme has approved projects

worth Rs. ----- crore- 1102.66

Zaheer Khan has become the 4th Indian bowler to take ---- wickets in test match- 300

What is Agni-3?- Missile

In context to India's defence structure “Agni Missile” is _____ ballistic missile- Surface-to-Surface

In which country world's first artificial heart transplant was performed, recently? – France

Pran Chopra, who passed away recently, was a – Journalist

Who has won 34th National Archery Championship?- Deepika Kumari

Who has been appointed as Director General of National Security Guard? - J. N. Choudhury

The controversial Kishenganga river project is located in which state? - Jammu and Kashmir

Who has been appointed as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force?- Arvind Ranjan

Who received C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2013?- Kapil Dev

University Grants Commission was established in – 1953

With which country India has signed deal for Super Hercules Aircraft, recently?- USA



The Centre has sanctioned Rs ----- crores to Maharashtra for improving rural road network under the

Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) II- 488.59

In which state, “Sunburn”, an electronic dance music festival is organised every year?- Goa

Who has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force?- Devendra Kumar Pathak

The United Nation has recently declared March 3rd as - World Wildlife Day

The Central Government has approved a proposal for ----- new projects for providing comprehensive

water supply to various areas of Chennai city- 10

The “Blue Mountain” one of the world's most expensive coffee, is grown in which country?- Jamaica

The Central Vigilance Commission was set up in ----- on the recommendation of Santanam

Committee- 1964

South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) was formed in the year – 1984

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is a flagship programme that has been launched with an outlay

of Rs. ----- crores under the XII Plan, ending 2017- 25000

TEJAS attained a significant milestone on 27th Dec 2013, by flying the ______ sortie this year- 500th

India, which ranks 11th amongst major shipbuilding countries in the world, has been re-elected

unopposed to the Council of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for ___________ years- two

President Mamnoon Hussain conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on new army chief Gen Raheel Sharif

and Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen Rashad Mehmood. Mamnoon Hussain is the

President of – Pakistan

In India, agricultural land makes up over ----- per cent of the total geographical area- 43

According to the Lokpal & Lokayukta Act 2013, who is not a part of the selection committee for

choosing the Lokpal chairperson?- Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Who unveiled the Photographs of Presidents of Central Legislative Assembly and portraits of former

Speakers of Lok Sabha at Central Hall of Parliament House?- Pranab Mukherjee

In which year, DRDO was established to achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies and

systems? – 1958

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development was established in March ----- at

Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu as a registered body- 1993

Juthika Roy passed away recently. Who was she?- Bhajan Singer



Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ------ Anniversary of the Advocates' Association of Western India,

Mumbai- 150th

Who has become the fastest batsman to score 11,000 test runs, recently? - Kumar Sangakkara

Recently, with which country India has signed agreements on “Green Energy Corridors”?- Germany

President, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Kishinchand

Chellaram (K.C.) College at – Mumbai

In which state Singhbhum Elephant Reserve is located?- Jharkhand

Which has become the first rail system in the world to be awarded for energy efficiency?- Delhi

Metro

Who has been appointed as brand ambassador for Central Reserve Police Force? - M. C. Mary Kom

Who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman award for the year 2013?- Vishwanath

Tripathi

Competition Commission of India has imposed a penalty of Rs. ----- lakhs on Chemists and Druggists

Association, Ferozepur and its office bearers- 55.42

“Marry Barra” who has topped the Fortune list of “50 most powerful women in business” is

associated with which organisation?- General Motors

Who is Hifikepunye Pohamba?- President of Namibia

Who is Dr. Hage Geingob?- Prime Minister of Namibia

What is the full form of PKI?- Public Key Infrastructure

“Watson” is an artificially intelligent computer system capable of answering questions posed in

natural language, developed by – IBM

The Minister of Mines, Dinsha J. Patel, inaugurated the ----- Central Geological Programming Board

(CGPB) meeting- 53rd

President Pranab Mukherjee presented Bharat Ratna to Prof. CNR Rao and ------ at a Ceremony held

at Rashtrapati Bhavan- Sachin Tendulkar

Who have won the Women's Doubles title of the Australian Open 2014?- Sara Errani and Robert

Vinci



The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the “---- Moorti Devi Award” to Haraprasad

Das, one of the most influential contemporary poet and thinker in Odia Literature at a function- 26th

Who have won the Mixed Doubles title of the Australian Open 2014?- Kristina Mladenovic and

Daniel Nestor

Who have won the Men's Doubles title of the Australian Open 2014?- Lukasz Kubot and Robert

Lindstedt

Who has won the Men's Singles title of the Australian Open 2014?- Stanislas Wawrinka

Who has won the Women's Singles title of the Australian Open 2014?- Li Na

Currently, how many people die from cancer worldwide every year?- 7.6 million

By which year, premature cancer deaths are projected to increase to 6 million per year?- 2025

Who has taken over as the new chief of the National Security Guard?- J. N. Choudhury

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated ----- Indian Science Congress in Jammu- 100th

Who has been sworn in as Uttarakhand's eighth Chief Minister? - Harish Rawat

Who has won the 2014 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?- Cyrus Mistry

Who has been conferred theSahitya Akademi Award for the year 2013 for "Dhuliyori Bharir Sans" his

book of poems? - Rabindra Sarkar

National Rail Museum of the Ministry of Railways, celebrated its ---- years of existence in New Delhi-

37

Gerald D Berreman has died. Who was he?- Social Anthropologist

National Rail Museum was formally inaugurated on the 1st of February- 1977

Adhip Chaudhuri died in Vienna. Who was he?- Economist

As per Census 2011 data, the number of people living on rent in urban areas in the country are

approximately ---- million- 21.72

Who has received Rotary's highest award - “Award of Honour”?- Pranab Mukherjee

Which country has won the Hero Hockey World League 2014?- Netherland



Who inaugurated an exhibition entitled 'Everything is Inside' by lighting the ceremonial lamp?- M.

Hamid Ansari

Who has won the Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013?- Anees Slim

Who is Mr. Anupam Shah?- Chairman EEPC India

Who is Park Geun-Hye? - President of the Republic of Korea

Who is the author of the book “Sangharsh ke safar kanayak Mulayam” ?- Omveer Tomar

In which city, India's first Climate Change Theatre was opened, recently?- Kapurthala

Namdeo Dhasal who passed away recently, was a famous poet of which language?- Marathi

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh conferred the National Bravery Awards to -------- young children

this year on the eve of Republic Day- 25

The General assembly of the United Nations has declared the year 2016 as- International Year of

Pulses

Who is M.K. Narayanan?- Governor of West Bengal

Which organization has launched "No Lost Generation" project for Syrian children, recently?- United

Nations

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was set up by the National Investigation Agency Act- 2008

Recently, which state has rolled out "Jeevan Amrut Yojana"? – Maharashtra

Agni-I, II, III and Prithvi are in the arsenal of armed forces, giving them reach of over ----- km- 3000

The National Museum of India Cinema will open in – Mumbai

Who have won the Best Actor and Actress awards at 20th Screen Award?- Farhan Akhtar, Deepika

Padukone

Who released a book entitled “India's Political and Foreign Relations with the Gulf Region” edited by

Prof A. K. Pasha at a function?- M. Hamid Ansari

Akkineni Nageswara Rao who passed away recently, was a legendary actor of – Telugu

Planning Commission has allocated Rs ----- crore for implementation of Rajiv Awas Yojana during the

12th Five Year Plan- 32230

Pranlal Patel passed away recently. Who was he?- Photographer



Aruna M. Bahuguna has been appointed as Director SVP, National Police Academy (NPA), -

Hyderabad

Vice President M. Hamid Ansari presented "Pandit Haridutt Sharma Award" to - Dr. M. Veerappa

Moily

Pete Seeger passed away recently. Who was he?- Folk Singer

TDRS Satellite is a - Communication Satellite

Who has been appointed as Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat?- H. C. Meena

Bombay Natural History Society has decided to set up Vulture Safe Zone in- Bundelkhand, Madhya

Pradesh

Child Sex Ratio in the 0-6 year age group declined steeply from 927 in 2001 to ----- in 2011- 919

The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on ----- January- 24th

Kathy Cross who became first woman to be appointed in ICC's umpiring panel, belongs to which

country?- New Zealand

Government increased health sector allocation by 335% to Rs ---- lakh crore in 12th Plan- 3

According to United Nation latest report, which country has by far the largest population of illiterate

adults in the world?- India

The National Urban Health Mission as a sub-mission of National Health Mission was approved by the

Cabinet on 1st May – 2013

The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), was launched in June – 2011

Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was launched in February- 2013

Australian Open 2014 was the ------ edition of the Australian Open-102nd

Which community was accorded minority status by the central government which will enable them

to avail of benefits in government schemes and programmes?- Jain

The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dr M. Veerappa Moily launched the scheme for sale of

______ LPG cylinders at BPCL petrol station in Defence Colony New Delhi- 5kg



The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, has approved the launch of

Portability of LPG connections onwards across Oil Marketing Companies distributors covering ____

districts in the country- 480

Which state's Tourism has been awarded by the United Nations for creating innovative initiatives for

sustainable tourism?- Kerala

India signed an MoU with The Netherlands in the field of ___________ to strengthen bilateral

cooperations- health and medicine

India's first monorail service has been launched in – Mumbai

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gifted his copy of the commemorative stamp on the completion of

200 years of Indian Museum to the Chief Minister of which state?- West Bengal CM Mamata

Banerjee

India and which other nation has decided to enhance cooperation in sectors such as

pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and health to boost trade and investment between the countries?-

Zimbabwe

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh released two commemorative postage stamps in honour

of Ghazal singer and musician- Jagjit Singh

Which has become the only state in the country to achieve more than 100 per cent sanitation in

rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres?- Sikkim

Who has been awarded the Rotary's highest award - “Award of Honour” in India, recently? President

To catalyse creation of Rail infrastructure for overall national growth, State Governments of

Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and which other state have agreed to share

cost of several Rail projects in their respective areas?- Haryana

US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Shamina Singh to a key administration

post. She is a- Businesswoman

India has made a contribution of __________ to the Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent

Missions to the United Nations- USD 100,000

Sushil Koirala was elected Prime Minister of _____, recently- Nepal

India has been ranked _________ in a global list that places countries on how well they perform on

high-priority environmental issues- 155th

Who has been declared the second richest person in British Midlands and one of the wealthiest in

the country, recently?- Lord Swaraj Paul



With Satya Nadella becoming CEO at software giant Microsoft, 10 Indian origin persons holding top

posts at global corporations manage businesses worth about - $350 billion

India has been ranked _______ in the list of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014-

140th

Who is Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa?- King of Bahrain

Which movie has bagged the Best Picture Award at the 86th Oscar Awards 2014?- 12 Years A Slave

Who is M. K. Narayanan?-Governor of West Bengal

Where is the headquarters of the “Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)”

located? - Vienna, Austria

Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of Berhampore Military Station at Nabagram in - West

Bengal

Which is India's first dedicated spacecraft for defence applications?- GSAT-7

Who launched a comprehensive web-portal on Anti Human Trafficking Portal?- R. P. N. Singh

“Chandi Prasad Bhatt”, who has been selected for the 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize is a pioneer of the -

Chipko Movement

India has become the ---- best in terms of growth amongst top 10 steel producing countries in the

world- Second

Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the SAARC?- Arjun Bahadur Thapa

The creche facility is available under Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme for Children of Working

Mothers for both organized and un-organized sectors. At present there are ----- functional crèches-

23,555

Horticulture production grew by more than ---- during the last decade in India- 8%

The “Gulabi Gang” is a group of women activists originally from which state?- Uttar Pradesh

What is INS Sumedha?- Offshore Patrol Vessel

At present, how many political parties in India have been recognized as National Parties?- 6

President, Pranab Mukherjee attended the ---- Convocation of Indian Maritime University at Chennai

Trade Centre, Chennai on February 22, 2014- 1st



Which was the venue of the Third BIMSTEC Summit held in March 2014?- Myanmar

The "Nalanda Project" is a programme of - Ministry of Minority Affairs

The National Mineral Awards Scheme was instituted in the yea- 1966

On which date Telangana will officially become India's 29th state?- June 2, 2014

The Union Government has recently launched the “Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme” for - Minority

Students

Who is David Johnston?- Governor General of Canada

Which team is the winner of 68th Santosh Trophy?- Mizoram

India's external debt is only ------ per cent of GDP- 21.2

According to the latest data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), which state has emerged as

fastest growing state during 2012-13?- Bihar

In March 2014, the India-Pakistan International Trade Fair was organized at- Jalandhar

Which country will chair the next BIMSTEC Summit?- Nepal

Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim died on 9 March 2014 due to natural cause. Who was he?- Vice

President of Afghanistan

Who won the National Spelling Bee Competition in the US?- Kush Sharma

Which Indian writer has won the Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014?- Pankaj Mishra

When is World Dentist Day observed?- 6 March

When is National Science Day observed?- 28 February

Who is Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud?- Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia

Who has been appointed as new Director General of Border Security Force?- D. K. Pathak

The World Longest ----- has been unveiled in Bedfordshire, UK- Aircraft

Sid Caesar died at 91 on 14 February 2014.Who was he? - TV comedian

Amar Kant passed away at the age of 88 in Uttar Pradesh. Who was he?- Writer



Pranab Mukherjee presented the International Gandhi Award for the year ----- to Dr. Vijaykumar

Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang- 2013

India's first electric zero-emission bus has been introduced at- Bangalore

Who unveiled the logo of the Copyright Office and launched the web portal with e-filing facility for

Copyright Registration in New Delhi? - Dr. M. M. Pallam Raju

“Paco de Lucia” who passed away recently, was a famous Guitarist who belongs to which country?-

Spain

Who has won the National Billiards Championship 2014?- Sourav Kothari

Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, India has an ambitious target of ___ MW of solar

capacity by 2022- 20,000

The Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project is related to which state?- Assam

While presenting the Interim Budget 2014-15, the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram

said that India will become the third largest economy behind USA and China by- 2043

The Government has increased the food subsidy to Rs ------ crore for financial year 2014-15- 1,15,000

Recently, to which of the following languages Union Government has granted classical language

status?- Odia

In which state India's first Minority Cyber Village has been inaugurated, recently?- Gujarat

International Mother Language Day is observed on- February 21

Andhra Pradesh and ------ have been jointly given the National Tourism Award for Comprehensive

Development of Tourism- Madhya Pradesh

The “Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary” is located in which state?- Madhya Pradesh

“Venom GT” is - World's fastest car

Which country has topped in the medal tally of the recently concluded Sochi Winter Olympics?-

Russia

In which state "Bargi Dam" is located?- Madhya Pradesh

The “International Woolmark Prize” is related to which field?- Fashion Design

Prokash Karmakar who passed away recently, was a famous- Painter



Who has won the second edition of Hero Hockey India League?- Delhi Waveriders

Government has sanctioned Rs. ----- crore to the Nalanda University during its establishment phase

from 2010-11 to 2021-22- 2727.10

India and which other country has agreed to expand cooperation in the restoration and digitisation

of cinema archives?- Poland

Who has been appointed the new chairperson of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-

Bangalore, recently?- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

India and which other country has signed an Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement which will

enable both countries' film producers to utilize a platform for collaboration on various facets of film

making?- Canada

An ambitious __________ project to set up the first-ever Army patterned Research and Referral

hospital and an AIIMS-like college to render tertiary and specialised treatment to paramilitary

personnel and their families was introduced, recently- Rs 1,368 crore

Union Minister for Urban Development and the Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,

Dr GirijaVyas, laid the Foundation Stone for the Urban Institute of India. Name the Minister of Urban

Development- Kamal Nath

India has inked a defence cooperation pact with which country to take their strategic partnership

further in areas of security?- Saudi Arabia

Recently, how many new judges were sworn in as additional judges of the Bombay High Court?- Six

The second meeting of India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments (HLTFI) was held in

which city recently?- Mumbai

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announces the establishment of the R. C.

Bose Centre for Cryptology and Security in the Indian Statistical Institute in city?- Kolkata

The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports inaugurated the Sports Authority of India National Cycling

Academy. Who is the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports?- Jitendra Singh

Recently, India has been placed at _________ position out of 189 countries in a list prepared by an

international organisation that ranks nations on the number of women representatives in

parliament- 111th



Ahmedabad will be getting _______ for revamping of its police machinery with latest technology

under the Modernisation of Police Fund project- Rs 25 crore

The President of India presented the President's Standard to _______ Helicopter Unit and Colours to

No.4 Base Repair Depot of Indian Air Force at Kanpur- 112

Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was sworn in as the Governor of

state, recently?- Kerala

Germany has conferred _________ Indians with its 'Cross of the Order of Merit' award for their

contribution in strengthening Indo-German relations over the past decades- three

India will collaborate with the four other BRICS countries in science and technology to generate new

knowledge and develop innovative products, services and processes. 'S' in BRICS stands for- South

Africa

Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's ancestral house, school and his village in Punjab Province

in Pakistan will be restored under a __________ project- Rs 80-million

How many Indian-origin men are among this year's prestigious Heinz Awards recipients in the US?-

Two

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid signed _______ pacts representing India at the third

BIMSTEC Summit covering areas such as cultural exchanges, permanent secretariat and early

weather warning- three

India's Tata Steel and which other public sector company have been named among the world's most

admired companies by Fortune magazine in a list topped by technology giant Apple?- ONGC

According to a survey by Mercer, which city stood first in the best quality of living in the world?-

Vienna

Two Indian women have made it to the Forbes list of the world's billionaires that saw a record

number of women this year. Name them- Savitri Jindal and Indu Jain

World Health Day is celebrated on ----- April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of

WHO in 1948- 7

April -----, 2014 was the birth centenary of late Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw- 3

Who took over as the Chief of Material of Indian Navy?- K. R. Nair

Actress ------ has been posthumously given a lifetime achievement award at the inaugural edition of

Filmfare Awards East- Suchitra Sen

Who has won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category?- Vijay Seshadri



Who is Dr. R.K. Tyagi?- HAL Chairman

Who won the Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy?-Baroda

Who has been appointed as Director General, Border Security Force?- Devendra Kumar Pathak

Who won the Millennium Technology Prize 2014?- Stuart Parkin

Sangeet Natak Akademi was established in- 1953

The Head Office of the Unique Identification Authority of India is located in- New Delhi

When is National Safe Motherhood Day observed?- 11 April

In which state Ranthambore National Park is situated?- Rajasthan

Who won the Miss India 2014 title?- Koyal Rana

The National Maritime Day is celebrated on ---- of April every year since the year 1964-5th

Which country won the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 title?- Sri Lanka

Who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013?- Gulzar

Which country won the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament?- Australia

Who won the World Twenty20 Player of the Tournament Award?- Mahela Jayawardene

Where is the Head Quarters of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) located?- Geneva

World Cup Soccer 2014 will be held in- Brazil

Who clinched the Miami Masters 2014 title?- Novak Djokovic

Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?- Pune

The Nuclear Security Summit 2014 was held at – Netherlands

The ----- Arab League Summit was held in Kuwait on March 25, 2014- 25th

E.S.L. Narasimhan is the present Governor of - Andhra Pradesh

Dada Saheb Phalke awardee, V. K. Murthy died on 7 April 2014. Who was he?- Cinematographer



Ashish Bose died in New Delhi on 7 April 2014.Who was he?- Demographer

Who won the Texas Open Squash tournament?- Nour El Sherbini

Mickey Rooney died in California at the age of 93. Who was he?- Actor

Who won the 34th London Marathon?- Wilson Kipsang

The 35th London Marathon will be held on- 26 April 2015

Who won third WTA title at the Family Circle Cup?- Andrea Petkovic

Who has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary? - Viktor Orban

Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca was sworn-in as President of – Malta

Viswanathan Anand is associated with which game?- Chess

Former ----- wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins has announced his retirement from cricket- New Zealand

Which country celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of late Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz?- Mexico

Who won the Singapore Open 2014?- Simon Santoso

Who has won the 23rd G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2013?- Rajesh Gopakumar

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council has completed ----- years of incorporation on

20th March, 2014- 2

The “SVEEP” programme is associated with- Election Commission

Who has won the 2014 Templeton Prize?- Tomas Halik

Vice President M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled “The Political Economy of Energy and

Growth” edited by Najeeb Jung, the Lt Governor of ------ at a function- Delhi

In which state Kalisindh Super Thermal Power plant is located?- Rajasthan

India embarked on the programme to eradicate the nation of polio in -----, when the disease used to

cripple more than 50,000 children in the country every year- 1995

Who has been appointed as Additional Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court?- Lisa Gill

Who is the winner of the Life Time Achievement Award under 3rd National Photography Awards?-

Rajesh Bedi



Chakradhari Sharan Singh has been appointed as Additional Judge of the ------ High Court- Patna

Who has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman 2013?- Govind Mishra

One ----- Aircraft of the IAF crashed 72 miles west of Gwalior airbase on 28 March 2014- C-130J

Who has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize?- Shigeru Ban

Who addressed the Polio Free Conclave 2014 organised by the Rotary International?- Pranab

Mukherjee

President, Pranab Mukherjee presented one Padma Vibhushan, 12 Padma Bhushan and ------ Padma

Shri awards at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan- 53

Which country started its first official census after 30 years?- China

Iron Ore Handling has commenced at ------ Port- Mormugao

When is World Autism Awareness Day celebrated?- April 2

Who has been chosen for Simon Dack Award?- Dr. Sumit Chugh

Who has won the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang (Malaysia) on 30 March 2014?- Lewis Hamilton

Who has been appointed as the interim president of BCCI board by the Supreme Court?- Sunil

Gavaskar

Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of NATO?- Jens Stoltenberg

Around the globe World Water Day is being observed on 22nd March since- 1993

With which of the following countries India has signed a deal worth over Rs 2,600 crore to procure

66,000 anti-tank shells to meet the shortfall of critical ammunition faced by its armoured fleet

including the latest T-90 tanks?- Russia

How many Indians has been appointed to Research Advisory Network (RAN) of the Global

Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) to identify and prioritise web governance and Internet

policy-related issues?- two

Which ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airports Authority of India

(AAI) for the financial year 2014-15, which includes new parameters such as study on risk

management, development of disaster management plan and implementation of Enterprise

Resource Planning (ERP) tools?- Ministry of Civil Aviation



Union ------------------- minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao resigned from the union cabinet to protest

bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh- textiles

With an objective to study the stars and other celestial bodies in the space, Indian Space Research

Organization (ISRO) is developing ------------------, a smaller version of Hubble Space Telescope-

Astrosat

The government has appointed senior IFS officer A. Ajay Kumar as India's next Ambassador to ---------

-, and Anumula Gitesh Sarma as next High Commissioner to- Iraq, Fiji

Which city has been put on the country's railway map with the first passenger train of about 400

commuters arriving at Naharlagun?- Itanagar

Delhi-based green NGO Chintan has won a ---------------- government's Human Rights Special Mention

Award for its commitment to human rights and environment- French

China has become the world's ________ biggest supplier in the major weapons' sector, increasing

the exports by 212 per cent over the past five years, replacing France, according to a report- fourth

The government has launched an exchange-traded fund of central public sector enterprises, to raise

how much amount for its disinvestment plan?- Rs. 3,000 crore

National Aluminium Company Limited has signed an MoU with _________ regarding financial and

non-financial targets for 2014-15- Union Ministry of Mines

Reliance Power has commissioned the third __________of its Sasan ultra mega power project in

Madhya Pradesh- 660 MW unit

BHEL has bagged an order worth nearly Rs 3,000 crore for supply of steam generators for an

upcoming power project in which of the following states?- Odisha

Indirect tax collections grew by ________ to Rs 4,41,826 crore in the April-February period of this

fiscal amid a slowing economy- 5.6 percent

Which private sector bank has introduced its own card which is aimed at helping farmers access

liquidity round-the-clock?- Axis Bank

Indian companies through their massive USD 17-billion investment in the US have collectively

generated employment opportunities for approximately how many people?- 81000

Ericsson launched an Internet-based school learning programme in collaboration with which

country's government to provide world-class education in the country?- Bhutan

Foreign Direct Investment in India dipped by _______ to $22.03 billion in 2013, according to the

official data- 3%



The output of eight core sectors grew _______ in February, the fastest pace in five months, on

improved production of electricity, coal and crude oil- 2.5 per cent

Which state-owned power equipment maker has secured Rs 125 crore contract for setting up a 120

MW Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand?- BHEL

As per ADB's report, India's GDP is poised to accelerate to __________ in 2014-15 on the back of

improved performance in industry and services- 5.5 per cent

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to a two year low of ________ in February due to

softening of prices of food items- 6.73 per cent

Suzlon Group has retained its _____ place among global wind turbine makers in 2013- 5th

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will fully acquire troubled Ranbaxy Laboratories, in an all-stock

transaction with a total equity value of- USD 3.2 billion

India's steel consumption grew by just 0.6% in 2013-14 fiscal, its lowest in four years, to ___million

tonnes (MT), mainly impacted by a slower expansion of the domestic- 73.93

According to IMF India's growth is expected to recover from ______in 2013 to 5.4 percent in 2014- 4

percent

In which states Green technology solutions firm ACME has bagged a contract for constructing the

national games village?- Kerala

The World Bank projected an economic growth rate of ____in fiscal year 2015 for India on the back

of a more competitive exchange rate and many large investments going forward- 5.7 percent

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Software industry body for the year 2014-15?- R.

Chandrasekaran

India's exports grew by ________to USD 312.35 billion in FY 2013-14 while imports dipped by 8.11

per cent during the period- 3.98 per cent

Who has been recently honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), oneof the

UK's highezst civilian awards?- Ratan Tata

Global rating agency Fitch pegged India's growth at ____per cent in the current fiscal- 5.5

India has provided an aid of --------------- for construction of a new school in central Nepal, under the

Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme- Rs 18.4 mn

Which neighbouring country of India has decided to hire students of an engineering institute for a

10,000 megawatt hydel power project being built in the country in collaboration with India –Bhutan



Kapurthala based Rail Coach Factory (RCF) manufactured ---------------- coaches last fiscal, the highest

ever in its history- 1,701

Railway Board has recently celebrated the ------------------ Railway Week Award function-2014- 59th

The --------------- will set up 81 new composite Border Outposts (BOPs) along the 856 km long Indo-

Bangla border in Tripura by 2017 in addition to the existing 245 BOPs- Ministry of Home Affairs

-------------------- Governor ESL Narasimhan, has released a new book 'Heritage Hyderabad' chronicling

over 90 historic monuments of Hyderabad- Andhra Pradesh

India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata was conferred with a honorary degree of Doctor of Business

by which of the following country's university for his achievements as a visionary entrepreneur and a

societal leader?- Singapore

North Korea fired off _______medium-range ballistic missiles in violation of the UN Security Council

resolutions- two

_________ Indians and four persons of Indian origin have received the 2013 World of Difference

Awards' from US-based The International Alliance for Women for their work for women's

empowerment- Three

UAE has announced an aid package of ____________ for Syrian refugees in response to an appeal

from the UN- 220 million dirhams

India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata was conferred with a honorary degree of Doctor of Business

by which of the following country's university for his achievements as a visionary entrepreneur and a

societal leader?- Singapore

North Korea fired off _______medium-range ballistic missiles in violation of the UN Security Council

resolutions- two

_________ Indians and four persons of Indian origin have received the 2013 World of Difference

Awards' from US-based The International Alliance for Women for their work for women's

empowerment- Three

The UAE has announced an aid package of ____________ for Syrian refugees in response to an

appeal from the UN- 220 million dirhams

_________and Tata Power are among the world's most ethical companies, according to American

think tank Ethisphere Institute- Wipro

How many Indian-Americans feature in Forbes magazine's annual list of 100 best venture investors

with the “Midas” touch, who made savvy investments in start-ups and then sold off their stakes to

pocket nearly $95 billion in profits?- Eleven



India ranks _______ among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index- 102

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