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General Awareness Question Bank

1. In Asian Games 2014, in Athletics Seema Punia won Gold in DiscussThrow with a distance of

2. In Asian Games 2014, in Wrestling Yogeshwar Dutt won Gold medal bydefeating

3. Who were the Gold winners in 4 x 400 Relay race win in Indian Team?(Asian Games 2014)

4. Who were the Gold winner in Men’s team of Squash in Asian Games2014

5. What is India’s Rank in Global Hunger Index 2014?6. In Global Hunger Index 2014 the top nation is7. As per IFPRI on Hunger Index India has moved from Alarming stage to8. The Project Director of Chandrayaan I, Chandrayaan II and also the

Programme Director of Mangalyaan is9. The ISRO Chairman is K. Radhakrishnan whereas the Director of Vikram

Sarabhai Space Centre is10.Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the year award 2014 was given

to11.The new Central Vigilance Commissioner is Rajiv whereas the old was12.Who was the author of “Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War

and Peace” (about Obama’s handling of war on Syria and Iraq)?13.Till October 2014, Total Navratnas are 17 whereas Maharatnas are14.Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for outstanding contribution in the

field of Aerospace and Missile Technology was given to15.Name the Panel head of the Restructure of University Grant Commission16.18 time Olympic Swim Champion held for Drink Driving17.Noble Prize 2014 for Peace was given to18.Why the Noble Prize 2014 for Peace was given19.Name India’s 1st Civil Soci ety Campaign against the Exploitation of

Children, founded by Kailash Satyarthi20.Name other awards won by Kailash Satyarthi21.Describe any work of Kailash Satyarthi (the Noble Awardee from India)22.Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Football a 10 week competition was

inaugrated in23.How many teams are participating in Hero Indian Super League24.Noble Prize 2014 for Medicine or Physiology was given to25.For which research work the Noble Prize 2014 for Medicine was given


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26.John O’Keefe researched about the Hippocampus (Place Cells) whereasMay Britt and Edvard Moser researched about the

27.Which brain Cells are affected in Alzheimer and Parkinson Disease?28.How much amount money for each Noble Prize 2014 was given?29.Who is the Chairman of Norwegian Noble Committee?30.Noble Prize 2014 for Physics was given to31.For which research work the Nobel Prize 2014 foir Physics was given32.What is the benefit of Blue LED?33.How energy can be saved through Blue LED?34.Nobel Prize 2014 for Chemistry was given to35.Why the Nobel Prize 2014 for Chemistry was given?36.Nobel Prize 2014 for Literature was given to …37.Describe the other best work of Patrick Modiano in addition to “Missing

Person”38.India’s 1st Vocational University in Gujarat39.World’s top billionaire nations as per Wealth X and UBS Billionaire

Census 201440.How much will b e given to each Gram Panchayat for Swachh Bharat

Mission41.Swachh Bharat Mission was started on 2nd October from42.How many Ambassadors h ave been invited for Swachh Bharat Mission?43.The top Billionaire City among Indian Billionaire cities.44.What was the Central Theme of PM Narendra Modi d uring USA talk45.The main thing done during the USA visit was46.What is Childline?47.What is Sech-Bandhu Prakalpa?48.What is Ujjawala?49.India’s 1st PM who delivered speech in Hindi in UN General Assembly50.Name 3 smart cities, will be developed with the help of USA51.Name the only city will be developed by Japan as the Smart City52.Which work of M.Gandhi recently was published in Punjabi and

Kashmiri?53.Swachh Smark and Swachh Bharat is the slogan of54.Swachh Bharat and S under Bharat is the slogan of55.K.V. Kamath Committee is for the study of56.Name the volcano erupted in Japan where more than 30 persons died57.What is the serial of new Chief Justice H.L. Dattu?


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58.1st Hydroelectric Project of Bhutan where India’s 2 PSU are having ajoint venture.

59.International Yoga Festival 2015 will be held in60.World Yoga Day was celebrated at Bangalore on61.What is Japan Plus?62.Name the committee on Reforms and Resource Mobilisation of Railway

Board63.Name the World’s longest route flown by the World largest passenger

aircraft A-38064.How many US forces will stay after the end of International Combat

Mission on 31st December 2014, under US-Afghanistan, BilateralSecurity Agreement

65.New Secretary General of NATO is66.World’s best university as per Times Higher Education67.The purpose of N.R. Madhava Menon Committee68.The Cultural Capital of SAARC for 2015 is Bamiyan whereas for 2016

will be69.What is “Project Mausam”?70.The fastest growing state as per CSO is71.The GDP growth rate of MP is 11.08% whereas the Agricultural growth

rate is72.What is “Roveneimi”?73.Name the Sc andinavian nations recently visited by the President of India74.China’s 10000 km range nuclear missile launched on China National Day

October 175.Name India’s 3rd Navigational satellite launched through PSLV-c2676.The Chief of NDRF is O.P. Sharma, NDRF stands for77.Name the 1st serving CM on who Section 8(4) of Representation of

People Act became applicable.78.J. Jayalalitha was indicated in 18 years o ld Rs.66.65 Crore

disproportionate assets case under79.Who was the PIL in J. Jayalalitha accusation?80.Any law maker if found guilty of corruption and g et more than 2 years of

sentence will immediately loses his membership of a legislative bodyunder

81.Where the Stampede took place in end of Dussehra celebration?82.What is MANAS (Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills)?


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83.Name the painter whose painting was sold for Rs.11 Crore at Sotheby’sAuction

84.The President who is appearing before the International Criminal Court –Netherland after temporarily resigning from the post of Presidentship.

85.What is “Operation Kali”?86.Which new thing will be added in Mid Day Meals?87.What is Tithi Bhojan?88.WPI based inflation in September was 2.38%, whereas the lowest

inflation of 1.78% was on89.As per RBI Data the Bank Deposit on October 03 was Rs.8289310 Crore

whereas Bank Credit was90.India lost the case in WTO court from USA in the matter of91.What is “Operation Basera”?92.World’s largest ex porter of Cotton is China whereas the 2nd largest

exporter is93.The Direct Tax Target for 2014-15 is Rs.7.36 Lac Crore whereas the

Indirect tax collect target is94.How m any times in a year, the excess bond holding can be transferred

from the holding to maturity to holding for trading?95.Name the nation where pro-democracy movements are going on96.Which nation is having “One Country with two System Formula”?97.Name the nation known as SAR (Special Administ rative Region) of

China98.The largest numbers of Polio cases in th e World were reported in 201499.Name the nation where 219 secondary school were kidnapped100. What is the target of solar energy under phase II of the Jawaharlal

Nehru National Solar Mission?101. How many MoU were signed by President during h is Vietnam

visit?102. AYUSH stands for103. What was the new thing in New Health Policy 2014?104. Nobel Prize 2014 for Economics was given to105. For which work Nobel Prize for Economics was given t o Jean

Tirole106. Master Control Facility to control the satellites is in107. In 56th Grammy Awards, the maximum awards winners were108. How many total telecom circles are there in India?


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109. The 1st Lok Sabha elections were held with 176 million voterswhereas the 16th Lok Sabha elections were held with

110. As per (SIPRI) a report on trends in World Military Expenditure2013, 1st rank is USA, 2nd China, 3rd Russia where India is at

111. “The Test of my Life” was written by112. Where will be the headquarter of BRICS Development Bank113. In FIFA-2014, the Golden Boot Award was given to114. How many cities h aving more than 1 million populations in India?115. An MoU between CII and World Bank signed on Tiger

Conservation based on target to116. 2014 Asian Games were held in Incheon, South Korea with a

motto of117. Asian Games 2010 were held in Guangzhou, China whereas Asian

Games 2018 will be held in118. 2014 Right Livelihood Award, known as Alternative Nobel Prize

was given jointly to119. Name the World’s cheapest interplanetary mission120. Launching of MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission) was done on

November 5, 2013 whereas Orbital Insertion was done on121. What was the referendum result of Scotland’s independence?122. Who is the mission Director of MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission)123. The MOM was launched through124. The PSLV has 4 stage engine with alternating solid and liquid

stages whereas the GSLV has 3 stage engine with125. The final destination of MOM was126. Name the other spacecraft whi ch was launched by NASA on

Martian Orbit of Mars 2 days before the MOM127. ISRO has become the 4th agency to launch the spacecraft to Mars,

the other 3 are128. India is th e 1st nation of ever conduct a successful mission to Mars

in 1st attemps whereas129. Who is the Chairman of ISRO?130. The weight of a man on Earth is 70 kg, the weight of same man on

Mars will be131. The main purpose of sending the MOM on Mars is132. What is “Operation Megh Rahat”


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133. How many number of establishment are there in India as per 6th

economis census?134. What is the proposed new name of plan ning commission of India?135. Total number of persons employed in India as per 6th economic

census.136. What is the percentage of handicraft/handloom in total number of

establishment as per 6th economic census?137. In creative productivity index, India’s rank is at 14th whereas138. In Global competitiveness index, India is at 71st whereas in Ease of

Doing Business it is at139. The fastest growing state in respect of total employment (as per 6th

economic census)140. Which state is having the largest employment as per 6th economic

census?141. Which state is having the largest number of establishment as per 6th

economic census?142. Name the n ew agreement under the Look West Policy143. The bilateral trade in 2012-13 with ASEAN was $76bn and t he

new target by 2015 is144. FTA on services and investment with ASEAN was signed in 2012

whereas ratified in145. What was the percentage of women workers in total employment

as per 6th economic census?146. Who is the Chairman of National Statistical Commission?147. The mission to promote conservation and developments of

indigenous breeds of cows is148. How many trades come under Apprenticeship Act?149. Who is the Minister for Labour and Employment?150. The new Chief Justice of India after R.M. Lodha is151. The former CJI of India who is the Governor of Kerala152. What is the new shareholding of government in public sector

banks?153. Name the 2nd President of India, whose’s birthday is celebrated as

Teacher’s Day on 5th September154. “Toilet for Every House” campaign started from155. How many houses as per UN figure have access to toilets?156. Name the film based on Indira Gandhi Assassination


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157. The CM of Assam is Tarun Gogoi whereas the CM of Nagaland is158. Name the person who has been on fast unto death since

November 2000159. Name the university that has been started on 1st September after a

gap of 800 years160. Nalanda University was established during the 5th century reign of161. Name the person who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1197162. Who is the Vice Chancellor and Chairman of Nalanda University163. Name the city whose 375th birthday was celebrated164. India’s 1st Ethanol run bus under Green Bus Project was started in165. Name the UT liberated from the french regime in November 1,

1954166. Which state is having the highest monthly per capita expenditure in

2012 Urban MPCEs?167. What is “Make in India”?168. How much has b een allocated for Make in India?169. In ICC Women Ranking as on 30th August, 2014 in b atting

Charlotte Edwards of England came 2nd whereas the 1st ranked is170. In ICC Women Ranking as on 30th August, 2014 in bowling S.R.

Taylor of West Indies came 1st whereas the 2nd and 3rd ranked were171. India’s 1st plant that recycles the construction waste172. The employee’s deposit linked insurance limit is Rs.3 lac where the

EPF wage limit is ceiling is173. Name the 1st Indian who won 2nd Bronze at World Badminton

Championship held in Denmark.174. In the final of World Badminton Championship Carolin (Spain)

Marin won from175. In US Open Mixed Doubles Sania Mirza+Bruni Soares(Brazilian)

won from176. In US Open Men’s Singles Marin Cilic )Croatian) wo n from177. In US Open Women’s Singles Serena William of USA won from178. With th e 3rd consecutive US Open wi n Serena William has also

become the179. BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar) corridor links 4

nations and starts from180. In India the lowest inflation of 1.78 touched on181. The 1st State of India that h as started e-Cabinet meeting


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182. Name the public sector Maharatna whose decision taking limit onprojects has been increased from Rs.1000 Crore to Rs.1500 Crore

183. 11th convention on biodiversity was h eld in Hyderabad and the 12th

convention on biodiversity is going to be held in184. Which nation is having 40% reserves of World Uranium?185. Selling of Uranium ban to India was lifted by Australia in the year

of186. Government has increased all ministries investment proposal

presen t limit from Rs.300 Crore to _____ without the approval of CCEA187. How much funds were allocated for Roads in budget 2014-15188. What is the Roads Laying Target for 2014-15189. Who has been made as Sports Brand Ambassador of Delhi?190. The 1st state that has launched the Health Adalat191. For how many hours class lectures in school or colleges has been

made mandagory for scientist and researcher.192. Who has been appointed as the new UN Messenger of Peace

(September, 2014)193. India Germany Agreements were held in the field of194. “Kissan Vanni” Green Sim Card has been st arted by Andhra Bank

for the Farmer Community of195. Jaitapur Nuclear Plant was started with the help of Areva Co of

France whereas Mithi Virdi with the help of196. Who has become the KBC’s 1st winner of 7 Crore in 2014?197. In power sharing deal the President of Afghanistan will be Ashraf

Ghani Ahmadzai whereas the Chief Executive will be198. NSDC (Natinal Skill Development Corporation) has launched the

NISC-2014, NISC stands for199. Name the 4 new states where UID Project has been extended200. Who has been appointed as the President-Elect of International

Economic Association201. Name any 3 Arjuna Award winner for 2014202. Who won Arjuna Award 2014 for Cricket, Athletics and

Shooting?203. Dronacharya Award 2014 for Wrestling and Athletics was given to204. How many Operational Nuclear Power Reactors are there in India?205. What is the Import Duty on Gold?


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206. Name the head of Committee for reviewing and examining the 5Eco Laws

207. 5 Eco Laws are related to208. Dhyan Chand award 2014 was given to209. Who is the Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate

Change?210. Who has been appointed as t he Centre’s Interlocutor for Nagaland

talk?211. What is the latest Import Tariff Value of Gold (as on 24th

September, 2014)212. What is the target of opening of households accounts by January

26, 2015 under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?213. How many of households do not having bank’s account?214. Name the Bill for the appointment and transfers of judges of

Supreme Court and 24 High Courts.215. Collegiums system was ch anged to NJAC under ______216. National Judicial Appointment Commission will be governed by 6

members body which includes217. Who is the Law Minister of India?218. 218 Coal Block allocations were cancelled by Supreme Court,

whereas ______ telecom licences were cancelled earlier.219. What was the observation of Supreme Court related to Coal Block

Cancellation?220. The Coal production as on 31st March 2014 was221. Who is Coal and Power Minister?222. China Book Award 2014 was given to223. Midori Prize for Biodiversity was given to224. In Open Defecation Cases in the World the 1st nation is India

whereas the 2nd nation is225. India’s Merchandise Export in 2013-14 was $314.4bn whereas

Service Export was of for226. Total exports target of 2014-15 was227. What was the diesel subsidy in 2013-14228. The 1st stamp of independent India was issued with a slogan of Jai

Hind was of worth229. The new governor of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Goa are230. The Executive Director of the World Bank is


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231. What is Digital India?232. What is the target period for digitalising India?233. What is the estimated cost of Digital India?234. Who has been declared as the UEFA best player in Europe?235. Asian Hockey Federation has given Junior Player of the Year 2014

Award was given to236. How much has China invested in India since 2000?237. Japan has agreed to I nvest $35bn I n I nfrastructure and

manufacturing whereas China has agreed to238. What are the main agreements signed with China?239. People’s Liberation Army of China has 2nd time intruded in

(September 2014)240. The year 2015 will be celebrated as the “Visit I ndia Year” whereas

the year 2016 as241. In Forbes Most Powerful Women list 2014, Indira Nooyi,

Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kocther and Kiran Majumdar were at242. In Fortune-2014, Most Powerful Women in business is243. Ginni Rometty is the Chairman and CEO of IBM whereas Mary B

arra is the CEO of244. The highest paid athletes as per Forbes is Floyd Mayweather

whereas MS Dhoni is at245. In Global Peace Index 2014, Iceland is at 1st, Denmark is at 2nd

whereas India is at246. The Global Peace Index is based on247. As per Forbes the most admired company in India is ITC whereas

in the World it is248. The most innovative company as per Forbes TCS is at 57th whereas249. What is India’s rank in the World on Wind Power Producers250. India’s rank in Forex Reserves is at 8th whereas251. Name the diseases comes under Universal Immunisation

Programme252. How many m embers are there in Regional Comprehensive

Economic Partnership?253. Pakistan’s Army Chief is Raheel Sharif whereas the ISI (Inter

Services Intelligence) Chief is254. Who is Epsilon?


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255. Name the World’s 1st humanoid Robot that can communicate andread human emotions.

256. The largest empoyer in India is Agriculture whereas the 2nd largestemployer is

257. Who is the Secretary General of OECD (a 34 nations group)?258. What is Vishing?259. Which Latin American Nation is having the highest inflation of

22.2% and having Bolivars as its currency.260. In which match Ravinder Jadeja made triple centuries.261. How much interest is paid by the government to RBI on Overdraft?262. SAARC Anthem and Earth Anthem were written by263. DTAA (Double Tax Avoidance Agreement) was signed with

Mauritius in 1983, how many nations have DTAA with India.264. In 18th International Children Film Festival, the 2nd best film that

won the golden plaque, the Golden Elephant Award265. India’s crude oil production in 2012-13 was266. As on 31st March 2014, India’s Exports were $312.35bn whereas

the imports were ………267. Branch on Wheels was started by ICICI Bank whereas the

Electronic Pass Book was started by …268. Who won the Global Indian Award 2014?269. What are the main charges against Mr.Pervej Musharraf the former

President of Pakistan?270. Who is the Head of the National Cloud Computing Panel?271. World largest consumption of Gold in China was 1066 tonnes

whereas in India it was272. Interest Subvention (Subsidy) for the Exporter is ….273. Who has been appointed as the Chief Advisor of Air Asia?274. In the 15th IIFA-the Enternatiner f the year award was given to275. In 13th Finance Commission recommendation what share of tax

revenue has been proposed for the states?276. 1st largest consumer of Sugar and 2nd largest producer of Sugarcane

is277. Who has won the 12th Asian Billiards Championship held in Indore278. Theme of 17th SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional

Cooperation)?


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279. Name Indi’s 1st indigenously designed and developed SupersonicAircraft which replaced MIG 21.

280. How much credit should be given to Agricultural Sector by theScheduled Banks (Priority Sector Lending)?

281. In Sochi Winter Olympic, who won the maximum Gold medals?282. Abhinav Bindra recently won a Gold in283. In Doubel Papal canonization name two popes who will get the

sainthood at Vatican by St.Francis.284. Who wrote Narcopolis?285. As per IFPRI and Welthhunger life the number of hungry person in

the world is 842 million out of which 210 million are from286. What should be the percentage of gold reserve in the main reserve

of India?287. The countries which have legalised Euthanasia288. India’s 1st Monorail was started in Mumbai in between289. Name the two tribes of South Sudan in between the ethnic violence

is going on290. India and Bhutan have signed agreement on …291. Who was declared as the Man of the Match in U-19 World Cup

Cricket 2014?292. Selection committee for Lok Pal includes?293. Who were declared as players of the year in men’s and women’s

by all India Football Federation?294. What is Project 75 India?295. Election Commission comes under Article 324 whereas Right to

Vote comes under296. What is the monthly bond limit of US Federal Reserve?297. Name the helicopter for th e extensive surveys by geological

survey of India298. What is India’s rank in the World in respect of green house gas

emition?299. Who had worn the crown to megan young in the 63rd Miss World?300. What are the Cash Reserve Ratio, Repo Rate and Reverse Repo

Rate and Bank Rate (as on 20th August 2014)301. Name the states affected by Cyclone Phailin302. As per Census 2011, density of population in India is …303. What is ‘AMA Jangal Yojana’?304. S. Jaishanker has been appointed as the Ambassador to USA

whereas Ashok Kantha as the Ambassador to …305. 50th Jnanpith Award 2013 was given to306. The new CEO of international cricket council is …


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307. What is JIMAX?308. Who is the head of GST Panel?309. Wholesale Price Inflation is based on wholesale price index

whereas the retail price inflation is based on …310. In the rice production the largest is China whereas the 2nd largest is

…311. In BASEl III, the Conservation Buffer deadline for implementation

of 2.5% is Jan 2019, whereas RBI has fixed at …312. ICC Umpire of the year was won by Richard Kettleborough

whereas ICC T20 performance of the year was won by313. Who has been appointed as the Commander in Chief of Strategic

Forces Command replacing SPS Cheema?314. What is India’s Rank in “Global Peace Index 2014”?315. Most Trusted brand in India as per Brand Trust Report 2014316. SARAL (Satellite with Argor and Altika) is jointly developed by

…317. In Deodhar Trophy (Cricket) 2014, West Zone won from318. World Deepest Rail T unnel is in (connecting Asia and Europe)319. In Global Slavery Index, as proportion of slaves to the total

population India ranks at 4th whereas320. The currency of Nigeria is Naira whereas the Chief of Boko Haram

is …321. TROPEX (Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise) was

done in …322. Name India’s 1st indogenously designed and developed Supersonic

Aircraft which replaced MIG 21.323. In the 61st National Film Awards-the Best Director Award was

given to ..324. Name the river on which Polavaram Irrigation Project has been

constructed325. Name the person who scored 2nd highest runs in Tests and ODI

after Sachin Tendulkar in the World326. The longest serving CM after Mr.Jyoti Basu is327. India’s 1st Economic Census was started in 1977 whereas the 6th

Economic Census was started in328. The World largest Solar Power Project (4000 MW) is in …329. The new President of Maldives is …330. What is Nabrathna?331. How much reward is given on passing the skill test under NSDC

(National Skill Development Corporation)?332. The President of Uruguay gave _______ figure of Tobacco related

death every year which is more than World War I and II.333. India’s 1st indigenously designed and built Naval Ship is


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334. As per Times Higher Education 100 Ranking 2014, the 1st placeUniveristy is …

335. The Panchsheel Agreement between India and China was signed in336. Under the new Land Acquisition Bill the value of land in rural

areas will be fixed 4 times the market value whereas in urban areas337. The most polluted city in the World as per WHO338. Name the nation that has given political asylum to Julian Assange

(an ethical hacker and founder of Wiki leaks)339. Name the Malaysian Airlines Jet that missed with 239 persons on

board.340. What is the other name of Universal Health Coverage?341. Which ink is used to blacken the finger during the election time?342. Who is the Head of the National Cloud Computing Panel?343. What is the target for literacy given in the objectives of 12th plan?344. Name the state which topped in Revenue Mobilisation Target in

the 11th five year plan.345. When is considered there is a gain on real estate?346. India has become the 5th nation to hit the coming missile in Endo

Atmosperic as well as in Exo Atmospheric ranges after347. Nokia Handset business was acquired for $7.18bn by348. Name the player who scored in all IPLs so far more than 400 runs349. Name the state where maximum Rhinos are found350. ONGC Nehru Hockey Tournament was won by351. Who was declared as the man of the match in Irani trophy 2014?352. Development expenditure on developmental progress is the highest

percentage of GSDP in (RBI report)353. International Children’s Peace Prize was given to …354. How many high burdens (Maternal and Child under nutrition)

Distrcit have been taken under National Nutrition Mission?355. How much fine was imposed for Ecological Damages on Sterlite

Industries (India’s largest Copper smelting unit)356. 1st CHOGM was held in 1971 in Singapore and the 23rd CHOGM

in 2015 will he held in357. Name the players from India who won 3 gold medals each I n 15th

Asian Youth Weightlifting358. Master Control Facility to control the satellites is in359. Shinzo Abe the PM of Japan visited the controversial temple

Yasukini War Shrine in December 2013 and now in April 2014 wasvisited by

360. Name any of 6 monuments taken under campaign clean india361. The famous work of Kedar Nath Singh (Jnanpith Winner) is362. What is “Franken Skeeter”?363. What is Ind-Indo Corpat?


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364. Name the country which is the largest exporter of natural gas and2nd largest exporter of oil

365. French Open 2014 Rafael Nadal of Spain won from366. Who were declared as the Best Raider and the Best Stopper in the

4th World Cup Men’s Kabaddi?367. 98th Pulitzer Prize-2014 was given to (poetry category)368. “Operation Oliver” to save Olive Ridley sea Turtles was done by369. World highest tunnel is in370. In 86th Academy Awards-the Oscar Awards for Best film was

given to371. The new Chief Minister of Haryana is372. Under-21 Indian Hockey team won Sultan Johor Cup from373. The top scorer and player of the tournament in Sultan Johor Cup

was374. The most promising player of the tournament Sultan Johor Cup

was375. What is the dead line to have separate toilets for girls in schools,

under Swachh Vidyalya Campaign?376. Name the PSU which would contribute 24000 toilets for girls377. Year 2014 was celebrated by UNFAO as the378. World Food Prize 2014 was given to379. What is the new gas price fixed by government of India380. How many nations participated in the 17th Asian Games held in

Incheon, South Korea?381. Name the player who refused to take Bronze Medal (Boxing) in

17th Asian Games382. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shrameva Jayate scheme deals mainly383. Bronze medal of which player was converted to Silver Medal dut

to test positive of Gold medalist in Hammer Throw (Asian Games 2014)384. Who was the partner of Sania Mirza in Gold win in mixed double

tennis?385. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched on the birth anniversary

of386. What are the targets fixed in Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?387. What is in Sansaad Adarsh Gram Yojana388. The potato production in 2013-14 was389. The Chief Economic Advisor of Government of India is390. The theme of Asian Games was Meet Asia’s Future whereas the

motto/slogan was391. How many medals were won by India in the 17th Asian Games?392. How many medals were won by China in the 17th Asian Games?393. The top most nations in the 17th Asian Games were


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394. In Asian Games 2014, in Kabaddi in both men’s and women’sIndia won from

395. In Asian Games 2014, in which game India won from Pakistanafter a gap of 16 years

396. Singapore Award Cultural Medallion was given to397. In which game India won t he maximum medals in 17th Asian

Games398. How many medals were won by India in the 16th Asian Games

2010399. In Asian Games 2014, in Boxing MC Mary Kom (Fly Wt.) won

from400. In Asian Games 2014 in Shooting the Gold Medal was won by401. Name the Scheme launched by PM Narendra Modi on 15th August

for the Parliamentarians.402. Mahendra Dev Committee’s Recommendation on MGNREGA is403. Late BKS Iyengar the Padam Vibhushan winner in 2014 wrote a

book404. Name the Minister who proposed 2015-16 as the Water

Conservation Year. (2013 was also Water Conservation year)405. Ragala Venkat Rahul is related to Weight Lifting where as Kush

Kumar is related to ….406. Name the Cricketer who has become the No.1 ICC Test All

Rounder407. The new Silk Road “One Belt & One Road” is a trade route from408. Name the film made on the Assassination of Indira Gandhi409. Which city has celebrated its 375th Birth Day in August 2014?410. As the Forbes Most Powerful Women Indra Nooyi is at 13th Rank

and Arundhati Bhattacharya is at 36th Rank, name the 1st Ranked woman.411. The new Chairman of IBA (Indian Bankers Association) is412. Name the Scheme launched by PM Narendra Modi on 15th August

for Financial Inculsion Programme.413. World’s 1st Green Temple (Eco Temple)414. Who has been made the new Chairperson of UPSC?415. Jal Marg Vikas a project on Ganga lies between Allhabad and416. Name the World’s largest Naval Exercise participated by 22

nations.417. Opening Ceremony of 20th Common Wealth Games 2014 (CWG)

was held in Celtic park whereas the Closing Ceremony was held in ….418. “One life is not enough” was written by …419. “Not just an Accountant” was written by420. Name the nation having the largest Market among developing

nation on PPP (Public Private partnership)421. How much was kept for 3P India?


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422. The motto of 20th Common Wealth Games 2014 (CWG) was423. Who is India’s Ambassador to World Trade Organisation (WTO) a

group of 160 nations?424. After WTO’s Bali meet (December 2013) the next meet was held

in425. Name the treaty on which India did not sign/ratify on the last date

of 31st July 2014426. What were the Forex Reserves and External Debts Ratio as on 31st

March 2013?427. The Sugar Bowl of state of UP is …428. India China Trade talk was held in Delhi between …429. As per Supreme Court orders, Goods vehicle are allowed to carry

poles, rods or indivisible load up to430. What is percentage share target of manufacturing in GDP by 2025

as per New Manufacuring Policy?431. Women Asia Cup Twnety-20 was won by …432. As per U K Trade and Investment report the largest exporter of

weapons is …433. In 44th IFFI, Silvre Peacock Awards for best actor and best actress

were given to …434. India signed an agreement on taking the country access to north

Caspian Sea Region with435. In Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, the Government

contribution for the male workers is Rs.1000 and for t he female workresit is …

436. India’s first Space Weather Station is opened in …437. In Davis Cup 2013 final Radek Stepanek won from438. Which currency note after 1st Jan. 2015 will be exchanged with

proper ID if more t han 10 notes will be there, without year of printing?439. Name the state where Article 371D will continue to ensure

equitable opportunities for education and public employment.440. Silent screams – India’s fight agaisnt rape, a documentary film was

written Manira A Pinto and tells about …441. Who has become t he youngest formula one driver to win the

drivr’s championship 4th time?442. Name the 1st human made machine that has crossed t he solar

system and reached in interstellar medium443. Gandhi Peace Prize 2013 was given to …444. The World’s largest Private Yacht built by german shipyard445. The best performing currencies in Asia Pacific Region are446. As per Fortune 500 Most Profitable Co. in the World is


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447. Name the group which is having 43% of World’s population and1/5 of World’s GDP.

448. The only state with double digit Gross State Domestic Growth asper CSO is

449. JNNSM target to connect 20000 MW of solar power to nationalgrid is by …

450. Of the total nuclear warhead all over the World 93% are possessedby


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Answers:

1. 61.03 metre2. Zalim Khan Yusupov of Tajikistan3. Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and Poovamma Machettira4. Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar and

Kush Kumar5. 55th last year was 63rd

6. 1st Thailand, 5th China, 44th Nepal7. Serious Stage8. Mylswamy Annadurai9. S. Ramakrishanan10.Dr.Raghu Ram Rajan11. Pradeep Kumar12.Leon Panetta13.714.A.S. Pillai15.Hari Gautam16.Michael Phelps17.Kailash Satyarthi (India) and Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan)18.For the protection of children r ights and against suppression19.Bachpan Bachao Andolan20.Alfonso Com in International Award, International Peace Prize Germany,

Defenders of Democracy Award and Robert F Kennedy Human rightAwards

21.He protected more t han 80000 children through BBA and Established‘Rugmark’ which ensures that no child labour is used in carpet making

22.Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata23.824.John O’Keefe( US), May Britt Moser and Edvard I Moser ( Norway)25.Finding the “Place Cells” and t he “Navigate Cells” (the inner GPS of

brain)26.Entorhinal Cortex ( Grid Cell) m eans navigation27.Hippocampus and Entorhinal Cortex28.$1.1 million or 8 million Swedish crowns29.Thorbjorn Jagland30.Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano (Japanese) and Shuji Nakamura (USA)31.For discovering Blue LED (Light Emitting Diodes)


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32.To produce white light in lamps as well as in Computer, Mobile Phonesand TV screens

33.LED trends to last 10 times longer than fluorescent lamps and 100 timeslonger than incandescent light bulbs

34.Eric Betzig (US), Stefan W. Hell (US), William E Moerner (German)35.For making an optical Microscope I nto Nanascope – for nanoscale vision

of Parkinson and Alzheimer cells36.Patrick Modiano (15th French Writer)37.Ring Roads, The Star’s Place, A trace of Malice, Honeymoon an d the

search warrant38.Teamlease skill university in Vadodara based on US model of community

College39.1st USA, 2nd China, 3rd UK and 6th India40.Rs.20 Lac41.Valmiki Basti42.9 (nine)43.Mumbai44.Chalein Sath Sath45.Defence Pact and Life Long Visas for Person of Indian Origin (PIO)46.An NGO from Mumbai, it is a tollfree helpline No.1098 for children in

distress47.It is a scheme in West Bengal to boost the irrigation system48.A comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking and rescue,

rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of trafficking for commercialsexual exploitation

49.Atal Bihari Vajpayee50.Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam51.Banaras52.My Experiment with Truth53.ONGC54.DD News55.Financing in MSME56.Mount Ontake57.42nd

58.600mw Kholong chu Hydrocarbon Project59.Rishikesh (March 1 to March 7)60.21st June 2014


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61.6 members (4 Indian + 2 Japanese) will facilitate Japanese $35 bninvestment in various sectors in India

62.Bibek Debray Committee63.Sydney to Dallas64.1000065.Jens Stoltenberg66.1st California Instt. Of Tech, 2nd Harvard University, 3rd University of

Oxford, 276th IISc India, 300th Punjab University67.To regulate expenditure and contents of advertisement68.Dhaka69.Maritime routes and cultural landscape of SAARC nations70.1st MP, 2nd Uttarakhand, 3rd Bihar71.20%72.The official home of Santa Claus (recently visited by President of India)73.Norway and Finland74.Dongfeng75.IRNSS-1C (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System)76.National Disaster Response Force77.J. Jayalalitha78.Section 13(1)E of Prevention of Corruption Act 198879.Subramanian Swamy80.Section 8(4) of Representation of People Act81.Gandhi Maidan, Patna82.It was started by Minority Affairs Ministry, for providing skills,

upgrading ability and training minority’s communities83.Tyeb Mehta84.President Kenyatta of Kenya85.To protect the women in Metros, started by CISF86.Tithi Bhojan87.For monitoring an d participation of community in the mid day meals88.October 200989.Rs.6269007 Crore90.Poultry Business Restrictions91.It is launched by Indian Army for the flood victims of Jammu and

Kashmir92.India93.Rs.6.23 Lac Crore


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94.Three (earlier was once a year)95.Hong Kong96.Hong Kong97.Hong Kong98.Pakistan99.Nigeria100. 3000mw101. 7102. Ayurveda Yoga Unani Siddha and Homeopathy103. Mental Health104. Jeal Tirole of France105. How Government should re gulate large, powerful companies in

industries including banking and comminication in society’s interest106. Hassan (Karnataka)107. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis108. 22109. 814 million voters110. 9th rank (in 2012 was 8th)111. Yuvraj Singh112. Shanghai (China)113. James Rodriguez (Columbian) for scoring 6 goals114. 53115. Double the tiger population by 2022116. Diversity Shines here117. Jakarta, Indonesia118. Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger119. Mangalyaan (Rs.460 Crore/$74 mn)120. September 24, 2014121. No voters were 55.3% and Yes voters were 44.7 %122. V. Kesava Raju123. PSLV XL-C 25124. Solid, liquid and cryogenic stages125. Martian Orbit126. Maven127. Soviet space prog., NASA and European Space Agency128. NASA got success in 2 attempts, soviet union in 3 attemps129. Dr.K. Radhakrishanan


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130. 27 kg ( the Gravitational Power Mars is less than the Earth’s)131. Study of Martian Atmosphere and Detection of Methane132. Indian Army Operation to Protect People of J & K133. 58.5 million134. National Development Reforms Commission135. 128 million136. 3.8137. Japan at 1st, Finland 2nd and Republic of Korea is at 3rd

138. 134th

139. 1st Manipur, 2nd Assam and 3rd Sikkim140. 1st Maharashtra, 2nd UP and 3rd West Bengal141. 1st UP, 2nd Maharashtra and 3rd West Bengal142. FTA in the matter of services was ratified by ASEAN143. $100bn144. 2014145. 25.6146. Pronab Sen147. Rashtriya Gokul Mission148. 254149. Narender Singh Tomar150. H.L. Dattu151. P. Sathasivam152. 52% (58% was the oldest)153. Dr. S. Radhakrishanan154. Katra Sadatganj Village in Badaun (UP)155. 665 million156. Kaum De Heere157. T.R. Zeliang158. Irom Sharmila159. Nalanda University (Rajgir-Bihar)160. Gupta Dynasty161. Bakhtiyak Khilji (General of Qutubuddin Aibak)162. Gopa Sabharwal and Amartya Sein respectively163. Chennai164. Nagpur165. Puducherry166. Delhi (Rs.3842), H aryana (Rs.3817), Kerala ( Rs.3408)


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167. A programme to boost the manufacturing level on sustainable basis168. Rs.931 Crore (Rs.581 budgetary support + Rs.350 Crore from

stake holder industries)169. Mithali Raj (India)170. Jenny Gunn (England) and J. Goswami (India) respectively171. Burari at Jhangir Puri Delhi172. Rs.15000173. P.V. Sindhu174. Li Zuerui (Chinese)175. Abigail Spears (USA) and Santiago Gonzalez (Maxican)176. Kei Nishikori (Japan)177. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)178. 6th US Open an d 18th overall winner of Grand Slam179. Kunming to Kolkata, Mandalay (Myanmar) Dhaka and Chittagong180. October 2009181. Andhra Pradesh182. NTPC183. South Korea (October 1-17)184. Australia185. 2012186. Rs.1000 Crore187. Rs.37880 Crore188. 8500 km189. Sushil Kumar190. Karnataka191. 12 hours in an Academic Year192. Leonardo Dicaprio193. Skill development, Solid Waste Management, Cleaning of Rivers194. Andhra Bank and Telangana State195. Westinghouse of USA196. Narula Brothers Achin and Sarthak197. Abdullah Abdullah198. NSDC Innovation for Skills Challenge199. UP, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand200. Kaushik Basu (Chief Economist and V.President of World Bank)201. Sunil Kumar Rana (Wrestling), Jai Bhagwan (Boxing), Mamta

Pujari (Kabaddi)


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202. R.Ashwin, Tintu Luka and Heena Sidhu respectively203. Mahabir Prasad and N. Lingappa respectively204. 21205. 10%206. TSR Subramaniam207. Environmen t, Forest, Wildlife, Water and Air208. Gurmail Singh (Hockey), KP Thakkar (Swimming-Diving) and

Zeeshan Ali (Tennis)209. Prakash Javadekar210. R.N. Ravi (earlier was R.S. Pandey)211. $420 per 10gm212. 7.5 Crore accounts213. 24.67 Crore214. National Judicial Appointment Commission215. 121st amendment216. 1 CJI , 2 senior judges of Supreme Court, 2 eminent personalities

and Law Minister217. Ravi Shanker Prasad218. 122219. The screening committee was not t ransparent during 1993 and

2008220. 565 million tons221. Piuyesh Goyal222. Priyadarshi Mukherji223. Kamal Bawa224. Indonesia225. $151.5 bn226. $500bn (merchandise $340bn + services $160bn)227. Rs.62837 Crore228. Three and one half annas229. Kalyan Singh, C. Vidyasagar Rao and Mridula Sinha respectively230. Subhash Chandra Garg231. A programme which envisages all government services be

delivered electronically by 2018 and to provide unique identities to allcitizens

232. 2014-18233. Rs.113000 Crore


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234. Cristiano Ronaldo235. Manpreet Singh236. $410.8bn237. $20bn over the next 5 years238. 2 industrial park in Gujarat and Maharashtra in Railways existing

routes and high speed trains and way t o Mansarovar Yatra through NathuLa Pass

239. Chumar Region in Ladakh at post R30240. Visit China Year241. 13th, 36th, 43rd and 92nd respectively242. Ginni Rometty, 2nd Mary Barra, 3rd Indra Nooyi243. General Motors244. 22nd Rank245. 143rd

246. Safety and Security, Domestic and International Disputes247. Apple248. Salesforce (USA) is at 1st, and Alexion Pharma (USA) is at 2nd

249. 5th (China is at 1st, USA at 2nd and Germany is at 3rd)250. China is at 1st, Japan is at 2nd

251. Japanese Encephalitis, Rubella and Polio (Rota Virus is latest)252. 16 ( India, Australia, Chian, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and

10 ASEAN)253. Rizwan Akhtar254. It is the name of a low cost rocket launched by Japan255. Peeper256. MSME (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises)257. Jose Angel Gurria258. It is one of the White collar crime, in this getting the details from

customers over phone259. Venezuela260. Ranji Trophy group A match in Rajkot261. 2% above Repo Rate262. Abhay Kumar263. 90 (89th is Macedonia & 90th Fiji)264. A horse on the balcony265. 37864m (in 2011-12 was 38089mt)266. $450.94 (as on 31.03.2013 Export $300.4bn & Imports $490.73bn)


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267. Federal Bank268. N.R. Narayana Murthy269. Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and Sacking of Judges in 2007

and Death of Nawab Akbar Bugti in 2006270. Mr.Kris Gopala Krishan271. 975 ton (in 2013)272. 3%273. Mr.Ratan Tata274. Deepika Padukone275. 32%276. India277. Rupesh Shah278. Building Bridges279. Tejas (light combat aircraft)280. 18%281. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway282. Intershoot Shooting Championship (Hague)283. John XXXIII and John Paul II284. Mr.Jeet Thayil285. India286. 5287. Belgium and Netherland288. Wadala and Chembur289. Nuer and Dinka290. On 4 joint hydro electric power projects291. Corbin Borsch of South Africa292. PM, Speaker of Lok Sdabha, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha,

CJI or a sitting Judge of Supreme Court nominated by CJI, Eminent Juristnominated by the President of India

293. Sunil Chhetri and Oinam Bem Bem Devi respectively294. A project to construct 6 advanced stealth submarines, armed with

both land and air attack missiles295. Article 326296. $ 35bn297. Garuda Vasudha298. 5th

299. Yu Wenxia of China the winner of 62nd Miss World300. 4%, 8%, 7% and 9% respectively301. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh302. 382 persons per sq. km.


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303. To enhance forest cover area in Odisha304. China305. Kedar Nath Singh306. Richardson307. Japan and India’s joint naval exercise308. Abdul Rahim Rather309. Consumer Price Index310. India311. 2017 – March312. Umar Gul313. Lt. Gen. Amit Sharma314. 143/162 (in 2013 was 141/162)315. 1st Samsung, 2nd Sony, 3rd Tata316. India and France317. North Zone318. Turkey (Istanbul)319. 1st Mauritania, 2nd Haiti, 3rd Pakistan320. Abubakar Shekau321. Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean322. TEJAS (light Combat Aircraft)323. Hansal Mehta for Hindi film Sahid324. Godavari325. Ricky Ponting326. Pawan Kumar Chamling, the CM of Sikkim327. 2013328. Sambhar (Rajasthan)329. Abdulla Yameen330. Light weight aircraft Dornier 228 is helpful in evaluation of

performance of various radars.331. Rs.10000332. 8 million333. INS Vikrant launched in Kochi334. Pohang University of Korea335. 1954336. It would be 2 times of the market val ue337. Delhi338. Ecuador339. MH 370 (on flight from Malaysia to Beijing)340. Jan Swasthya Abhiyaan341. Silver Nitrate which become black when comes in contacts with

Ultra Violet rays342. Mr.Kris Gopala Krishan343. 100%


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344. Haryana345. When sold with profit within 3 years is called a short term gain,

and when sold after more than 3 years is called a long term gain346. US, Russia, France and Israel347. Microsoft348. Suresh Raina349. Assam 2553 (in Kaziranga National Park 2329)350. Indian Oil from Bharat Petroleum351. R. Vinay Kumar352. Chhattisgarh is 20.7%, in Bihar is 16.8%, and average of all states

is 11.4%353. Malala Yousafzai354. 200355. Rs.100 Crore356. Malta357. Ragala Venkat Rahu (77 kg) and Akshay B. Gaikwad of 62 kg

category358. Hassan (Karnataka)359. Internal Affairs and Communication Minister Yoshitaka Shindo360. TajMehal, Ellora Caves, Elephanta Caves, Red Fort, Golconda Fort

and Mahabalipuram361. Abhi Bilkul abhi and Yahan se Dekho362. A Genticaly Modified mosquito in a lab with a gene designed to

devastate the non GM aedes Aegypti population and reduce the Dengue’sspread.

363. Jt. Naval Exercise of India and Indonesia364. Russia365. Novak Djokovic (Serbian)366. Hardavinder Singh Dulla and Balbir Singh Pala respectively367. Vijay Seshadri (famous work is Wild Kingdom)368. Odisha369. Gansu Province in North West China length 16.3 km370. 12 years a Slave371. Manohar Lal Khattar372. Great Britain373. Harmanpreet Singh374. Harjeet Singh (Capt.)375. 15th August 2015376. NTPC377. International Year of Family Forming378. Dr.Sanjaya Rajaram379. $5.61 per mmbtu (old was $4.2 mmbtu)380. 45


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381. Sarita Devi382. Importance of labour in the society and the labour related reforms383. Manju Bala384. Saketh Myneni385. Jayaprakash Narayan386. To develop one village as model village by 2016 and 3 by 2019387. An MP has a develop a village (neither of his or his spouse) where

population is in between 3000 to 5000 in plains and 1000 to 3000 in hillyareas

388. 44.3mn ton389. Arvind Subramanian390. Diversity Shines here391. 57 (11 Gold, 10 Silver and 36 Bronze)392. 342 (151 Gold, 108 Silver and 83 Bronze)393. 1st China 342 Medals, 2nd Korea, 3rd Japan and 8th India394. Iran395. Hockey (by 4-2)396. KTM Iqbal (a Tamil writer)397. Athletics 13 medals398. 65399. Shekerbekova Zhaina of Kazakistan400. Jitu Rai (50 m. Pistol)401. Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana402. MGNREGA Wage Rate or Minimum Wages whichever is higher

should be paid403. Light of Yoga404. Uma Bharati405. Squash406. R.Ashwin407. Kunming to Kolkata408. Kaum De Heere409. Chennai410. Angela Merkel411. T.M. Bhasin412. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana413. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Kingsbury (UK)414. Rajni Razdan (old was D.P. Agrawal)415. Haldia416. RIMPAC-2014417. Hampden Park National Stadium418. K. Natwar Singh419. Vinod Rai (former CAG)420. India (3P India)


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421. Rs.500 Crore422. People, Place & Passion423. Anjali Prasad424. Geneva (in July 2014)425. Trade Facilitation Arrangement (TFA)426. 74.9% (85.2% in 2012)427. Muzaffarnagar428. Sushma Swaraj and Wang Yi429. One metre beyond the vehicle body frame430. 25% from the present level of 16%431. India from Pakistan by 18 runs432. 1st USA, 2nd UK, 3rd Russia433. Alon Mow Aboutaboul for A place in Heaven and to Boczarska

Magdlena for In hiding resp.434. Kazakhstan435. Rs.2000 in the first year of the policy436. Kolkata437. Dusan Lajovic438. Rs.500 and Rs.1000439. Andhra Pradesh440. Nirbhaya (Delhi rape tragedy)441. Sebastian Vettel (Germany)442. Voyager I (was launched in 1977 by NASA)443. Chandi Prasad Bhatt (a pioneer of Chipko Movement)444. Azzam445. 1st INR, 2nd Rupiah and 3rd is New Zealand dollar446. Exxon Mobil 1st, Apple 3rd, and Microsoft 4th and Ford Motor is 5th

447. BRICS448. Bihar with 15.05% and next are MP, Goa and Odisha449. 2022450. USA and Russia

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